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Antti Salonen
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A few months ago I asked about an early 80's Guerciotti racing bike,
which I then purchased. Some of you wanted to know how it turned out
with it, so I'm writing an update. Here's a new photograph:
http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~as/pics/misc/guerciotti.html
The bike got:
- New Continental Sprinter tubulars, as the original Pirellis were in
lousy condition. The Nisi Toro tubulars rims are in fine condition so
I decided to stick with tubulars. Besides, finding good clincher rims
with similar aesthetics is almost impossible.
- KoolStop salmon brake shoes, as the original Universal shoes were
quite worn and probably not very good anyway.
- New cables and casings.
- SRAM chain with the quick connector to replace the old Regina chain.
- Cork tape to replace the old plastic handlebar tape.
Other than that, the bike is as it was originally sold. The derailers
and downtube shifters are Campagnolo Gran Sport. Brakes and brake levers
are Universal. Hubs, BB, headset and crankset are all by Ofmega. The
hubs seem cheap, but the BB and the headset are very nice. With fresh
grease all of these basically seem as good as new. The chainrings are in
good condition and the Regina Oro 5-speed freewheel feels and sounds
fine. In short, it has some minor scratches on the frame and a bit of
surface rust on the spokes, but functionally it should be as good as
new. I haven't had the opportunity to ride it yet, as the weather is a
bit hostile right now.
If any of you can tell more accurately what year this bike is from, I'd
be most interested. The shop that I got it from claimed that they sold
it in the late 80's, but the bike definitely seems to be from early
80's. It has 120 mm rear dropout spacing and a 5-speed freewheel. If
it helps, the Universal brakes say "Mod 77", the rims just "Nisi Toro",
the Ofmega crankset is "Strada 170". The saddle is Selle Italia Turbo
"Bernard Hinault".
-as
which I then purchased. Some of you wanted to know how it turned out
with it, so I'm writing an update. Here's a new photograph:
http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~as/pics/misc/guerciotti.html
The bike got:
- New Continental Sprinter tubulars, as the original Pirellis were in
lousy condition. The Nisi Toro tubulars rims are in fine condition so
I decided to stick with tubulars. Besides, finding good clincher rims
with similar aesthetics is almost impossible.
- KoolStop salmon brake shoes, as the original Universal shoes were
quite worn and probably not very good anyway.
- New cables and casings.
- SRAM chain with the quick connector to replace the old Regina chain.
- Cork tape to replace the old plastic handlebar tape.
Other than that, the bike is as it was originally sold. The derailers
and downtube shifters are Campagnolo Gran Sport. Brakes and brake levers
are Universal. Hubs, BB, headset and crankset are all by Ofmega. The
hubs seem cheap, but the BB and the headset are very nice. With fresh
grease all of these basically seem as good as new. The chainrings are in
good condition and the Regina Oro 5-speed freewheel feels and sounds
fine. In short, it has some minor scratches on the frame and a bit of
surface rust on the spokes, but functionally it should be as good as
new. I haven't had the opportunity to ride it yet, as the weather is a
bit hostile right now.
If any of you can tell more accurately what year this bike is from, I'd
be most interested. The shop that I got it from claimed that they sold
it in the late 80's, but the bike definitely seems to be from early
80's. It has 120 mm rear dropout spacing and a 5-speed freewheel. If
it helps, the Universal brakes say "Mod 77", the rims just "Nisi Toro",
the Ofmega crankset is "Strada 170". The saddle is Selle Italia Turbo
"Bernard Hinault".
-as