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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 10:58 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 335
Posted By seagrade

@ the_campagkid on Instagram occasionally...

@ the_campagkid on Instagram occasionally documents the evolution of Campagnolo components of this era, including Nuovo Record rear changers fairly recently. Usually a very detailed description of...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-15-24, 05:10 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 541
Posted By seagrade

The OP’s parts are for Cobalto levers. The levers...

The OP’s parts are for Cobalto levers. The levers in your photo are the next generation C-Record, the pattern of which migrated down to Chorus and Athena.

The guide cable plates are slightly...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-15-24, 05:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 476
Posted By seagrade

I can see the brakes are nutted rather than...

I can see the brakes are nutted rather than recessed but are they standard or short reach?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-14-24, 10:40 PM
Replies: 21,929
Views: 3,238,909
Posted By seagrade

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-14-24, 01:52 AM
Replies: 1,128
Views: 67,960
Posted By seagrade

Post of the week and strong contender for the...

Post of the week and strong contender for the monthly prize too.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
06-12-24, 12:24 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 247
Posted By seagrade

I am a Bianchi fan and simply wouldn’t buy it at...

I am a Bianchi fan and simply wouldn’t buy it at any price.

Probably a perfectly fine bicycle but to me it has zero collectability and little connection to the Bianchis that do. It’s also red.
...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
06-12-24, 12:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 364
Posted By seagrade

If I was a Trek fan, which I’m not, I’d keep...

If I was a Trek fan, which I’m not, I’d keep looking for another one in far better condition.

Priced at zero the value to me of the time it would take to get it to decent condition exceeds the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 12:12 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 520
Posted By seagrade

Curiously Vitus also produced a few 979s with...

Curiously Vitus also produced a few 979s with painted tubes. There was a frame with three main tubes painted white.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 12:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 443
Posted By seagrade

As the name implies Modolo Kronos brakes were...

As the name implies Modolo Kronos brakes were primarily intended for time trial usage, although I’ve also seen a story that Modolo themselves said they were really a concept prototype brought to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 01:35 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 1,333
Posted By seagrade

I’ve been fortunate that very few of my bicycles...

I’ve been fortunate that very few of my bicycles over the years (well, decades) have been less than good, and most I kept for at least several years.

The worst of my proper racing bicycles was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 01:00 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 607
Posted By seagrade

Seeing that quote is like Deja vu all over again.

Seeing that quote is like Deja vu all over again.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-07-24, 03:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 212
Posted By seagrade

It doesn’t answer the OP’s question but further...

It doesn’t answer the OP’s question but further on the subject…

https://condorino.com/2014/06/11/noah-rosen-achieves-the-impossible/

My Ron Cooper as posted in the Ron Cooper thread is painted...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-06-24, 11:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 417
Posted By seagrade

PM sent for the Victory crankset…

PM sent for the Victory crankset…
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-06-24, 11:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 541
Posted By seagrade

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Not quite Ergopower. They’re 7283046 guide cable plates for Cobalto brake...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-03-24, 11:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 768
Posted By seagrade

Many thanks for checking. In all other respects...

Many thanks for checking. In all other respects it looks perfect for my c. 1997 Bianchi TSX but is too small… glws
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-24, 02:09 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 354
Posted By seagrade

These Tecnotrat-sourced frames are quite...

These Tecnotrat-sourced frames are quite different from the Colnago-associated Saronni frames which featured engraved fork crowns and seat stay caps etc.

Probably much less expensive too. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-24, 12:34 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 354
Posted By seagrade

Hundreds of these frames were imported into New...

Hundreds of these frames were imported into New Zealand from Tecnotrat in Italy (better known for their De Bernardi house brand frames) around 1985. The majority of Saronni-branded examples were sold...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-02-24, 06:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 768
Posted By seagrade

How long is the Celeste Silca pump uncompressed...

How long is the Celeste Silca pump uncompressed and fully compressed please?

Would you be prepared to put it in a poster tube and post it USPS international?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-24, 01:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 270
Posted By seagrade

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Coincidentally got out for almost six hours/1500m of climbing on this...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-24, 01:11 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,782
Posted By seagrade

I’ve never met Roland Della Santa, much less...

I’ve never met Roland Della Santa, much less owned or rode one of his great frames, but I did spend an entertaining half hour chatting over the phone several years back. May he rest in peace.

I've...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-01-24, 11:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 723
Posted By seagrade

The engraving was filled in with gold paint on...

The engraving was filled in with gold paint on these components when new.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
06-01-24, 11:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 546
Posted By seagrade

One advantage of that particular G. S. crankset...

One advantage of that particular G. S. crankset is that it will take a 35t inside chainring. Last time I checked they were available NOS on eBay for USD70- or so. Not cheap but cheaper than most...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 03:19 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,407
Posted By seagrade

One too many zeros… Still a pretty high...

One too many zeros…

Still a pretty high price, and it’d be interesting to see where these go when dozens if not hundreds of the perhaps 5000* left NIB concurrently hit the market as owners cash...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 01:45 AM
Replies: 1,128
Views: 67,960
Posted By seagrade

Perhaps not… or technically yes, but not by Haro....

Perhaps not… or technically yes, but not by Haro.

Others in these parts have already forgotten more than I’ll ever know about Masi but this frame appears very similar to the following listing,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-24, 10:42 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 55,633
Posted By seagrade

Yes, mercifully it came with the original...

Yes, mercifully it came with the original Columbus seat post to match the Air tube set. I’d have to measure it to be sure but doubt it’s bigger than 60cm centre to centre…
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-24, 12:59 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 592
Posted By seagrade

Robvolz have you posted pictures of van Schil’s...

Robvolz have you posted pictures of van Schil’s team Molteni elsewhere and before the paint came off? I don’t recall seeing it in original paint here…
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-24, 12:53 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,407
Posted By seagrade

The first small handful might fetch $250 each. ...

The first small handful might fetch $250 each.

The next dozen less than $200.

The rest of the warehouse full won’t empty at $99.

According to my opinion.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-24, 01:49 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 55,633
Posted By seagrade

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-24, 02:50 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,663
Posted By seagrade

I have had a very clean RockShox Paris-Roubaix SL...

I have had a very clean RockShox Paris-Roubaix SL road suspension fork awaiting the rest of its future bicycle for at least five years. Even won a spot prize service voucher several years ago that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-24, 02:24 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 9,777
Posted By seagrade

There’s always an exception to prove the rule,...

There’s always an exception to prove the rule, but while I was stopped for coffee last weekend a 20-something chap complimented my Ron Cooper before modestly stating he had a 1952 A S Gillott among...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-22-24, 12:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 271
Posted By seagrade

If you ever plan to sell the matching Crown Jewel...

If you ever plan to sell the matching Crown Jewel I would hold onto the steel fork. It could be worth more to the new buyer than anyone else. Some buyers are deterred by frames with a fork that could...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-17-24, 06:27 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,456
Posted By seagrade

That’s only the half of it… are you familiar with...

That’s only the half of it… are you familiar with tubular tyres?

If not, which is what I’m inferring here, although I’ve been wrong before, I’d recommend some research before buying any bicycle...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-24, 01:58 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 512
Posted By seagrade

Great review, thanks for posting it. I must have...

Great review, thanks for posting it. I must have read most of Bicycle Guide’s reviews of the late 80s and early 90s several times over.

The CK AX-1 really seems to me ahead of its time now, with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-24, 01:43 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 7,563
Posted By seagrade

Just another opinion from a minority of one and...

Just another opinion from a minority of one and for which a full refund of the purchase price is payable on demand…

To me whatever it takes to keep classic and vintage bicycles on the road is just...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-15-24, 01:03 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,456
Posted By seagrade

The bicycle in the listing has tubular tyres, not...

The bicycle in the listing has tubular tyres, not tyres and tubes. Tubulars have the tube sewn inside the tyre tread and casing and are glued or double-sided taped to the rims.

The rims shown are...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-14-24, 11:11 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,456
Posted By seagrade

Gios Torino Super Records are iconic vintage...

Gios Torino Super Records are iconic vintage classics with unique Roger de Vlaeminck credibility. However that one in that size, condition and with tubulars is a $375 bicycle these days, plus or...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 02:27 AM
Replies: 1,128
Views: 67,960
Posted By seagrade

Normally I edit the photo out of quotes but this...

Normally I edit the photo out of quotes but this classic gem is too good for that. If it were not half a world away from me I’d perhaps have found a way to acquire it. Not only is the colour scheme I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-24, 11:33 PM
Replies: 1,128
Views: 67,960
Posted By seagrade

1978 Merz green

Stunning vintage racer and front and centre of the 531SL/Professional or 753 vacancy I would eventually like to fill, as difficult and costly as that is halfway across the world from Boston.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-24, 01:46 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,057
Posted By seagrade

Merlin Extralight Titanium Fat City Cycles...

Merlin Extralight Titanium

Fat City Cycles Slim Chance

Davidson Tange Prestige

Bianchi EL OS

Fat City Cycles Slim Chance
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-24, 03:06 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,872
Posted By seagrade

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Photo credit VeloBase user wiel
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-24, 03:04 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,872
Posted By seagrade

https://www.velobase.com/ViewFramePart.aspx?ID=60f...

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-24, 11:56 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 775
Posted By seagrade

Given the seller has another similar bicycle and...

Given the seller has another similar bicycle and frame listed which are obvious repaints I think your feeling is quite correct.

The Columbus tubing decal looks to me like a very recent...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-24, 12:16 AM
Replies: 131
Views: 11,875
Posted By seagrade

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c. 2005 Alberto Masi still holding its place although facing strong...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-24, 10:58 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 80,870
Posted By seagrade

Long ride in the autumn sun. Vintage Super Record...

Long ride in the autumn sun. Vintage Super Record rear changer shifts easily onto new 28t sprocket with a chain that could perhaps use an extra link…
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-24, 11:56 AM
Replies: 491
Views: 65,234
Posted By seagrade

Legnano-inspired lizard green ...

Legnano-inspired lizard green

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Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-24-24, 06:15 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,240
Posted By seagrade

premium-cycling.com (no affiliation) may also be...

premium-cycling.com (no affiliation) may also be worth contacting, although they are endorsed by Johan Bruyneel…

They seem to turn over a steady stream of collectible and retired pros’ bicycles at...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-20-24, 02:45 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,542
Posted By seagrade

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-20-24, 02:43 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,542
Posted By seagrade

Campagnolo 11-speed indexing bar ends with tape...

Campagnolo 11-speed indexing bar ends with tape sacrilegiously wrapped from the top down to smooth the cable exit on the drops. Short piece of inner tube to secure and seal the tape ends.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-20-24, 02:22 PM
Replies: 206
Views: 87,545
Posted By seagrade

A random selection from the archive… ...

A random selection from the archive…

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King Kelly towards the end of his career...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 11:57 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 12,441
Posted By seagrade

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