Retro Bicycle Thread

[DJR]

I too have been mulling the idea over, of doing the Argus on my BiTitan Master ...

VERY stylish!

[Eppie]

Doing it on my C50... does that count?

That C50 looks super fast. Beautiful.

[Eppie]

This is the Colnago Master I am using for the Argus. She is a 7 speed. All Campagnolo Record accept for the calipers and rear derailleur that are Chorus.  Biggest gear at back is a 24, but I still have time to get something bigger. Someone got some Record compact chainrings for me?

Edited February 26, 2016 by Eppie

[Eppie]

Funny that you should mention that......I did last years shorty on the old lady (Colnago Bititan, with C-record. Since added Shamal wheelset.) That little cassette is rough on the legs going up Suikerbossie though.......I'll see what I feel like on the day.

What is the lightest gear at the back DJR, 23?

[DJR]

What is the lightest gear at the back DJR, 23?

21

[Eppie]

21

Hectic!

[HeyYou]

I remember when a 12-19 straight block 8spd was a common sight. My knees remember it very well too

 

Yup, it was a different life!

 

52/42 and 12/19, or 13/19 for 6/7 spd, those were the days, now it's 13/28, and 50/34 and I still struggle to get up the hills!!!

 

Can only hit 40 km/h going vertically down.

[tracknut]

True story :-)

Hey look at this "corncob" DA 12-19, 7 speed nice close ratios. Not too sure what the problem is? I have done several 94.7 on my 1950's single speed with 52-20 gearing and it has many more climbs than the Argus...

[HeyYou]

Hey look at this "corncob" DA 12-19, 7 speed nice close ratios. Not too sure what the problem is? I have done several 94.7 on my 1950's single speed with 52-20 gearing and it has many more climbs than the Argus...

 

Ha, but then you woke up!

[DJR]

Hey look at this "corncob" DA 12-19, 7 speed nice close ratios. Not too sure what the problem is? I have done several 94.7 on my 1950's single speed with 52-20 gearing and it has many more climbs than the Argus...

Them tracknut types have legs like Freestate farmers necks!

[Eppie]

Hey look at this "corncob" DA 12-19, 7 speed nice close ratios. Not too sure what the problem is? I have done several 94.7 on my 1950's single speed with 52-20 gearing and it has many more climbs than the Argus...

That will look great in my display cabinet , won't work for my old legs up Suikerbossie though

[tracknut]

That will look great in my display cabinet , won't work for my old legs up Suikerbossie though

I don't have a display cabinet...

[Badsam]

Hi all, I need some help ID'ing a frame!

 

I picked this up over the weekend as I needed some parts off of it. I haven't really gotten down to stripping and cleaning yet, but from what I can tell, it's had a respray. Some more details: 

• Cinelli BB shell, 
  
• Campagnolo rear dropouts,
  
• 3 cable guides on top tube,
  
• no bridge between chain stays (indicating a high end frame?)
  

The BB seems to have a serial number that's rather difficult to read due to the respray. I have a plan to get it on paper which I will most probably attempt tomorrow. The fork is from a Daccordi (Silva d/o's) but I haven't been able to find any leads to it being an original or its use in conjunction with the frame. Here are some (bad) pics: 

[Loose cog]

Looking at the seat lug and the way the seat stays are joined it may be a Daccordi? I am no expert though.

[Wazza_pe]

Looking at the seat lug and the way the seat stays are joined it may be a Daccordi? I am no expert though.

Do you think it might be an older one then as it looks nothing like any of the '80's Daccordis I've seen??

Edited February 29, 2016 by Wazza_pe

[Wazza_pe]

So, to sort of answer my previous question to Loose Cog, that Cinelli cast bb shell seems to only have been produced after 1982. So I guess we can assume that the frame was probably built between '82 - '90. 
Correctly identifying could be complete hit and miss, but I personally don't think it is from any of the big Italian makers.