Originally Posted by
Andy_K
The Ultima Superleicht in the 1976 catalog was a one-off made for Gene Ritvo. You can see it here:
http://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...ht-part-i.html
Yours looks fairly identical to mine (pictured on the previous page) except for the head tube lugs. Yours are smoother on the head tube and extend further along the downtube. If you're interested in comparing details, you can see more detail shots of my A-D here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/263825...57668502010416
Mine came to me with a Campy Record headset and bottom bracket and a mix of mid-to-low end Shimano, Modulo and Sugino parts, unceremoniously cobbled together as a fixie. I have a suspicion that the headset and bottom bracket were supplied with the frame set.
My serial number is slightly lower than yours and I've been guessing mine is a 1979. I'm just guessing though. I've thought, based on the lack of model name decal, that it is the Team frame that I've seen referenced in various places. I'm just guessing about that too.
BTW, if you wnt to touch up the paint look for Nina Ultra Pro Cranberri nail polish. It's a perfect match -- at least it was for mine. It's shockingly difficult to get a good picture of the color, so I'm not certain yours is the same as mine.
Helpful - thanks ! So they never chromed the head tube lugs of the production Ultimas? Did yours ever have a top tube model name decal? Yours looks much the same as mine with differences you've noted. Only other thing I notice is your fork lugs are different. What makes you guess yours is a 79? I thought they would have had top tube brazes by then, but maybe I'm mistaken. Thanks loads for the nail polish tip. Was going to take the fork to a cosmetics store ...