Originally Posted by
DMC707
Looks as C&V as any number of my rides I continue to pontificate about with impunity whenever possible ---
Steel frame, level top tube, quill stem, Campagnolo groupset, -- looks close enough to C&V for me
If its Veloce, and tuned up properly, --- heck you may just keep it on there -- I have the same groupset, only a triple chainwheel on one of my De BErnardis --- Its not as slick as the newer 10 speed Veloce , but its adequate
Almost a pound of your weight woes are likely tied up in that seat and tires if they are wire bead -- but my triple ring DeBErnardi weighs 23 lbs with a cromor frame --- yours is likely roughly equivalent to Cro-mor, Aelle or Thron - somewhere in there ---- the darn thing rides so nice that the weight is not a limiting factor though
Yeah, and I just added more weight before today's ride putting my Brooks Cambium saddle on it, LOL!
I'm by no means a weight weenie but a lighter bike under me, especially the wheels makes it feel so much better going up the mountains. And I'm surrounded on all 4 sides my mountains. I'd still say a good stiff rear is better for dropping time on a climb but feeling lighter helps mentally.
It's a Mirage groupset with Avenir brakes. I did a 50 miler on it today and it shifted reliably. Not as light and easy as my modern Athena Groupsets but still it worked well. I did find the ability to drop 3 cogs in one stroke pretty sweet for when I topped a hill.
Oh, and this bike was so comfortable. I expected some harshness as I'm still running those stock tires. They are smaller than my preferred GP4000s in 700 x 25 so I was running them with 15psi more pressure. Can't wait to get the bike out with my usual rubber on it. It was for stable but seemed eager to turn, unlike the old Orbea I've been riding some that seems like it fights me on the turns. The bike handled the worse sections of my ride very well. A mile long section of cracked, pot holed chipseal that will rattle your brains out on a stiff bike.
It was too windy today to really judge how well it gets up to speed or hold speed. Maybe tomorrow will be a calm day so that I can really shake it out.