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Do you know when they changed? I bought a Colnago pantographed FSA compact crank set a couple of years ago, but the BB is English and it won't fit any of my current Nagos. Though haven't tried on my Dream, which circa 2002.

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For those of you interested in L'Eroica Britannia, I've just seen this on FB. Means anyone can still enter. Hi folks, After a few pre-Christmas technical issues, and despite a few people managing to fight their way through them, we turned off our on-line system in order to fix the bugs. That's now been done and we're delighted to confirm that entries for pre-registrants will open by Friday this week at the latest. All those who successfully pre-registered will receive an email with a PIN code and instructions of how to enter. For everyone else we'll open entries generally on or around Monday 3rd Feb. No emails, no PIN codes; simply a matter of checking www.eroicabritannia.co.uk and hitting the enter now button. We've closed any pre-registrations so general entries will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. We have a camping field which all riders get an FOC pitch in with the entry price. Why not make a weekend of it and come for the 3 nights. Super excited to see you in June. http://www.eroicabritannia.co/www.eroicabritannia.co www.eroicabritannia.co

I'm going to try to sort out something, even if only me. Can you PM me a phone number, so we can track you?

Hi Guys Looking for help. I'm looking for a pair of the old Shimano cleats, the ones used on the last era of strapped pedals. As far as I remeber, they sort of looked like the original Look cleats, but they has a slot at the base, which engaged the back plate of the pedal. Anyone remember these, have a pair I can buy, or borrow. I'm wanting to ride L'Eroica Brittania, and they only allow old school pedals. These old school shimano pedals have quite good support, if you use the cleats that came with them. Anyone help? And, importantly, I can use fairly modern shoes!!! This is the Dura Ace one, which I think is different to the 105 or 6000 one. Not sure.

StevieL Take it you sold your Nago. Thank goodness, I too was one of those sorely tempted every day. But good on you for not being caught. Always be a sceptic, nada for nada. edit too much thumb!

Cool thread! But, the Jameson Raid was a Rhodesian thing, not a South African thing. Epic failure mind you, but just for the history.

Do they do them for MEN, 90 TO 100 Kilograms??

They are fantastic bikes. I bought one in the states in '88 and brought it home. Rode it for a couple of years, a bit like spaghetti if you pushing hard, but incredibly comfortable. Mine was wine red in colour, beautiful. Wish now that I hadn't sold it. Good luck, wish I had a spare 4.5k, but I don't.

Thanks Dion, good idea. Please keep us informed. Thought about doing it myself, as it's all over eBay, but just finding the right fonts.

Ah, memories! My Detto shoes, bought about 1988, I think, my first pair of clipless pedal compatible shoes. The Pumas I bought in the States sometime in 1990. And, believe it or not, the tri-suite is from the Durban Iron Man in 1987. Man I was thin, sorry to say that I wouldn't get one leg into the body section now, sigh!

http://www.forestedge.co.za/petrus-se-brand-cycling-trail.html http://www.sanparks.co.za/assets/images/parks/garden_route/mountain_bikes/petrus-route.jpg or download the google earth file and get the coordintes from: http://www.sanparks.co.za/assets/docs/parks_grnp/mountain_bikes/petrus-route.kmz

Easy enough to park at Garden of Eden, ride up to Diepwalle, enjoy the view and ride back to Garden of Eden. The locals do it all the time. The problem is the start of the 'reverse' first single track section is not well (at all) marked, remember you doing it in reverse. So probably easier to get a map and co-ordinates and plug it into your gps/phone.

LC, I'm not sure where you read that the SUPER was an entry level frame. The info I've been able to find says that the Super was the top of the line frame, made from SL tubing, until about 1983, when the Master came into being. I think there were even Super Mexico models, in ref to Eddy Merckx's 1972 World Record in Mexico 1972. In other words, I think the Super is as valuable as any Master, though Masters seem to be more in demand because of the Gilco tubing. Anyway, that's what I've read, as is the following, 'stolen' from the interwebs!! ========================== Colnago Super Frame Dating (12.18.2011) ========================== 1968 -- "Super" decal on chain stay 1968 -- Fork crown (sand cast) with two holes in the points at each side 1968 -- Fork tangs wide, no cutouts 1968 -- Club cutouts in all three lugs 1968 -- Bottom bracket shell with drilled holes (eight in circle plus one in center) ---- 1970 -- Fork crown (investment cast) semi-sloping, flat front and back with two holes in the points at each side 1970 -- "Playing card" club decal graphics (inspired by 1970 Milano-San Remo victory) ---- 1971 -- Fork crown with clubs in top and two holes in each side 1971 -- Fork tangs narrow, no cutouts (or rarely no tangs) 1971 -- Club cutouts in all three lugs but club in lower head lug is now larger 1971 -- Hole in lower point of seat lug (last year) 1971 -- Bottom bracket shell with club cutout ---- 1972 -- Black Club/COLNAGO decal on head tube/seat tube (two seat tube Worlds bands) and COLNAGO on down tube 1972 -- Fork tangs with two holes (or very rarely three holes tangs or no tangs) 1972 -- Derailleur cable guide braze-ons top of bottom bracket shell 1972 -- Water bottle braze-ons on downtube ---- 1973 -- Wreath seat tube decal with Worlds band at top and bottom 1973 -- Fork crown with clubs on top but no holes in each side 1973 -- Fork tangs with club cutouts (or rarely two hole tangs or no tangs) 1973 -- Club cutout in lower head lug only 1973 -- Introduction of the Super Pantografata ---- 1974 -- Shifter braze-ons on down tube (option before this) ---- 1975 -- Mexico model introduced 1975 -- Diagonal Worlds band added behind black Club/COLNAGO head tube decal 1975 -- Diagonal Worlds band with yellow Club/COLNAGO head tube decal used for one year 1975 -- Vertical COLNAGO seat tube decal with single diagonal Worlds band at top ---- 1976 -- Fork crown with COLNAGO added to clubs on top 1976 -- Short Campagnolo or COLNAGO dropouts ---- 1977 -- Fork crown with shallow triangles cut into back (no recessed brake bolt) 1977 -- Top tube brake cable guide braze-ons (an option before this) ---- 1978 -- Fork crown for recessed brake bolt with shallow triangles cut into back 1978 -- Brake bridge for recessed brake bolt ---- 1980 -- Fluted seat stay caps engraved COLNAGO and straight seat stays (no longer biconical shape) 1980 -- Brake bridge with cast square boss for recessed brake bolt ---- 1981 -- Chain stay bridge is small spool shape (no longer tube shape) ---- 1982 -- Chain stays stamped COLNAGO on sides 1982 -- Derailleur cable routing on underside of bottom bracket ---- 1983 -- Aerodynamic fork crown NOTE: Year dates are approximate; changes might have occurred the end of one year or the beginning of the next for example. Paint schemes, panels, decals and chrome varied according to how importers spec'd their frames, so this all varied considerably and there are anomalies. Dates and details based on the Classic Rendezvous archives, the Wool Jersey Gallery, and Colnago and Bikcology catalogs. Serial numbering only started for Colnago on USA-bound bikes when the CPSC started requiring tracking, etc. West Coast Cycles was importing Colnago at the time and the serial numbers started for their product. There is still no way to determine manufacturing date by the numbers, except that they are 1979 or later....

Man that's one lovely OLMO! I must say I'd be tempted to restore rather than respray, but I'm not the man on the ground, so difficult to make any call. Reading up on Olmo it seems their frames ranged from the sublime, of which yours CrMo seems to be one, to the bloody rubbish. I bought a Competition Olmo from LC a few months back, a nice frame, but nowhere as nice as yours.

A true labour of love LC. She's beautiful, what size sprocket are you using? Anything smaller than a 25 would be too much for me! But an excellent job, I hope she takes you many miles.

Not decided yet what to do with her. She's really a beautiful bike, so may just keep looking at her for a few weeks and then decide. Once I've decided I'll let you all know

Chat to the guys at the BIKE SHOP. They'll know who's in town, where rides (mtb and road) and when rides are leaving from etc. And there's always the Sabrina swim, run cycle (mtb) starting on 28th, I think.

Not sure about that!!! Went for a ride on my MTB yesterday. Had to travel about 6km on a gravel road to get to my main ride area. It's more or less a long 3km downhill, then a an even longer 3km uphill, starting off steeply, but easing out towards the top, last 1km. Anyway, on the downhill I pass this older gentleman (probably same age as me, though I don't see myself that way), smoking his pipe and more or less freewheeling down the gravel hill on this 1960s ish looking bike, with carrier etc. I reach the bottom, start peddling furiously to get up the steepest section. After about 2 or 3 minutes, I'm gasping and this bike comes past me, silently, with the dude still peddling occasionally. I'm perplexed for a second or 2, then I realise it's an old electric bike, as the guy disappears up the hill puffing away at his pipe!!! strue story

The hanger's mine, but not the helicopter.

Built up bikes are stacked upside down in a small room, 4 x 4 m, but the majority, frames, bars, wheels, are in a BIG container, used to be a helicopter hanger (not mine, unfortunately).

I've known I have a problem for some time, but it's not helped!! I'm lucky I live on a farm, so have the space, or the storage anyway. I think I've got more bikes that my LBS, I think about 65 know, though only about 20 are ridable, the others in various stages of completion.

Yeah, they really are beautiful and the ride is fantastic, but then I think most of the high end Italian bikes of the 80s and 90s (steel) were like that. But they're all different. My Tommasi Super Prestige has a really short wheel base, so is a real hill climb or sprint machine, whereas my Daccordi(s) have much longer wheel bases and are real 100km bikes.