I fell in love with a Ciocc and I didn't even know her name
08-09-10, 07:30 AM
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Well here I am sitting and drooling over the beautiful shots and the answers with a similar Ciocc sitting in my loft without a fork. I'm almost finished on my 78 Bianchi Specialissima and in a month I'll be looking for a Ciocc fork. if anybody knows of one or has one sitting waiting for a frame, please let me know
08-09-10, 08:35 AM
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There's a 2001 fork on eBay right now as a matter of fact:
https://cgi.ebay.com/1-threaded-ciocc...#ht_500wt_1154
https://cgi.ebay.com/1-threaded-ciocc...#ht_500wt_1154
08-09-10, 09:17 AM
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I understand, and agree with, what you're saying...but I also think having a bike like this is partially snobbery, so I think having the right snobby group is the appropriate group. If you aren't going to use the "right" snobby group, use the best price/function ratio you can find...and I think that's a 5 years old (or so) 105 group...or something like it. The Chorus suggestion by GoMango is fantastic.
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08-09-10, 10:06 AM
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I am lucky enough to own two Cioccs and I went modern on both of them. I don't mind downtube shifters but Ergo/STI shifters are cheap nowadays.
08-09-10, 10:26 PM
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Don't feel bad, I fell in love with a Ciocc some 25 years ago, and that obsession has never left me. They are very desirable indeed. I'd first focus on stemming any further finish damage. Then think of the build up later. Ciocc are, IMHO, performance oriented first. If it's to be ridden, go with any reliable drivetrain, a great set of wheels, and ride her.
+1 on going modern. A NOS 10 speed Centaur group would look great and perform just as well as Record or Chorus.
+1 on going modern. A NOS 10 speed Centaur group would look great and perform just as well as Record or Chorus.
Leggera. the shop owner showed me a Coicc, and I stuck my nose in the air and said 'well I am buying a Bianchi ydda yadada yadada and refused to check it out further. I have always wondered, should I have investigated it further?
is there really something to these bikes? do they ride better than a Basso or a Pinarello or even a Bianchi? perhaps one day one will again cross my path and I will investigate the lure of a Coicc
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08-09-10, 10:40 PM
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ive got a set of MINT chorus 8spd derailleurs, a nos 10spd centar crank, and an almost new veloce bb (if its british thread...) to go with it. they would play very nice with a set of friction shifters (my girlfriend rides the same setup) and i would let them go cheap.
08-10-10, 07:43 AM
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ive got a set of MINT chorus 8spd derailleurs, a nos 10spd centar crank, and an almost new veloce bb (if its british thread...) to go with it. they would play very nice with a set of friction shifters (my girlfriend rides the same setup) and i would let them go cheap.
08-10-10, 02:53 PM
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how many of you went to the Harbor Freight site to checkout torches??? 
Kurt? Tom? Khatful?
Kurt? Tom? Khatful?
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Not trying to hijack the thread, but I was told this CIOCC frame was a 1984, maybe your frame has several of the same period characteristics?. I have no detail on model names so can't help on that one either. And when able, I will build it Campy...it is Italian, and I will try to keep it period correct...as much as possible.
08-16-10, 06:29 AM
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Hi and thanks. They would only ship to the lower 48 but somebody else offered me another good one. Grateful to C&V and will show pictures when finished
08-25-10, 06:49 PM
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Nice bike, congrats! I too have always lusted after a Ciocc since I built one up when working a bike store as a teenager 25 years ago (and no way could I afford one then). I've bid on the few that I've seen in my size on Ebay during the past few years, but have never been able to close the deal.
From my experience building up several other vintage rides (currently I have two Colnago Supers, a '79 and an '81 I think), you might want to watch Craigslist and or Ebay for a complete bike from the same era with Campy Record or Super Record. If you find the right bike, you can buy it and swap all the parts onto yours, sell the frame, and probably build your bike up for much less money than trying to buy all the vintage Campy parts individually. Campy stuff can get really expensive by the part, and it could take a while to get everything you need at reasonable price. If you spend some time on Craigslist, you can probably find a vintage bike with Campy that someone just wants out of their garage. Also, you'll be more flexible as you won't be constrained by looking for a certain brand or size of bike, other than that it has the correct parts group.
Good luck!
From my experience building up several other vintage rides (currently I have two Colnago Supers, a '79 and an '81 I think), you might want to watch Craigslist and or Ebay for a complete bike from the same era with Campy Record or Super Record. If you find the right bike, you can buy it and swap all the parts onto yours, sell the frame, and probably build your bike up for much less money than trying to buy all the vintage Campy parts individually. Campy stuff can get really expensive by the part, and it could take a while to get everything you need at reasonable price. If you spend some time on Craigslist, you can probably find a vintage bike with Campy that someone just wants out of their garage. Also, you'll be more flexible as you won't be constrained by looking for a certain brand or size of bike, other than that it has the correct parts group.
Good luck!
08-25-10, 06:54 PM
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Nice bike, congrats! I too have always lusted after a Ciocc since I built one up when working a bike store as a teenager 25 years ago (and no way could I afford one then). I've bid on the few that I've seen in my size on Ebay during the past few years, but have never been able to close the deal.
From my experience building up several other vintage rides (currently I have two Colnago Supers, a '79 and an '81 I think), you might want to watch Craigslist and or Ebay for a complete bike from the same era with Campy Record or Super Record. If you find the right bike, you can buy it and swap all the parts onto yours, sell the frame, and probably build your bike up for much less money than trying to buy all the vintage Campy parts individually. Campy stuff can get really expensive by the part, and it could take a while to get everything you need at reasonable price. If you spend some time on Craigslist, you can probably find a vintage bike with Campy that someone just wants out of their garage. Also, you'll be more flexible as you won't be constrained by looking for a certain brand or size of bike, other than that it has the correct parts group.
Good luck!
From my experience building up several other vintage rides (currently I have two Colnago Supers, a '79 and an '81 I think), you might want to watch Craigslist and or Ebay for a complete bike from the same era with Campy Record or Super Record. If you find the right bike, you can buy it and swap all the parts onto yours, sell the frame, and probably build your bike up for much less money than trying to buy all the vintage Campy parts individually. Campy stuff can get really expensive by the part, and it could take a while to get everything you need at reasonable price. If you spend some time on Craigslist, you can probably find a vintage bike with Campy that someone just wants out of their garage. Also, you'll be more flexible as you won't be constrained by looking for a certain brand or size of bike, other than that it has the correct parts group.
Good luck!
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08-26-10, 04:19 PM
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I've never ridden one but always been intrigued by them. It's probably because I hardly ever see one, even here in NYC, where there are lots of nice vintage Italian steel bikes still on the road. I see a fair number of vintage Colnago Supers like mine, Pinarello, De Rosa, etc. but never Ciocc.
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