Retro Bicycle Thread

[Fixer]

56cm Eddy Merckx MX Leader for sale... Team GAN 

with NIB Cinelli AX stem to match.

 

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I recently purchased a carbon frame with aluminium lugs with fake Alan stickers stuck across the DT and a big fat "A" on the HT. I didn't so much bother to check whether the frame was real or not, I was just interested in the components on the bike at the time. Pretty soon (about 3 hours later), I had forgotten about said components and I needed to figure out what the hell this frame was.

 

There were no names or branding on the frame or fork (other than the fake Alan stickers). A quick post for help right here on The Hub help yielded little, except for that the frame might be a Carbonio. The inner top tube cabling was unlike any Carbonio though, but the lugs, and in particular break bridge and dropouts were identical!

 

Two sleepless nights later, I stripped her down completely, (the bike), and still there was nothing. The only marking at all was "54X54 74", stamped across the BB, referring to the top tube, seat size and angle. Shout-out to Loose cog! 

 

Then I stumbled across a picture of a Carbonio, in particular, a Corsa Super Carbonio (circa 90's I think) and the first thing that caught my eye was the inner top tube cable guides. And then, the lack of branding on the lug that sat above the seat stays and the fork were identical to mine (earlier Carbonio's had "Alan" stamped everywhere). 

 

All I'm awaiting now is confirmation from Alan themselves, providing the dude I mailed speaks English/ knows how to use Google Translate.

 

Have a look at the pics and compare them to the one I found on the net. I'll put those in the following post. The frame (including fork) will be up for sale shortly. I'd like to sell it to someone who will restore her and keep her on the road, so PM me if you're interested.

 

Okay, enough words, here's the pics of the frame as best as i could capture them with my phone and $h!tty lighting...

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Bam

[Rolfalps]

Thanks and that is good to know...i only know mtb stuff.

Noted how do you tell the difference between the two bottom brackets and cranks?

The Veloce BB has the appearance that you see in your photos . It looks a little like a rosette with those little cutouts all the way round . The Record crank has a different configuration of the chainring bolts compared to other Campag cranks. On the Record crank , one of the chainring bolts is located behind the crank arm , while with all other Campag cranks , all 5 chainring bolts are visible.

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Latest addition...

[quintonb]

So I finally got my Colnago Master back from painting this Friday. Ready to assemble. Have some stuff coming from the UK, so hopefully this postal strike won't go on too much longer as I really need to ride this bike. I'm pretty happy with the end result.

[Loose cog]

Hi Quinton. The bike's come out super nice. Love the paint work, especially the complete fading of the lattice toward the middle. You will have to arrange to do the Herald in Feb!

[quintonb]

May be a plan... Will see what father Christmas brings in my bonus... Lol... And if the post office has decided to go back to work...

[HeyYou]

If guys are planning on coming down i can explore a group accommodation booking.

 

I can't promise anything, but i can explore.

[HeyYou]

If guys are planning on coming down i can explore a group accommodation booking.

 

I can't promise anything, but i can explore.

[Cippo]

@quintonb, please post some pics in Colnago thread when she is done. Absolutely gorgeous paintwork.

[GreatGusto]

Freaking hell.  Awesome.

[Eric Cartman]

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[Eric Cartman]

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[NISI]

56cm Eddy Merckx MX Leader for sale... Team GAN 

with NIB Cinelli AX stem to match.

Man I miss my MXL,pitty its written off

[Cippo]

1985 Altieri Custom with Super Record.