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thekidmalone's 1991 Ferraroli Etna Hello everyone, Our colleague addicted recently suggested that I should submit my recently acquired 1991 Ferraroli Etna in the running for May BOTM. As I've learned never to argue with an addict, here it is, submitted for your consideration...

Thanks for all of the kind words, everyone. @addicted - OK, since I don't intend to tweak/tune this bike much further than adding a SQ-M730, I will submit it for BOTM. @Rod_Saetan - I'd be happy to help you make that wish come true, PM me with your preferences. @videojetman - The tyres come...

Re: Here's a list of relevant tires not yet mentioned, offering at least the option of a non-black sidewall, and presented in increasing order of both price and how hard it is to find them on this side of the Atlantic. Continental Grand Prix Classic, 700 x 25 Clément Strada LGG, 700 x 25 or...

Re: Does partial pink count? Sadly, the original paint on this Swiss-made classic was ruined by the repair of the previously internal rear brake cable routing, and it is currently being re-finished. The result will still be a half pink, vertical gradient fade like this, but the lavender on...

Hello everyone, My first Etna was frankly, while solid as a daily driver, a bit boring by Ferraroli standards. It lacked several hallmarks of the brand: a gradient faded paint scheme, multi-colored splatter effect, a lugged fork crown and a bullmoose handlebar/stem combo...

Re: Hello everyone, Whilst my future plans for the re-build of this recently acquired mountain bike do not include drop bars, their inclusion in the previous owner's build somehow makes sense, considering its history. And no, while the bike is now mine, the giant, black SUV is not...

Is there anyone located near Manheim, PA, preferably someone who rides shorter than average frames, who can pick this up for me right away? https://lancaster.craigslist.org/bik/5021241521.html Assuming no dents or cracks in the frame, I'd be happy to pay twice the seller's asking price for...

British steel, brazed in the land of VictorINOX Hello everyone, Here is a mid-1980s Ferraroli Jura, brazed with Reynolds 501 All-Terrain tubing in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The tubing sticker, although rough, is still legible. The cable housing stop, brazed onto the ears at the top of...

Re: Hi Nick, Dibs on the seven speed shift levers, please. Thanks, The Kid

thekidmalone's 1993 Ferraroli Grazioso thekidmalone's 1993 Ferraroli Grazioso Apologies in advance for the resto-mod build this time. Rest assured, I have some period -correct Ferraroli projects in the works, which will be shared here when ready. WARNING: Explicit wishbone monostay content...

Re: I have some XTR M70/R pads for ceramic rims surplus to my current requirements. PM me if interested.

Re: Assuming we overcome the visa issues which prevented us from visiting the UK a couple weeks ago, my family and I plan to drive up from Switzerland to participate. I hope to bring a couple of bikes which would both improve the ratio of 1980s to 1990s, as well as represent brands/builders...

Hello from Switzerland, As I remember, Concept was the parts and accessories brand for Lawee Cycles in the USA, who were best known for their Univega bike brand. It could be that they created this "One Off Proto" as a showpiece to highlight the components available through the Concept brand and...

BC meets PA! Any Off Road Toad is a treasure, but one with a Grove Innovations high-rise Hammerhead bar/stem combo and a Hardcore fork (with U-Brake posts!!!) is approaching absolute zero on the cool scale. What really makes the Grove Innovations parts work for me on this bike is the oval...

Hello everyone, My frame and fork were originally built with a Sante group, including the headset, which has a shorter than normal stack height. I am re-building with Dura-Ace 7400, but the headset stack height from that group is much too large for the fork. Therefore, I need to find an HP-7600...

Clément Strada LGG? I haven't tried them yet, but really liked the way these looked the first time I saw them in person. Clément Strada LGG 60tpi Folding bead only 70a single compound tread Tan sidewalls in 700x25 and 700x28 Cheers, The Kid

Re: Hello everyone, and thanks for the comments on this bike's rear view, which I agree with completely. The Ferraroli brothers, Alain and Florent, built bikes under their family name from 1982-1998, primarily in the French-speaking, Jura mountain city of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Their...

Re: Hello from Switzerland, Colnago called this style their Freuler geometry. It's named after Urs Freuler, the tall, mustachioed Swiss road and track sprinter prominent, if not dominant, in the 1980s. For quite a while, Colnago used these extended seat and head tubes on most frame sizes over...

Hello everyone, I picked up this frameset in a local on-line auction early last year, and didn't know exactly what to do with it for the longest time. First, a friend and fellow vintage road bike lover suggested that I do a resto-mod/neo-retro build on one of my other Ferraroli road frames with...

Re: Hello bg2, I know your pain; see my Road Wanted post looking for a 27.0mm crown race for a Shimano HP-6400 (600 Ultegra) headset. Unfortunately, I will be half a world away from my parts stash for more than a week more before arriving home. I do have a partial 105 headset from the...