Originally Posted by
rootboy
WOW. Another one. And another tall one. Don't think I've ever seen a pic of a "short" one of these bikes. Must've been the propensity of the bike shops in the mid 70's to sell the "French fit". That's a real beauty, Redscampi. Looks to be in very nice condition. BTW, I also found mine with the original hubs but laced to clincher rims as well. Super Champion Gentleman. And yes, that Ideale 2001 saddle is a real butt hatchet, IMO. I had a Cinelli
#3 on it in that pic, but found I didn't like that saddle much better. I have a Brooks Pro on mine right now. Gorgeous bike. One of the prettiest colors ever put on a 70's bike, in my view. It's called Silver Lilac, BTW. Can you add a full bike picture of the drive side?
Thanks for the compliment, I think this bike's a real looker too. It doesn't need near as much work as the one that started this thread! Unfortunately I had a brain fart the day I took those pictures and forgot to take drive side shots. And I've since taken the bike down to the frame. What I can do is take some off the bike pics for you though. I love the color too, and it seems to respond well to polishing. I have searched high and low for a suitable touch up paint, even gone through the craft store looking at acrylics. So far I've come up empty, and my attempts at mixing have not been quite satisfactory, so I've gone out on a limb and ordered touch up paint for a 1962 Chrysler Imperial in Silver Lilac. I'll let you all know how well it matches. I have also purchased a Brooks B17 and some leather handlebar wrap in the Honey Brown color which I think will set off the paint nicely. While the frame is big, happily, I'm 6-02" so it fits me pretty well. I read somewhere that people used to think that bigger bikes were faster...yeah.
Butt hatchet! LOL! Here's some component pics. I'll start a thread on the rebuild as it progresses.