Simoncini Cyclocross Special
01-09-23, 01:12 PM
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Simoncini Cyclocross Special
1994-ish Simoncini with 10 speed Carbon Chorus $1000 OBO. The bike is in southern Wisconsin not far from Chicago, Milwaukee or Madison. I will ship but buyer covers all costs.
I’m continuing to thin the herd. The 1972 Chrome Schwinn Paramount & a 1972 painted Paramount plus a 1984-ish De Rosa Professional are recently sold. I’ll probably keep my 1971 PX-10 and 1985-ish Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra. But I still have a 1994-ish Simoncini Cyclocross Special and a 1993-ish Pinarello Gavia to sell.
The 1994-ish Simoncini Cyclocross Special is the most fun & most versatile Italian bike I’ve owned. It's a Cyclocross racer from a mid-sized hand-builder. It is Columbus CROMOR tubing using lugs. It fits 700x32 tires easily. It's fast on pavement with a silky smooth ride and it covers firm gravel like a modern Endurance or Cyclocross bike. It's an ideal crushed limestone path & pavement use bike. The frame looks great with no scratches or dents. There is some inevitable & superficial corrosion near the cable housing guides. The tubing is CROMOR and the bike was built with an 8-speed cassette & Ergo Levers in mind. The rear drop-out is 130mm from the factory. . If you think that all steel bikes should have down-tube shifters, please stop reading now; this bike is not for you.
“near new” means the parts were new prior to the build. The bike has 400 miles since the build in 2016.
I’m continuing to thin the herd. The 1972 Chrome Schwinn Paramount & a 1972 painted Paramount plus a 1984-ish De Rosa Professional are recently sold. I’ll probably keep my 1971 PX-10 and 1985-ish Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra. But I still have a 1994-ish Simoncini Cyclocross Special and a 1993-ish Pinarello Gavia to sell.
The 1994-ish Simoncini Cyclocross Special is the most fun & most versatile Italian bike I’ve owned. It's a Cyclocross racer from a mid-sized hand-builder. It is Columbus CROMOR tubing using lugs. It fits 700x32 tires easily. It's fast on pavement with a silky smooth ride and it covers firm gravel like a modern Endurance or Cyclocross bike. It's an ideal crushed limestone path & pavement use bike. The frame looks great with no scratches or dents. There is some inevitable & superficial corrosion near the cable housing guides. The tubing is CROMOR and the bike was built with an 8-speed cassette & Ergo Levers in mind. The rear drop-out is 130mm from the factory. . If you think that all steel bikes should have down-tube shifters, please stop reading now; this bike is not for you.
“near new” means the parts were new prior to the build. The bike has 400 miles since the build in 2016.
- 60 cm seat tube (center-to-top), 57cm top tube (center-to-center)
- Stampede Pass 700X32mm clincher tan sidewall near New
- THR Cantilever brakes near new
- Campagnolo 10-speed Chorus Carbon triple Ergo shifters, excellent
- Campagnolo 10-speed Chorus carbon Triple derailleurs (long cage & matching front) , Excellent
- Campagnolo 13-29 10 speed cassette, near new
- Campagnolo Centaur Carbon compact crank 50&34 chainrings Like New
- Polished alloy seatpost, near new
- Black Selle Royal Seta leather saddle, near new
- Campagnolo Record headset & bottom bracket, near new
- Mavic 120mm stem
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01-09-23, 05:33 PM
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Ugh. One of the few Simoncini cx bikes I've ever seen ... in my size and on the market. I had an slx that I sold this past fall, and another one that got hit by a car. Simoncini's are great bikes. His grandson recently picked up the torch: https://www.instagram.com/simoncini_bikes/
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01-09-23, 05:37 PM
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Ugh. One of the few Simoncini cx bikes I've ever seen ... in my size and on the market. I had an slx that I sold this past fall, and another one that got hit by a car several years ago. Simoncini's are great bikes. His grandson recently picked up the torch: https://www.instagram.com/simoncini_bikes/
01-10-23, 12:17 AM
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Michael, that is one special bike. If it were a 59 top tube and if I hadn't just bought a nice old Mondia, I would be sorely, sorely tempted. Smoking deal!
