Originally Posted by
Kabuki12
I have an orange one of the Grand Sprint. I bought it bought it for $20 without wheels and plan to build it similar to yours. I am going to have it powder coated , it isn’t in as nice of shape as yours. The frame which I finished getting ready for sand blasting yesterday, feels real light. I have the Campy stuff for it already and found a nice Motobecane crankset . I have all the original parts that came with the frame. Good to know they are fairly light.
These are great bikes. I will never sell mine.
The weight I posted is with a newer set of Weinmann LP18 36H 700c wheels, which actually don't give up much weight-wise to more expensive similarly spec'd wheels, but are very good in terms of performance for their low price point. The weight is almost exactly the same with a vintage set of Ambrosio 19 rims laced to Ofmega hubs.
I have plans to eventually build a set of wheels around some 32H Campy Record hubs I just got here on the forums. That'll bring the weight down a bit more.
Best of luck with your build. Post finish pics, please.
