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Ceya 02-04-07 05:22 PM


Originally Posted by k3nho
i just found the answer i was looking for: 1991+ croce d'aune:) thank you campyonly.com!


Not only Croce D'Aune but C Record also in Road (Silver) and Track ( black ).

S/F,
CEYA!

k3nho 02-04-07 08:03 PM

this is my FAVORITE all time thread. that is all:)

metallo pesante 02-04-07 11:34 PM

I post this bike way too much, but i'm just so proud
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...gphotos001.jpg

Early 80's era Guerciotti.

endo shi 02-05-07 12:14 AM


Originally Posted by metallo pesante
I post this bike way too much, but i'm just so proud


Early 80's era Guerciotti.

I've never thought about mounting a light like that. It would solve my problems of not wanting to mount on bars.

endo shi 02-05-07 12:16 AM


Originally Posted by Devotion
My Somec:
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005...nFinesse-1.jpg
Currently running a different wheelset: High flange Nuovo Record hubs laced to Open Pros. Sitting on Veloflex Pave black/gumwalls

I am loving this bike. Man, it must look so good with the gumwall tires and Campy hubs with the cutouts. The stem/bar combo is great.

mrwhite 02-05-07 02:23 AM

It was 34 degrees today. Good day to hang at the beach.

http://www.fyxomatosis.com/images/news/super_big.jpg

moki 02-05-07 08:49 AM


Originally Posted by mrwhite
It was 34 degrees today. Good day to hang at the beach.

http://www.fyxomatosis.com/images/news/super_big.jpg

eff you mrwhite. I's like 34 below where I am.

oh, and eff your bloody beautiful bike(s) as well.

EyeRobot 02-05-07 11:17 AM


Originally Posted by absntr
Colnago Super track, 1972. Full Campy Record Pista, Cinelli cockpit.

The entire set is here: http://flickr.com/photos/absenter/sets/1080720/


In its original period-correct mode:
http://static.flickr.com/26/49780899_2676e3ca2d_o.jpg

Some street tweakage:
http://static.flickr.com/24/50091463_b8bed5b7b5_o.jpg

More tweakage:
http://static.flickr.com/33/54680247_4d45e4a9aa_o.jpg

Big ups to TNCLR for hooking me up with the seatpost a while ago. The bike is undergoing more tweakage - I just rebuild one of the sets of Campy Record Pista wheels it came with - laced the hubs (polished them too) to FIR Net97 rims. But I'm switching that out to some super low-profile Campy Strada rims or polished FIR EA10 rims. Gotta keep it all Italian (okay, maybe the eggbeaters aren't...)

TNCLR - always good to see those beautiful steeds. Speaking of which, what rims on the DeRosa?


Dude, Fir is so French.

onetwentyeight 02-05-07 11:41 AM

no theyre not.

whiney 02-05-07 09:30 PM

If I needed one good reason to leave NYC and go back to Paris-France, this bike would be reason #1.
Olmo 1978, waiting for me...
Sorry, I don't have many pictures.

Edit : Sorry, due to mistakes I made with my pictures, links were modified.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/3...1707a471_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/3...3fbe6f10_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/3...ccc50f7b_b.jpg

sbcdestroy 02-05-07 10:25 PM

6 Attachment(s)
heres more pics of my olmo could someone ID the year and model of the frame for me?

its super ratty right now, in the process of stripping for fresh paint.

whiney 02-05-07 11:02 PM


Originally Posted by sbcdestroy
heres more pics of my olmo could someone ID the year and model of the frame for me?

It seems to be pretty hard to collect informations on Olmos...
I read somewhere that Bianchi and Olmo are the two oldest italian builders, both are still in activity, only one became famous ;-). 1978 is written on mine so it was easy.

Landgolier 02-06-07 12:34 AM


Originally Posted by metallo pesante
I post this bike way too much, but i'm just so proud
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...gphotos001.jpg

Early 80's era Guerciotti.


Maybe you've been through this elsewhere, but I think those are drilled out cranks. Kinda scary after that one set failed.

shogun17 02-06-07 12:39 AM

/\/\ (guercotti)

Is it an optical illusion or is that steering angle ridiculously steep?

number18 02-06-07 01:35 AM

I think it's just a very large frame--as the ST gets longer, the HT tends to get steeper.

mrwhite 02-06-07 03:14 AM

[QUOTE=whiney]If I needed one good reason to leave NYC and go back to Paris-France, this bike would be reason #1.
Olmo 1978, waiting for me...
Sorry, I don't have many pictures.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/3...1707a471_b.jpg

x 10 is what my bike room looks like.

THE nicest bike I've seen in a while. I had an olmo which I never saw (long story) and is now happily residing in London.

Paris looks nice. Great bike.

Ride safe.

Serendipper 02-06-07 03:36 AM

That picture of whiney riding reminds me of myself, riding in Montparnasse. I hope to get back soon and check the scene at Les Halles.

jacobs 02-06-07 08:34 AM


Originally Posted by TNCLR
Every Italian bike I've had has come with the most fragile finishes. Just looking at them wrong makes the paint chip.

I've been led to believe there is good reason for this. Italian regulations ban the use of chemical hardeners that are used in painting, making the paint jobs on bikes much more delicate. The finishes have to be completely baked on, they can't air-harden. Maybe someone on here can get into more detail.

whiney 02-06-07 08:45 AM

Not only their bikes, unfortunately.

http://ludocreationsautourdesergelam..._sixtine_2.jpg

Danhalen 02-06-07 06:10 PM

Whiney that Olmo is ridiculously nice! Nice classy/classic build. The guy in the car appears to agree! What rims are those (can't quite make out the label)?

zerobug 02-06-07 06:34 PM


Originally Posted by Danhalen
Whiney that Olmo is ridiculously nice! Nice classy/classic build. The guy in the car appears to agree! What rims are those (can't quite make out the label)?

I'm guessing Mavic Open Pro CDs by the color and the "SUP" decal.

metallo pesante 02-06-07 06:38 PM


Originally Posted by Landgolier
Maybe you've been through this elsewhere, but I think those are drilled out cranks. Kinda scary after that one set failed.


wait what?

metallo pesante 02-06-07 06:40 PM


Originally Posted by number18
I think it's just a very large frame--as the ST gets longer, the HT tends to get steeper.

it is a 64cm ST afterall. oh yeah and how about trading me that alan aluminum track frame for my alan aluminum road frame?

andre nickatina 02-06-07 07:47 PM

hipster alert! fancy track bike and vans slip ons!


















don't freak out too hard, i'm kidding :D
and i own the same shoes. comfy, but horrible for wet weather.

whiney 02-06-07 08:23 PM


Originally Posted by andre nickatina
hipster alert! fancy track bike and vans slip ons!

don't freak out too hard, i'm kidding :D
and i own the same shoes. comfy, but horrible for wet weather.

Andre, don't think this, you would be wrong.
I am to old, and completely out of the fashion-system. My foot size is 14-15 (48-49) and finding shoes is a big problem (if your feet are smaller, you cannot imagine). These vans are available in large sizes, cheap, OK on bikes, and fancy (I had nearly the same 15 years ago). Show me another brand/model and you become my best friend.


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