Gritty Grandis
I'd seen a couple of Grandis, but never expected to own one.
Got home from riding yesterday, washed, ate, checked out CL (sounds like a full life to me!)
There'd been a late 70's Grandis posted by its original owner a couple hours earlier.
No photos, but a short description of a group buy of frames, and a build with Campy and Dura-Ace components.
I replied, checked a couple of times and got no response - things go fast around here, I figured it to be gone.
7:30 pm I got a call and invite to see it.
Originally bought when the owner was in college in Boulder and put together to ride up in the mountains. I mentioned that the Spoke Shop sold Grandis here in Austin, and he said the guy that engineered the group buy worked for the Spoke in Boulder. He said the paint on the frames was already rough when they got them - so I bet they were old stock or shipping culls.
Frame's 61 x 60. Shifting is NR (pat 81), crank and brakes are DA (can't find a date letter), wheels are 27" clinchers with high flange NR/Champion on the back and NT/Mavic on the front, Phil BB, Brooks Pro & Cinelli.
I like old bikes that actually got enjoyed, and this one was no garage queen.
Looking at photos, I'm guessing that the frame is '75ish. Couldn't find serial numbers - only 61 on the BB.
Any hints to dating the frame?