Originally Posted by
trainman999
Originally Posted by
Shrevvy
I posted a similar bike on this forum that I bought for my son. It turned out to be a repainted Performance Blue Ridge. Does it have Reynolds decal? Ours has a Columbus Dove on the seat stay. It was built by BMZ and is a great riding bike. I'd pick one up if I found one in my size. The catalog page in the link below shows Columbus SL tubes. Here is my thread:
Help ID vintage road bike
Originally Posted by
Drillium Dude
Even before opening that link I was sure it would have something to do with BMZ. After all, this frame has all the hallmarks of the BMZ-built Palo Alto frames from the late 70s/early 80s.
I'd like to find one of these (or a PA) and get a ride on it. They look drop-dead gorgeous and I wonder what the ride would be like. Maybe someday.
The fork is original to that frame. Oh, and definitely those are Columbus dove engravings on the stay caps.
DD
Thanks all. Went ahead and snagged it.
trainman999: +10 points for you. It is a Campione. The seller and I looked it over and it was just not visible in the photos, but sure enough it's right under the "Performance" decal.
Also, it is indeed a Columbus decal on the seat tube. Even though it's not in great shape, there is no question to me. Not sure why he thought it was Reynolds 531, but I didn't see any point in correcting him.
Glad to know the fork is original!
It appears the crankset, BB, HS, post, and hubs are all Campagnolo. Not sure if Record or Super since it's the Nuovo era. The FD appears to be Super Record, and perhaps the shifters? The RD is a strange Huret with Drillium applied, just for you DD. Anyway, I did OK on this one. Not sure that I will keep it since I have a Bianchi project kicking around, but any proceeds will go directly to a local charity through my church. Tis the season to be thankful!
I'll post up some more pictures when I clean it up a bit and take a test ride.