medici advice needed
09-10-05, 06:31 PM
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medici advice needed
I seem to be close to having a medici in my size follow me home. It has fallen on hard times; all of the original components were removed and replaced witha variety of Takagai, shimano, dia-compe components that are functional at best. The seat stay is broken loose from the seatpost lug. I can have that re-brazed. This bike would never be restorable from an economic perspective. It has gummed up, but possibly salvagable, 6sp freewheel. Is it a crime against bikedom to spread the frame to 130mm and go with freehub? I think that it deserves to be ridden, but I am not sure where to start or how far to go. Thanks for any advice.
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Originally Posted by fsor
....The seat stay is broken loose from the seatpost lug. I can have that re-brazed....Is it a crime against bikedom to spread the frame to 130mm and go with freehub?
Really, if the bike's not usable now, and you fix it and ride it... How's that a crime? Since it's at 126mm now, a spread to 130mm really isn't even needed. Just stick your freehub in there. What's 4mm; like an eighth of an inch? I doubt the misalignment of the drop-outs would be enough to cause problems. Might be nice to see it painted up pretty with proper Medici decals on it...
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Does the bike have it's original decals right now...? If not, what's the vintage of the bike? There are some Medici bikes around to get pictures & measurements from, if yours doesn't have decals now. Mr. MSWANTAK needs good pictures & accurate measurements to make good artwork from. (Medici decals would be good to have around too Mike...) I have an '84 I could dig out for decal pics if it's determined yours is near that vintage, fsor.
BTW; here's that link to catalog scans if you haven't seen it:
https://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/medici/
BTW; here's that link to catalog scans if you haven't seen it:
https://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/medici/
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Medici promoted themselves as being cost effective, while well done their value has not had a run up like others. I have one as well. Obtained pretty cheap, a circa 1980 example. The decals on mine are of the more sedate type without all the shooting stars behind the typography.
Every time I look at it I am reminded that I should have gone down to Union Pacific Aenue and ordered that Confente way back.
Every time I look at it I am reminded that I should have gone down to Union Pacific Aenue and ordered that Confente way back.
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If anyone has nice Medici Gran Turismo in a 54cm that they'd like to sell...let me know. Any color...
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Originally Posted by number6
...Every time I look at it I am reminded that I should have gone down to Union Pacific Aenue and ordered that Confente way back.
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Thanks for the tip on the decals, I had no idea we had a master crafter on the list. I need to look at the bike again to verify but I think that it is about 1980-ish....mswantak would be in great demand in the vintage motorcycle venue...decals are hard to come by.
