Originally Posted by
juvela
3alarmer -
you mentioned spindle is from tullio. this made me wonder about cups. a bit of the fixed can be seen in one photo and it appears to be the sort of three-dogger one would expect. are the cups marked from the carousel company or do they say tullio as well? perhaps o.e.m. spindle pitted at some point and was replaced...
is champion bend wide enough for you? these bikes always seemed to come with a 38 no matter how large the frame. can be difficult to find a vintage bend wider than 38...
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...the cups are marked as Campagnolo on both sides. I know what you mean about vintage bars, but I'm kinda vintage myself,
so I manage to accommodate my riding positions to a variety of widths.
Anything I intend to ride regularly and more aggressively, I usually just replace the bar with something more modern with a center
reinforcing sleeve at the stem, and hang the originals in the garage somewhere. I hope it does not create problems for subsequent
owners, but I broke a bar at the stem once, and it was quite upsetting.