BICYCLES • Road
When I was young, I desperately wanted a “pro-bike“ with Campagnolo components...so when I graduated college, started working and earning a paycheck, I used to scan the classifieds (remember?) for old bike deals – and that is how I came across this bike – which I now call my “retirement bike.” It is a mid-1970s Italian bike (Frejus?) and it had no decals and was quite beat-up with chipped paint, peeling chrome (head lugs, dropouts...), rust, scratched parts – but the 1974 Campagnolo Nuovo Record gruppo is complete – all for $125. The restoration has been a long process – a little paint, a few small parts – almost there...
FRAME / FORK:
Mid-1970s Italian (Frejus?) – lugged Reynolds 531 / Reynolds 531, orange powdercoat
HEADSET:
Campagnolo Nuovo Record
HANDLEBARS / STEM:
Cinelli 63, Benotto cello tape / Cinelli 1A
WHEELS:
Campagnolo Record hi-flange hubs, DT spokes, Mavic MA40 rims, Vittoria Pro-Team Courier T.T. tires
DRIVETRAIN:
Campagnolo Nuovo Record crankset – 42/52t, Regina Corsa freewheel – 14-21t, Campagnolo Nuovo Record derailleurs, Sedisport chain
PEDALS:
Campagnolo Nuovo Record, Cristophe steel toe-clips, Alfredo Binda leather toe straps
BRAKES / SHIFTERS:
Campagnolo Nuovo Record, generic hoods / Campagnolo Record
SADDLE / SEATPOST:
Cinelli Unicanitor, suede / Campagnolo Nuovo Record
NOTES:
T.A. steel cage
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