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01-18-12 | 08:11 PM

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Mondia - Anyone Know This Marque? CL Find

So as I was digging around the DC Craigslist this morning, I noticed a listing for a bike called a Mondia that caught my eye. It appeared to be in pretty good shape with some very nice details and very little patina that I could see on the bike. The bike was listed for $75 but I made an offer of $50 which the gentleman was willing to accept given that he could see I was an enthusuiast. So as it turns out, I've got another bike in the stable that is a little outside of my usual interest area of interest. With that said, I'm looking for a little bit of advice on this.

Since it has Campagnola gear, I will want to convert it to an IGH and initially thought that a Sturmey AW would be a good fit, but I'm thinking that it may actually be better suited to something like a Shimano Alfine 11 or a Rohloff Speedhub. I can tell this baby's going to want to fly! Since the bike is a mid-70's model (I think it is a 1976), I'll need to have the drops coldset to accomodate the 130mm or 135mm spacing. Also because I'm not very fond of square taper cranks, I think a set of cottered cranks may work very well. I have a set of Chater-Lea style cranks that I think will work nicely with this machine. Does anyone know what kind of threading this BB might have so I can get the proper cups?

Anyway, as usual, input is appreciated! The pictures were hastily taken this evening after I picked it up so I apologize for the quality. I'll hopefully get better ones over the weekend. Here she is...

EDIT: Because I don't want to see too many people here on the forums have a stroke or have a contract put out on me, this is actually NOT my bike, and it will NOT be converted to an IGH. This is actually a bike that I facilitated for a fellow forum member. The bike will soon be delivered intact to its rightful owner who will enjoy the bike immensely. I think it is a beautiful bike and was glad to help out a fellow forum member. I saw an opportunity to have a little fun and hope I didn't rile too many people with my threats of converting the bike to an IGH and putting cottered cranks on the bike besides.