Here is an ItalVega Nuovo Record I just finished. Found at the Bike exchange as a bare frame someone had repainted black with peeling paint. I used paint stripper then sand blasted the bottom bracket and a few other places and repainted in Rustoleum bronze metallic enamel with a clear enamel final coat. It's the latest in my hipster series. It has a new threadless cartridge bottom bracket , Tektro levers, with Deore index thumbies. The stem is a 3ttt forged aluminum with an aluminum stem bolt and a nice deco look. . the rims are Campi with Shimano tricolor hubs . it has a 7 speed hyperglide cassette with a 30 tooth big cog.
As with all my builds I scrounge through the parts bins at the bike exchange to find neet stuff and often find a real jem , like the 3ttt stem.
I toyed with putting drop bars on this bike but figure that most people who ride drops want something much more modern and high tech.
