Chro Mo Posted March 15, 2014 Share Awesome job, well done.The 600 downtube shifters you gave me sit proudly on this one. The technomic stem is a wee bit long, so I will source a shorter replacement. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanpmb Posted March 18, 2014 Share Some more progress on the Gemini. Almost running. Full 600 Group on.Cinelli Groove bars fitted.And rolling on some skanky yellow Vittoria tyres . Chro Mo, Loose cog and Spidermonkey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailman Posted March 18, 2014 Share Im afraid it isn't mine (I wish it was). I will find the link and post it here. Not like you Morpheus, you have such a wonderful array of toys it really would not surprise me if you were to reconstruct a thing of such magnificence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Engine Posted March 19, 2014 Share Some more progress on the Gemini. Almost running. Full 600 Group on.Cinelli Groove bars fitted.And rolling on some skanky yellow Vittoria tyres . Looking great. Ryanpmb and Chro Mo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cartman Posted March 19, 2014 Share This is my new project I am hoping to build. 1983 Diamondback Silver Streak. Its missing a few things so if anyone has any, please let me know. Thanks. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/854/1jl2.jpg Stretched@Birth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted March 19, 2014 Share My Bianchi with 7400 Dura Ace. Can anyone help me identify the frame model? Chro Mo and quintonb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted March 19, 2014 Share My Bianchi with 7400 Dura Ace. Can anyone help me identify the frame model? Jules - it could be a Reparto Corse TSX - is it mid 90s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loose cog Posted March 19, 2014 Share Jules Have a look around this site. I am sure you will find it informative. http://velobase.com/Velos/ViewModel.aspx?ID=14AEBDF0-08FC-4A3D-9A9D-EC44439B89EC&Enum=201&AbsPos=4&SearchID=a47e6ace-c1f6-4fa2-9845-3a1d7489b2cb&PgOffset=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted March 19, 2014 Share Eldron, not sure of the year. Thanks LC, will check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted March 19, 2014 Share Jules Can't remember where I found this, but I found it somewhere in the interwebs! It'll help you date the frame anyway. AND MAYBE GIVE YOU SOME INFO ON YOURS LC The top three Bianchi bike models from the late 70s to the mid 80s werethe Tipo Corsa, Super Leggera, and Super Corsa, plus the Specialissimaframe set (came in Celeste). The Tipo Corsa used the cheaper ColumbusAlle tubing, and the Super Leggera, Super Corsa and Speciallisimaframeset were made with Columbus SL and Colubus SP depending on theframe size (I think the over 57cm c-t size frames were SP). Yes, there was a Specialissima in the 80s but it was sold as a frameset, not as a complete bike. In the 1960s there was a bike model calledthe Specialissima (the few that I have seen were black). I believe thiswas the second model down from the team bike (always Celeste). There was a fairly recent discussion (argument) on the list about themodel name "Specialissima" being interchangeable with the model name"Super Leggera". A famous (infamous) earlyexlistmember said he had a1978 Bianchi catalog that showed a "mod. Specialissima Super Leggera" asproof that the two names were interchangeable. I countered with thisexample of a "mod. Specialissima Corsa Professionale"<http://bulgier.net/p...ianchi1/9h.jpg>that I believe shows the team bike from 1968 to 1973, to show the nameswere not used interchangeably. Incidentally, I would guess that theBianchi mod. Super Leggera dates to Campagnolo's introduction of it'sSuperleggera parts in 1971. Bianchi went from the semi flat fork crown to the aero fork crown in1985 with the introduction of their Centinario 100th anniversary bike. Two sets of water bottle bosses and semi-sloping dropouts was the early90s bikes I believe. 1981:- Tipo Corsa, Columbus Aelle tubing, Nuovo Record equipped- Super Leggera, Columbus SL & SP tubing, Super Record reduced, chromehead lugs- Super Corsa - Columbus SL & SP tubing, Super Record, chrome head lugs 1982:- Tipo Corsa, Columbus Aelle tubing, Nuovo Record equipped- Super Leggera, Columbus SL & SP tubing, Super Record reduced, nochrome head lugs- Super Corsa, Columbus SL & SP tubing, Super Record, no chrome head lugs 1983:- Tipo Corsa, Columbus Aelle tubing, Nuovo Record equipped- Super Leggera, Columbus SL & SP tubing, Super Record reduced, nochrome head lugs- no Super Corsa offered- Specialissima frame, no chrome head lugs, no model name on top tube,celeste paint 1984:- Tipo Corsa, Columbus Aelle tubing, Nuovo Record equipped- Super Leggera, Columbus SL & SP tubing, Super Record reduced, nochrome head lugs- no Super Corsa offered- Specialissima frame, no chrome head lugs, no model name on top tube,celeste paint 1985 intro aero fork crown:- Centenario 1986:- Super Leggera, Columbus SL & SP, Chorus Syncro, aero fork crown Here's the Bianchi catalog scans on Mark Bulgier's web site (linked fromthe links page on my www.velo-retro.com web site too). Below are mybest estimates on the dates of the catalogs shown. Anyone have moreaccurate date info? Unfortunately the bike specification pages were notscanned for the catalogs on the site. <http://bulgier.net/p.../bike/Catalogs>'70s Bianchi Catalog <dir> bianchi11981 Bianchi Catalog <dir> bianchi811981 Bianchi Catalog <dir> bianchi31983 Bianchi Catalog <dir> bianchi41984 Bianchi Catalog <dir> bianchi21985 Bianchi Catalog <dir> bianchi61986 Bianchi Catalog <dir> bianchi5 Super Leggera '82 (chrome on head lugs):<http://bulgier.net/p...bianchi3/7.jpg> Super Corsa '82 bike (chrome on head lugs):<http://bulgier.net/p...bianchi3/8.jpg> Super Leggera '83 bike (no chrome on head lugs):<http://bulgier.net/p...bianchi4/8.jpg> Specialissima '83 frame set specs:<http://bulgier.net/p...ianchi4/9b.jpg><http://bulgier.net/p...ianchi4/9c.jpg> Specialissima '84 frame set specs:http://bulgier.net/p.../bianchi2/9.jpg Edited March 19, 2014 by heyyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted March 21, 2014 Share LC's Colnago X-lite. Maybe he's too modest to post it here, or maybe he thinks it's not retro enough. But she really is a beauty! Chro Mo and Loose cog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Mo Posted March 21, 2014 Share LC's Colnago X-lite. Maybe he's too modest to post it here, or maybe he thinks it's not retro enough. But she really is a beauty!Very nice. Elegant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Engine Posted March 21, 2014 Share LC's Colnago X-lite. Maybe he's too modest to post it here, or maybe he thinks it's not retro enough. But she really is a beauty!Very cool ride there. Is that the frame that was for sale a while back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loose cog Posted March 22, 2014 Share Thank you Heyyou, I didn't know whether to post here or on the Colnago or Campagnolo forums. Yes, I bought the frame a few months ago from a hubber in Cape Town. It had a few scratches and a small ding on the top tube so I had the frame touched up. It came out very nice and reminds me of my first Italian bike I ever owned back in +-1981, an Attala. After buying the frame I needed a group set and wheels so I looked around but the new stuff is so expensive! I then got a good deal on a Bianchi 928 with Record Titanium. I stripped the Bianchi and sold off the frame. I kept the bars but when I looked at putting them on the Master it looked too chunky so I bought a NOS ITM Millennium alu bar and stem. I still need a seat post and hoping to get another hubber to come down on the price of a Look carbon stem. If not, I will wait until something suitable becomes available. Any advise or offers would be appreciated! The Eurus wheels are from the Bianchi and look quite modern but not out of place. The Record Titanium group set works well and was easy to set up. Confession, this is my first external BB and I admit I find it very smooth. I know it is not too retro but will be soon given the pace of technology. Anyway, how does she ride? Went for a second ride this morning with the missus out around Kyalami and through Midrand back on Maxwell Drive home. The Master climbs well and as I am a climber I enjoyed riding out of the saddle. Sandton is blessed with amazing potholes and the Master is very nimble and twitchy on some of the stretches or road we travelled this morning. Not as easy letting go of the bars as on my Lux Dream but I will get used to the more aggressive handling. Here are some more photos shown with the missus' C40. Ryanpmb, DJR, Chro Mo and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javadude Posted March 22, 2014 Share That's a very interesting Master. I have never seen one with rear dropouts like that. Would be interested to know if that was an option or refitted afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanpmb Posted March 22, 2014 Share That's a very interesting Master. I have never seen one with rear dropouts like that. Would be interested to know if that was an option or refitted afterwards.If I remember correctly the original ad for the frame explained the mod to the drop outs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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