Vintage Marinoni steel-frame 12-speed bicycle
[h=2]Vintage Marinoni steel-frame 12-speed bicycle - $1000 (Arlington Heights)[/h]


condition: good size / dimensions: suits adult 5'7"

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The ideal buyer for this bike is a collector; the main appeal is the lugged tubular Columbus chrom-oloy frame with a classic look and geometry designed and custom-made for me in the Marinoni factory in Montreal in 1985. I'm 5'7" w/29 1/2" in-seam;
That said, it is not an antique; it is a smooth riding 12 speed (pre-"click-shift") that is incredibly comfortable to ride though the geometry was aggressive for the time. It is also pretty light for a steel frame. The bike weighs 22.5 lbs fully-dressed; not bad for steel..

Campagnolo derailleurs; a numbered gruppo but good at the time
Gipiemme chain-rings, brakes, & hubs. Replaced brake levers & hoods with Shimanos mid-1990's
12-26 Campy (? maybe Shimano) cog. I think those are the specs; I changed it out when I stopped doing triathlons and the riding became more recreational with lots of hills (Montreal).
Selle Turbo seat
"Look" style pedals (by Shimano)
FIR wheels,700 x 22 tires.
The frame is completely "true" but paint is definitely chipped & scored here & there.
A project I've planned for several winters was to strip everything off it and have it restored or do it myself.
Buy it, ride it for a year or two, fall in love with it, then do a full-Campy restore is what the right buyer will probably do.
Also selling a RhodeGear trunk-mount 3-bike rack for $30 (usually $50-80).

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