Originally Posted by
Ciocc77fan
mrjav, I just checked out your bike link and that is one very nice Ciocc. I noticed your close up shot of Musone name on the dropout that it has the portacatena holes, but your youtube description said that you were restoring a 1973 frame?
Yeah, never caught that one before. thanks. My blog post states 77/78, which is what I'm going with. Reason is - portacatena, non tail C seat stay caps (ignore the fork, which is new). It's also why I built it up with pre-CPSC Nuovo Record and put on the earlier decal with just Corti's win. This was never meant to be a show bike, just an old Ciöcc that I found in the back of the shop with an interesting twist (team bike, racer's name, Nervex). I also go by the old adage that it took time for things to hit the market, so an older group could find it's way onto a newer frame - but also that over time, as things wear out, they get replaced with newer stuff. You can tell I'm not much of a stickler when it comes to a rider.
I later found out that it was built by Giovanni and high best guy at the time, Candido Bonati, whom I've never managed to track down.