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Old 12-21-17 | 06:15 PM
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Gary Fountain
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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.

Hi Jet sanchEz, very nice Cramerotti. I think the Benotto tape always looks fantastic. I once had a silver Olmo and put a light 'electric' blue Benotto tape on the bars and wow, it really lifted the look of the bike. Not much cushioning though.



I also agree that, in my humble opinion, the C-Record era groupsets look better. Now I particularly like the Chorus brake callipers and the complicated Croc d'Aune rear derailleur.

Re the Campagnolo gruppo's of that 1985 period - there was a time when Super Record and 'C' Record existed together. I know when I personally shifted from Super Record to C-Record as my most wanted Campy groupset and that was in 1986. I couldn't believe the look of the new cranks and those Delta brakes were breathtaking. Did you go through a similar transition? I have been told that the last year of production of some Super Record components was 1987. Throw the Victory and Triomphe gruppo's, with their Super Record/Record origins, into that mix and your choices really get weird, haha. The Victory and Triomphe groupsets were very nice too and did give you the option of a smaller pitch circle diameter for the chainring bolts.

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