Originally Posted by
Gary Fountain
Thanks Sir_Name, your frame really caught my attention and It's nice to read that you are building it up with the Boule d'Or groupset. It really looks fantastic. I can hardly wait to see it all come together which won't be far away looking at your collection of components.
I came across an '83 Colnago Mexico frame that was beautifully restored and I just so happened to have a 50th group set and a photo or two of Saronni's '83 bike so I went about building it up with a very similar component spec. that Saronni rode. It was a bit of a pity that I didn't have a crimped frame like yours. Anyway I love it as it is and it is a really nice bike to ride.
I do think yours will be much more desirable than mine - hands down. Thanks for starting this thread.
Thank you for the kind words! This build fell into place for me a few months back and it has been a pleasure to see it start to come together. This will be my best bike by far to date (and possibly ever). I can't wait to get the wheels laced up and onto the frame - that will be a major milestone. That is the one piece of work that I have to outsource (for now). I'm thinking they'll get 25mm (27mm?) Challenge Paris-Roubaix sew-ups.
Care to share a link to your 50th equipped Mexico? (and any other bikes for that matter, I can 't get enough) I did a bunch of searching for various Mexico builds at the begining of this project (and continue to). I wonder if I've already found yours in my search. I know I found one Saronni inspired 50th build a while back...