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Badgerjohn 09-03-11 09:14 AM

it is not a tsd bike. Looks to be 84 guerch. Campy super rec. Columb. slx etc...All original. He doesn't remember the exact year he got it.

753proguy 09-03-11 10:32 AM


Originally Posted by cudak888 (Post 13171334)
Quality was spotty on a number of the pre-1984 machines; in fact, I'd be more inclined to go for a pre-1984 TSD example than a pre-1984 Guerciotti straight from the Italian subcontractor; given the chance.

-Kurt

Yup. My wife's fave ride is her 1981 with bags and bags of miles on it. I've considered refinishing it for her, but the chrome is (typical Italian 1970s-1980s) junk, and the QC on the brazework, is well, to be charitable, very poor (and the BB shell is brazed slightly out-of-plane!), so it would probably cost $1000 in paint, chrome, QC work, and decals to make the frameset be worth $350 afterwards (and the BB shell would still be crooked). I still might do it at some point, though, since I almost can't get her to ride anything else!

753proguy 09-03-11 10:41 AM


Originally Posted by gearbasher (Post 13172432)

My wife's 1981 has neither of those bridges, just a plain biconical bridge with diamond reinforcement plates at the stays. She bought it new in 1981, but maybe it sat unsold for a while? I think it is the color of the upper one in your post (we've always called it "BMW blue").

Badgerjohn 09-03-11 12:17 PM

sorryn extra posts. Puter troubles

Italuminium 09-03-11 01:22 PM

SLX and SR bikes are definitely restorable, no matter who imported them IMHO.

Badgerjohn 09-03-11 02:00 PM

again, sorry.


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