Just bought a Concorde
 

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Dunno what Campy group it is. Seller said Chorus and I recognise the brakes but not the crank and RD(with to me "funny" adjustment screws).
I'm sure some of you could tell a C&V novice like me what it is.

Haven't had a chance to take it out for a ride yet cause of the cold and snowy conditions here, but puttin it on the repair stand I have problem gettin it into the lowest (7TH) gear. When adjusted far enough the RD touches the spokes. I'm thinking my RD is meant only for 6sp?

Very nice! Love the paint/color combos. No help with what Campy you have... have you looked thru velobase?

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Pretty sure only CD'A rear derailleur had that extra linkage rod. The crankset is super record. Pretty sure that the brakes are either chorus or perhaps athena. Frame paint scheme is from the PDM pro team.


Interesting couple of coincidences, I rode/raced a Cocorde 20+ years ago and my Norwegian ancestors immigrated to America from NE part of Telemark (they farmed near village of Tinn) about 150 years ago.

Agree on the RD, I think...better pics needed. Crankset is older NR/SR/etc...

Yes, it's a mix of Campagnolo groups. As said above, CdA RD, SR/NR cranks, Chorus brakes, not sure on FD (possibly Chorus FD or CdA). I've always had a hard time differentiating Campy seat posts from this era; I'd guess Chorus but could be CdA or Athena (not C-record though). Headset is a later model.

Cool bike. I dig frames with number tags.

Ok, cheers folks

Actually, Tinn is an area in the county of Telemark and not a village. The village, or town actually, in Tinn is called Rjukan, and is where the famous ww2 heavy water plant was situated. Rjukan didn't exist as a town 150 years ago though, as it's only about 110 years old, from when the area was industrialized.

Thanks for the reminder, the tiny village I should have indicated is called Atrå, it is at far north end of Tinnsja lake, about 25km northeast of Rjukan. My relatives from trace back in the area for several hundred years. I had a enjoyable visit to tour the area about 15 years ago, Got to meet distant living relatives and see the farm where my great-great-great-great-grandmother lived before immigrating.

In any case, my Concorde was a sky-blue Aquila model, SL tubing, probably couple years older than yours. I had it built up with identical SR crank as you have on yours. It served my well for several years as a race bike until a chainstay cracked. The fork was also identical to yours, I just recently sold it to another BF member that needed an original replacement fork for another Concorde.

So you've been here, thats nice.
My parents used to live in Rjukan before I was born, and my older sister moved back there many years ago, so I've been in the area many times. Also before they built the road on the western side of said lake, you had to drive through Atrå to get to Rjukan.
Beautifull area around there, has to be said.

The bloke that I bought the bike from said he used to race it in the mid 90's. Bike is a 94 model.

Your Concorde
 

I have one from 1990 (and am selling it). Yours may be earlier than 1994. PDM used Concorde (which I believe was built by Ciocc). The PDM team folded after a drug scandal in 1990/91. Mine came w/ Campy "Athena" equipment and was set up w/ a 7 speed freewheel.

anyone have an idea of market value of one of these? thx and enjoy,

Great looking PDM Concorde! A Dutch bike made in Italy... Very nice equipment on it as wel. Could you tell me what kind of tires those are?

Number tab under the top tube ups the desirability of that bike to maybe double!:thumb:

Chombi

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It may well be earlier than 94. I have no idea actually, just going by what the seller, who bought it new, told me.
Don't know market value either, but seen frames on ebay for 500 USD.

The OP has a lovely old Concorde and probably one of the better models, as nearly as I can tell. I have owned several old Concordes, myself, and never been terribly impressed with any of them even though they were very nice bicycles. None, I should add, could hold a candle to the OP's.

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However, I finally got my hands on a Concorde frame and fork set that I do like. This one was made in Italy. It features Aelle tube set, Gipiemme forged drops and cantilever brake braze ons...

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Wow! You got yourself a Concorde cyclocross frame? Well done! Does the fork have a Zeus 2000 crown?

Thanks EBH! They look fantastic, but are those the training Vittoria Rally tubulars that I have read certain things about on the web or are they a better competition version?

Good or bad ones I do not know, as they were on the bike when I bought it and didn't ask about it. But I do have those tyres on another wheelset that I have and bought myself cheeply. They have the same text on the sidewall as these, with the word competition on them.

Randyjawa, you've got a nice looking frame there.:thumb:

Agreed.

I would love to find one just like that.

It would be perfect for the riding I'll do this summer.

Rallies are OK if you pick a good one out from a bike shop's stock. It's mostly a 50/50 situation with half of them having crooked mounted treads and lumpy and stiff base tapes at the valve area.....and half of them of decent quality.....
I guess they send the new, low paid people in the factory to practice on Rallies first before they promote them to work on the higher model production lines......
Otherwise, they ride good and fell much smoother/plusher than most high performance clinchers I've tried. They are also quite resistant to flats, if you pick a good one with no defects (usually at the valve area).

Chombi

Not exactly sure about what I have yet. I just got the frame set and already know that it is too small for me to ride comfortably - I think. I do plan to assemble the bike just to be sure. If it don't fit, it will be for sale or trade. Anyway, here are some more pictures of the frame. Perhaps some of you can share information about it. THX.

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The "rebuild" has starteded... :)

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Ergo shifters of ebay, and deraillurs all the way from Chicago. Someone on here might recognize the yellow box. :)

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How does the angle and placement of the bar and brifters look? Do I need to adjust any angle?

Just ride it for a bit to find out what angles suit you best, then tape it up.

Not so with the PDM replicas....they ALL had number hangers...as far as Ive seen.