1985 PInarello Montello
 

Picked this guy up today, not in the best condition. Apparently has been sitting in a garage in Texas since 1986. Or at least that's the story.
Since it had about 20 years of dust on it, I figured I should at least give it a once over to see how good/bad it really is.
The chrome is pitted, but the rust came right off, so I'll put a layer of wax on it to prevent it from getting dingy again. It'll need a complete tear down and overhaul before I do anything with it. Tires and tubes, brake pads, housing and bar wrap. Beyond that, it seem to be in great mechanical shape.

Pics don't work! So you're keeping it then??

Yeah, show us the goods, son! I wanna see what you could have facilitated for me. Lol.

Nice. A little rougher than I expected. What next?

That thing is cool. I love finding bikes in this condition...it's like archeology - uncovering the sweet ride that lies beneeth. It is too bad that the Pinarello decals fall off so easily. Paint looks good though - you could probably rub off whats's left and get replacement decals.

This tends to happen with fast, red Italian bikes in particular, where the decals are simply unable to keep up with the frame.

nice find. I wonder what the story of the brakes? I can't really see the hubs but the deraileurs look like C-Record. why did he change the brakes? can't wait to see 'after' pics

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Nice find! Some elbow grease and a few hours and she will look even better. :thumb:

Those are Chorus brakes from the same era. Not entirely uncommon for folks to shy away from the deltas in favor of a traditional brake. The shifters are the same deal, syncro 2 most often ended up in the spare parts drawer. Most folks went Mavic but the fiber shifters did the job. Whoever owned this bike planned to ride it! Very practical.

There were pros who did the same thing. I've seen pics to prove it.

Great find. It'll clean up pretty easily, and of course, is well worth tearing down to a part by part rehab.

I'd wager the paint is fine, and you can replace the decals.
Newer decals are better, and it's worth having yourself or a pro rub down the frame,
apply decals, and then 2-3 coats of clear coat.
It really is, and you can wax the heck out of the chrome.

A white Flite or SLR, pretty white Cinelli cork, and you've got a sharp ride. With lube, adjustment, and true/tension of the wheels, you'll be amazed at how precise and responsive that frame is. I've got a set of Syncro 1's if you ever want to complete that part of it.

Just a really, really nice bike to restore.
My size, too. I'm pretty envious.

Sean Kelly to name one!