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An acquaintence has the bike and needs a BB assy. He says it is a JIS taper spindle. Does anyone know if they used JIS tapered spindles or if that is most likely a replacement that someone put in not realizing (or caring) about the difference between JIS and ISO taper length? Thank you!

I have a list of more than 1000 Italian marques and I did not find it. Surprising since it is not that old of a frame (mid 80ish). It could be that the frame was not actually built by "Bono". It may have been a shop that had their frames made and badged by a contract or independent builder, but...

That was what I was referring to. I had a machine shop make me one for the lefthand application. I think I needed it for some Chorus/CdA cranks also.

Thanks to all for this interesting thread. A lot of information and details revealed that I was unaware of. A note regarding the maps previously mentioned. I have the Italian map and it is quite good, but still a lot of builders not shown as I have been years in trying to document Italian...

We might be able to tell the date from the components installed (if original). If it has a Sturmey-Archer hub, as mentioned earlier, there should be a date code on it (last 2 digits of year, and number of the month in which it was built; I do have a hub with date code 69 13, but I am unaware of...

I agree with the assessment of Campagnolo inline derailleurs regarding performance post-Sun Tour's drop/offset/slant mechs. The Campagnolo inlines all essentially have the same performance from Gran Sport to C Record. My favorite "early" Campagnolo RD would be the Athena relating to better...

It is a left hand thread tool. I have seen a couple aftermarket versions, but as you are learning they are not easy to find, and usually run (at least Camp ones) much higher in price than they should be. I think the last Camp one I saw was about $100 which is more than the crankset cost me.

@cce I have an '84 Trek 660. Your bike seems substantially newer than 1982 given the decals. The main value is in the frame tubing used (my Trek is Reynolds 531CS tubing; kitted with Camp. Nuovo Record) and components. My bike is worth about $300-$400 (US market); but worth much more parted out...

C4 is the company name not a model name. Knowing Rossin as an innovator, I would think that they created their own CF frames (Rossin shaped its steel tubes inhouse, e.g. Ghibli model). That paint is identical to a Rossin late 80s- early 90s (?) frame I have; surprised it was used for as long as...

I looked at the photos (which did not help much), and saw the Shimano "positron" shifter which was more of a mid 70s to mid 80s thing before Shimano introduced the "SIS" components. Not sure how long the "positron" system remained in use, but I believe it was still being used in the mid 80s at...

Never heard of them myself. Looks to be a lower to mid end roadster from the 80s, maybe 90s; but unknown what original components would have been. Any tubing decal might help tell origin and quality level. I think "SCOOP" is the model more than the brand, but it may also be a previous owner's...

Same company Ernesto Colnago worked at before starting this own company. I have the Gloria Garabaldina road bike with Camp. cambio corsa system. Company had been around since the early '20s.

That lug pattern was being used by them in the very late 50s and very early 60s; not sure when it was first used or when it stopped being used. Very odd pump pegs indeed; they should help make it more easy to identify. Head badge should be 50s (early/mid?) to possibly early 60s (or later?).

I must be an anomaly. I am fairly short 5'6.5", but I like longer cranks for leverage when climbing. I use 170s (never used anything shorter) for most riding (I tend to ride higher gears). My climber has the longer cranks (177.5mm); I am out of the saddle most of the time using that bike so leg...

1970 Raleigh Sports. OE except: removed grips and made custom leather ones, pedals exchanged for toe clips for "racing", B.72 saddle got replaced with a Brooks Flyer, custom leather wrapped pump handle. S-A hub has an odd date code of "69 13" which would not be possible; but I assume it...

It's like getting your bike certified by UCI; If at first you don't succeed....... I kept thinking mine was too new, but still met the criteria for the RBotM.

Jesper's '98/'99 Quitana Roo Kilo (USA made frame by Omnium?) I can only test ride it short distances; too small! Fixed it up to sell.

Looking at that frame I see nothing akin to the Colnago "Saronni" models which had pantographed stay caps and fork crowns, and lug cut-outs. I think it might not be a Colnago Saronni, but was badged as one (maybe it was a late '80s Tecnotrat Saronni and had wrong decals added later?) . The early...

Thanks for all of the favorable comments!! I am always happy to get even one vote; I always vote for someone other than myself, and it seems, rarely the winner. This time I did vote for the winner, at my own entry's expense! My bike actually got a little more original since that photo; I had a...

1070s: "The Dark Ages" when Satan was temporarily set free on a "work release" program!