Yes! A lugged-steel Ciocc (pronounced CHEE Oh-CH, BTW) is an extraoridinarily nice Italian bike.bike_racer102 said:I've accquired an old ciocc bike, is it any good?
I'm guessing it's at least 20 yrs.old. Anyhow i got it for free!alfeng said:Yes! A lugged-steel Ciocc (pronounced CHEE Oh-CH, BTW) is an extraoridinarily nice Italian bike.
FWIW. I think Ciocc was the first framebuilder "allowed" to use Reynolds 753 tubing.
If the frame is more recent, it has a good heritage.
If you got the bike from a friend, take him to dinner ... many times ...bike_racer102 said:I'm guessing it's at least 20 yrs.old. Anyhow i got it for free!
bike_racer102 said:I've accquired an old ciocc bike, is it any good?
I'l get some pictures of mineoneradtec said:Here's a few pics of my Ciocc. She rides great. Not as old as yours. Mine has Columbus tubes.
http://mypinkciocc.blogspot.com/
Ciocc is a small Italian builder...doing low volume, high quality, hand built frames from Italy. very good reputation.
Back in the late 80's and early 90's there were a lot of Ciocc frames in the professional peloton. Many were rebadged and disguised as other brands. You may remember the Concorde line of road bikes ridden by the PDM pro team(Sean Kelly, Raul Alcala, Sean Kelly, Gert Jan Thuenisse, and Erik Breukink). Concorde road bikes were really just rebadged Ciocc bikes.
Ciocc's were built by a master builder and former racing cyclist. he had earned the name 'Poker Face' during his racing years. Ciocc is Italian for poker face...which is why you see the suits of a deck of cards on the head tube decal(diamond, club, heart and spade).
The original master builder has since passed away I believe...and the work has been left to his apprentices.
My Ciocc is the one of the best riding bikes I have ever owned.
I would love to see some pics of your Ciocc.
bike_racer102 said:I'm guessing it's at least 20 yrs.old. Anyhow i got it for free!
bike_racer102 said:I've accquired an old ciocc bike, is it any good?
I always wanted a Ciocc when I was first racing twenty five years ago. But we always pronounced it Church...hd reynolds said:Old steel lugged Cioccs (pronounced CHOOCH) are very collectible. I regret having parted with mine 12 years ago. I remember the technical editor of Bicycle Guide (cant remember his name) having a grey Ciocc as his super favorite bike.
Nice bike!oneradtec said:I'm dreaming...just thinking about the possibilities with my Ciocc.
Here's Mine:oneradtec said:Here's a few pics of my Ciocc. She rides great. Not as old as yours. Mine has Columbus tubes.
http://mypinkciocc.blogspot.com/
Ciocc is a small Italian builder...doing low volume, high quality, hand built frames from Italy. very good reputation.
Back in the late 80's and early 90's there were a lot of Ciocc frames in the professional peloton. Many were rebadged and disguised as other brands. You may remember the Concorde line of road bikes ridden by the PDM pro team(Sean Kelly, Raul Alcala, Sean Kelly, Gert Jan Thuenisse, and Erik Breukink). Concorde road bikes were really just rebadged Ciocc bikes.
Ciocc's were built by a master builder and former racing cyclist. he had earned the name 'Poker Face' during his racing years. Ciocc is Italian for poker face...which is why you see the suits of a deck of cards on the head tube decal(diamond, club, heart and spade).
The original master builder has since passed away I believe...and the work has been left to his apprentices.
My Ciocc is the one of the best riding bikes I have ever owned.
I would love to see some pics of your Ciocc.
alfeng said:Nice bike!
FWIW. I love Shimano components, but my unsolicited suggestion is that when the time comes, that you grace your Ciocc with either vintage or contemporary Campagnolo components after you have it refinished ...
IMO, the old Nuovo Record rear derailleur is subjectively the best looking rear derailleur ever designed.
Regardless, I hope you can appreciate how elegant the "current" Campagnolo components would look on your Ciocc frame (as depicted on this MOOTS in JB's gallery):
oneradtec said:Here's a few pics of my Ciocc. She rides great. Not as old as yours. Mine has Columbus tubes.
http://mypinkciocc.blogspot.com/
Ciocc is a small Italian builder...doing low volume, high quality, hand built frames from Italy. very good reputation.
Back in the late 80's and early 90's there were a lot of Ciocc frames in the professional peloton. Many were rebadged and disguised as other brands. You may remember the Concorde line of road bikes ridden by the PDM pro team(Sean Kelly, Raul Alcala, Sean Kelly, Gert Jan Thuenisse, and Erik Breukink). Concorde road bikes were really just rebadged Ciocc bikes.
Ciocc's were built by a master builder and former racing cyclist. he had earned the name 'Poker Face' during his racing years. Ciocc is Italian for poker face...which is why you see the suits of a deck of cards on the head tube decal(diamond, club, heart and spade).
The original master builder has since passed away I believe...and the work has been left to his apprentices.
My Ciocc is the one of the best riding bikes I have ever owned.
I would love to see some pics of your Ciocc.
No, you are not limited to using an "old school stem" on a vintage bike ... that's what "quill adapters" are for.gemship said:I had just seen a Ciocc frame and fork up for auction recently on ebay. The owner even had pic of the bike all built up with modern campy gear and what not. Very nice bikes. Just out of curiosity is one limited to the old school stem or can the modern ones be used in addition to a more modern carbon fork?
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