Help Identify My Bike, Please
Hi there, our subject is a 1990-ish steel road bike in chrome plate. The level of polish appears that it was intended to be seen that way, rather than painted over except for the stays. There are no decals remaining. I obtained it years ago by way of its original owner's coke problem so I know little about its provenance. (He really should've just gone for a ride instead of scratching the itch).
Here's the basics - ST 60cm, TT 58. Dropouts are Campy. Seatpost is 26.8. Cinelli BB, fork and the winged C on the HT-DT lug. I'd think it was a Cinelli except for the seat post cluster that is unlike anything I've seen them do. It also has a B-O front der mount, and a chain hanger on the seat stay.
The group was all 7s Shimano 105 (1055 specifically) except for Ultegra hubs on Open 4CD rims. In the photo it's got Sora shifters, ergo bars and fat tires from its three race cyclocross career. Original bars were (of course) Giro d' Italia with a Cinelli stem. Sorry for the crap photo's - crummy camera and chrome is hard to shoot.
Since I have a real race bike for racing now, I'll be restoring it to original trim or as close as can given that white brake hoods don't exist anymore.
Thanks for any wisdom and infos you can supply.
Last edited by Ronsonic; 06-17-09 at 06:46 AM.