Faggin Project
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Faggin Project
I started taking apart my Faggin yesterday. It sort of becomes an archeology expedition. I probably won't send this out for painting until after christmas, I'll dispose of some of the components with my goal to end up with a totally Nouvo Record bike. Lots of photos.
This is the way I recieved it, complete with the original silca pump.
Modolo levers, I actually preferred these back in the mid-80s, the hoods are rotting away as good rubber will after 20 years and a lot of miles in California sun:
The brakes are late-eighties chorus that came off a Colnago of mine that met an untimely end, lots of engraving all over this frame, sort of remarkable now what you could get in a frame for less than $300 in the mid eighties:
Cinelli bars (criterium bends) and stem, these look almost like new:
more later.
This is the way I recieved it, complete with the original silca pump.
Modolo levers, I actually preferred these back in the mid-80s, the hoods are rotting away as good rubber will after 20 years and a lot of miles in California sun:
The brakes are late-eighties chorus that came off a Colnago of mine that met an untimely end, lots of engraving all over this frame, sort of remarkable now what you could get in a frame for less than $300 in the mid eighties:
Cinelli bars (criterium bends) and stem, these look almost like new:
more later.
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Looks nice. I spotted a Faggin for sale in the local CL:
https://annarbor.craigslist.org/bik/414765670.html
Not my bike, WAY too big, but looks to be decent.
https://annarbor.craigslist.org/bik/414765670.html
Not my bike, WAY too big, but looks to be decent.
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wow i wish i had $600 sittin in my bike fund for that bike. i can always find a reason to end up in ann arbor to pick something like that up.
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I recently completed a Faggin project.
My frame (faggin script indicative) pre-dates yours by a few years.
Super Record components with NOS Modolo brakes.
They ride great, a very smooth and stable feeling.
My frame (faggin script indicative) pre-dates yours by a few years.
Super Record components with NOS Modolo brakes.
They ride great, a very smooth and stable feeling.
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Got almost everything off her last night, the lug work is sort of interesting:
a little surface rust on the chromed/engraved seat stay ends, every joint on the bike has cutouts or engraving:
Nicely finished fork crown on the top:
But damn rough on the underside, I assume the crown is a casting, I can't imagine how much heat it must take to get a solid braze joint between that huge hunk of crown and the fork tubes:
more later
a little surface rust on the chromed/engraved seat stay ends, every joint on the bike has cutouts or engraving:
Nicely finished fork crown on the top:
But damn rough on the underside, I assume the crown is a casting, I can't imagine how much heat it must take to get a solid braze joint between that huge hunk of crown and the fork tubes:
more later
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I'm working on a faggin project as well but building it with 2007 campy centaur components. *ducks*
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more stuff.
The nicely rotted Columbus TreTubi decal:
This is the crank that came off it, Its a Specialized that I suspect is Asian in origin (the only markings on it are the arm length), standard Campy bcd and Gipiemme rings:
Underneath the crank, surprise surprise, a Dura Ace 7400 BB:
The cut-out BB shell:
No markings on the dropouts, front or rear, the rear adjusters are still intact:
The nicely rotted Columbus TreTubi decal:
This is the crank that came off it, Its a Specialized that I suspect is Asian in origin (the only markings on it are the arm length), standard Campy bcd and Gipiemme rings:
Underneath the crank, surprise surprise, a Dura Ace 7400 BB:
The cut-out BB shell:
No markings on the dropouts, front or rear, the rear adjusters are still intact:
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They came on the bike. The paint is still original.
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beautiful bike... nice work.
*i totally thought you meant something else with your topic*
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*i totally thought you meant something else with your topic*
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