noglider 

Sorry, I thought the pedals have a lip at the edge.

rccardr 

Lovely. As you know, I've lusted after a Zunow for years. So...jealous.

Will look forward to seeing it at the Dare next month, and will happily wait for you at the top of the hills you'll have to walk with 42/26 gearing.

Sir_Name 

Fantastic! I was getting anxious with all the pics of the frame and none of the fork toward the beginning. Phew, it's there. Rudi did an exceptional bit of work on that saddle, the guy's got skills!

Enjoy, that's a beauty, great that it found its way out of the dumpster and back onto the road.

Thanks for all the pics/description. Will be fun to see it get race ready.

crank_addict

^ha, thanks Doc

Don't look too close at this one. Not the condition caliber of your immaculate 'riders'. This one is really loaded with surface spots but to repaint and graphic would be a heavy job and princely sum.

Anyways, we've been hit with heavy rains and flooding in the surrounding counties. Returned home and found a tree down laying near the back door. Area water main broke with a notice of boil order. Here's a neighbor (a few affected by retaining wall collapse, and not permitted to enter their homes).

Went to give a friend a hand sandbagging and lay plastic sheeting. His electric is still on and lucky so far to keep the sumps running. Nutz.
[IMG]DSC_1882 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

Got a little time in for assembly. BTW: How ironic but being I was working outside near our hummingbird feeder, a little dark colored one buzzed me and checked the bike out! Coolest darned thing.

[IMG]DSC_1890a by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

crank_addict

Tossing this out there -if by chance anyone has a pair of these Look's and willing to part with, please keep me in mind.

[IMG]look pedals2 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

crank_addict

Late hours bike therapy. Its a race to see which one of these two gets finished first.

Both sport lower level components. The contender from Japan with Suntour Edge. The obnoxious Italian with Campy Triomphe, brakes are Modolo Equipe.

As depicted, the one on the left weighs 17 1/2 lbs. and the right jobbie 21 1/2 lbs. :-/

Zunow has bars but awaiting stem and the Basso has a stem but awaiting bars..............

[IMG]DSC_1894 (2) by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1912 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1911 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1910 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1895 (2) by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

jetboy 

you certainly like your flamboyantly painted bikes! the poor Basso probably thought she could not be beat.. and then came along this mad Zunow

crank_addict

^^hehe-

Have a hunch the moment I get on that Zunow, might be a long ride into the sunset. Both were acquired as framesets only and ironic, similar cosmetic condition. Rider level but even so are show-offs and loud!

Fun for me seeing the lower to mid grade parts. I like this forgotten stuff.

crank_addict

Not to detract from the Zunow, but the Basso came out of Denver Spoke in 1985.

Note Alexi's britches though riding a Pin.
[IMG]grewal with LA1984 arco paint scheme 2 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

(BTW: Happy 40th Anniversary to Basso / 1977 - 2017)

[IMG]DSC_0219 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

Thought it fitting for a pair of Cobra bidon's (NOS circa '85 Coor's Classic - Greg LeMond overall winner).

[IMG]DSC_1898 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

feesh

I can't believe someone would throw out a wicked frame like that
Very cool bike. My cousin raced a Zunow back around '88 or so. Should see if he still has it... IIRC we rode the same size frame...

crank_addict

Terrific your cousin raced one and better yet, possibly still has it. By chance any old photo's of him racing with it?

A fine piece for it arrived -must have from the beloved Nitto company. Shipped from a seller in Germany this N.O.S. forged stem is the 'Tokyo' model.

[IMG]DSC_1917 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1919 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

And the bars for this build. No Nitto fo yo.

[IMG]DSC_1872 (2) by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

feesh

Doubtful. Even if I did, all my pictures from that era are carefully archived... in a pile... in a box... somewhere... maybe

crank_addict

Bit o life complication lately but by sneaking in very late and early AM bike time hours, finally finished the bird. As depicted weighs a tick under 22 1/2 lbs. The bar set-up piled on the weight. Anyways, only took a quick 8 mile tweak and adjustment ride. Feels delightful though not enough in the saddle to give a fair report. Burst climb and the bottom end shows no torsional toying around. Me likey.

Apologize for the awful phone cam pics, but for starts.....

No joking here, I had a few pretty hummingbirds getting a peak and quick replenish.

[IMG]DSC_1954 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

crank_addict

random pics at sunset

[IMG]DSC_1980 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_2004 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_2009 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_2003 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_2008 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

crank_addict

[IMG]DSC_2002 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_2007 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_2001 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_2006 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_2000 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

crank_addict

[IMG]DSC_2005 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1999 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1998 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1997 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1996 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

crank_addict

[IMG]DSC_1995 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1994 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1993 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1991 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1990 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

crank_addict

[IMG]DSC_1989 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1986 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1985 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1984 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

crank_addict

[IMG]DSC_1983 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC_1982 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG]

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crank_addict

Patience pays. To replace the Thompson, I found a nice zero offset seatpost from Jamie Swan while at the CR event in Greensboro. Not sure who made it but I like the look of the lug.







Then just today, picked these up locally from the original owner! Excellent condition LOOK's.

northbend 

^ Cool seat post!

bwilli88 

Great bike, thanks for resurrecting this and letting us know whats up with this, are those really the original pedals, great find considering this was a dumpster find. What serial number is it. Mine is #295

RobbieTunes

Hippie!

texaspandj

Really looks Cool and your patience did indeed amazingly pay off.
Other top triatletes of the '80s who rode a Zunow at sometime during their career were the Puntous twins, Wolfgang Dietrich, Mike Pigg, and Dave Scott.

crank_addict

Thanks. And indeed the '89 Ironman World's was grabbing headlines.