Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Hervey Bay, Qld, Australia.
Bikes: Colnago (82, 85, 89, 90, 91, 96, 03), 85 Cinelli, 90 Rossin, 83 Alan, 82 Bianchi, 78 Fountain, 2 x Pinarello, Malvern Star (37), Hillman (70's), 80's Beretto Lo-Pro Track, 80's Kenevans Lo-Pro, Columbus Max (95), DeGrandi (80's) Track.
$50 Canadian sounds like a real bargain especially when some of the components could sell for that.
I love the Mavic hubed wheels and would keep them along with the Simplex gear shifters (even on an otherwise full Campagnolo bike) as well as the front derailleur. I'd try to upgrade the other components, perhaps one at a time, to kit the bike out with a Super Record Gruppo from around the 1983 - onwards era. It looks like the headset and probably the bottom bracket are Super Record and could be original and is my reason for basing a re-build on the Campy SR Gruppo. All the components are, however, really good stuff and would clean-up to be quite serviceable as they are. There's nothing wrong with a mixed component bike - it's just that I'm a little 'strange' when it comes to setting up a bike.
I'd re-paint it if it was mine - but I can do it myself.
What model Colnago??? I'd be going with 'Super' just to be safe.
Last edited by Gary Fountain; 03-31-17 at 12:57 AM.