MunkinDrunky

Sorry i belive i posted in the wrong thread, since im asking help identifying.. Im not sure how to move it.

I googled this bike but couldnt find any info. I even found a site that was close to giving me an answer, but all it said was try google searcheing for it in italian web pages, then translate them. I posted a pick of the bike in questuon. Seller says its vintage. I was looking to buy it as is. If anyone might know anything about this bike or have any good input that would be gewat. I know information is sparse, I did look at it in person it only had campione de strada on it all other marks were worn off. It was probably steel frame by the weight, and id say it was bout 30lbs, definitely not heavier than that.

Chombi

Not familiar with the Marque, but at first glance, it seems like it could possibly be a lower end 70's bike boom product, so be careful that you do not pay too much for it....
Do you have any other pics you can post up, especially the rear derailleur and fork crown area, which we can use to make a better assessment of the bike?? A full drive side side view pic of the bike would help too.

Chombi

MunkinDrunky

I don't have any more pics now. I was just contacting the seller for more info. Ill ask for better picutres. It also says it was made in germany on the frame. Thanks for the quick reply, ill dig up more info as I can.

cyclotoine

Street Champion! I love it. That is totally a bike boom type of road bike name.

Chombi

FYI, "bike boom, lower end bike" does not necessarily mean it's a bad bike, Lots of those bikes provide very nice and stable, reliable rides and if desired, can be modded up to be fast/sporty enough and enjoyable..... And this one being German might help in the workmanship/finish department....

T-Mar

Probably a private label brand for an importer or store chain. Early boom era based wing nuts and lack of brake safety levers.Entry level based on Simplex Prestige shifting system (with replacement SunTour rear derailleur), Dia-Compe/Weinmann center-pull and a steel, cottered crankset. Almost certainly a hi-tensile steel frame and steel rims. Replacement saddle too.

juvela

second T-Mar. i have seen this bike with other badges.

had one come through about forty years ago that was flamboyant green with black trim and badged as Victoria.

also about forty years ago saw one locked up at a rooming house near U.C. Berkeley that was badged at Welker or similar.

iirc the machines are manufactured in Germany.

JohnDThompson 

I'm not convinced that it's Italian, or even European for that matter. The rear derailleur looks like a SunTour (but might not be original), the brakes Dia-Compe (perhaps Weinmann), and the frame looks like entry level Japanese from the mid to late 70s. Cottered cranks and wing nuts also suggest an entry-level model.

MunkinDrunky

Here some more pics. Thanks all for the input.

Oldpeddaller

No, it is German - I've got a frame that's it's twin, a "Road Champion" model branded in the UK as Tensor (a catalogue marketing operation of imported products in North East England) in the 1970's. They sold for around £20 new, or £24 in twelve monthly instalments of £2 per month! Can't see from the photos but this might have the same Thun cottered chainset with pressed steel external cups as mine, no threads in the BB shell and a unique diameter - if so it'll be hard to upgrade the crankset. A really cheap entry level 'racing bike' this one looks to be in great condition, they were so cheap not many survived, being considered disposable. The UK Tensors had a reputation for the fork steerer tube to separate from the crown two or three documented episodes on the web - though mine seems firmly fixed! It might be worth considering buying it for curiosity value and to preserve at least one complete example, provided the price is low enough. Hi tensile steel, chromed steel rims - all the things we normally look down on - but a suprisingly comfortable ride for all that - I paid £10 for mine, the Brooks B17 and Britannia alloy pump fitted to it more than made up that expense and maybe one day I'll build it up as a fixie?

MunkinDrunky

Right the rear derailer, rim and cassette have been replaced.

MunkinDrunky

I can't tell from the pics either. Wind... then probably Campione

MunkinDrunky

Thanks for all the info. Guy was asking 110 for it. Seeing as 70s price was 20 new, that is probably about what hes asking todays value if we were talking USD to USD.