Blackbike
Retro Guru
So what we have here is a 1983 Colnago Superissimo with a Beppe Saronni Giro d'Italia victory commemorative factory pearl pink paint job.
So in my tiny little mind this makes this bike one of the rarest Saronni Colnago frames. I have only seen one other, please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
The build met my expectations. The concept was to maintain the look of vintage without compromising the performance. It's fast, handles exceptionally well just like a Super should, rides very well indeed, shifting well its indexed 10 speed Dura-Ace it really doesn't get any better.
The build was painless, as the frame was sourced from Ebay and the rear spacing was cold set to 130mm, the frame was clamped to a large tooling plate at work and corrected to straight, square and parallel using the bottom bracket centerline as the master reference, the fork was done as a separate operation using the stem as the master reference.
So the build, I am in love with the 1980's aero bikes and its built with...
Campagnolo C Record crankset with Campagnolo Record 10-speed EPS chain rings 52-39.
Campagnolo Record late model Pista bottom bracket.
Chorus Monoplaner 2nd gen brakes.
Late model Record headset.
Record aero seatpost.
Cinelli XA stem.
3TTT Superleggero Gimondi handlebars.
Cheap and Cheerful Shimano BL-R400 brake levers.
Ideale 90 titanium frame leather saddle.
Dura-Ace 7900 12-25 10 speed titanium cassette.
Sram PC-1091R hollow pin chain.
Dura-Ace 7800 10 speed rear derailleur.
Dura-Ace 7800 10 speed front derailleur.
Dura-Ace 7900 10 speed downtube shifters
Cable and housing. Yes.
Frame pump, Silca.
Bottle cage, Nitto 80.
Hubs, Suzue Classica, 36.
QR's, Mavic Helium.
Spokes, Wheelsmith DB-14, tied and soldered.
Rims, Mavic Open Pro, 36.
Tires, Vittoria Corsa Graphene 2.0
Please Note: This bicycle was constructed and is documented at the world famous Bikewrenchers Inn.
Best Wishes And A Happy Friday: Mike
So in my tiny little mind this makes this bike one of the rarest Saronni Colnago frames. I have only seen one other, please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
The build met my expectations. The concept was to maintain the look of vintage without compromising the performance. It's fast, handles exceptionally well just like a Super should, rides very well indeed, shifting well its indexed 10 speed Dura-Ace it really doesn't get any better.
The build was painless, as the frame was sourced from Ebay and the rear spacing was cold set to 130mm, the frame was clamped to a large tooling plate at work and corrected to straight, square and parallel using the bottom bracket centerline as the master reference, the fork was done as a separate operation using the stem as the master reference.
So the build, I am in love with the 1980's aero bikes and its built with...
Campagnolo C Record crankset with Campagnolo Record 10-speed EPS chain rings 52-39.
Campagnolo Record late model Pista bottom bracket.
Chorus Monoplaner 2nd gen brakes.
Late model Record headset.
Record aero seatpost.
Cinelli XA stem.
3TTT Superleggero Gimondi handlebars.
Cheap and Cheerful Shimano BL-R400 brake levers.
Ideale 90 titanium frame leather saddle.
Dura-Ace 7900 12-25 10 speed titanium cassette.
Sram PC-1091R hollow pin chain.
Dura-Ace 7800 10 speed rear derailleur.
Dura-Ace 7800 10 speed front derailleur.
Dura-Ace 7900 10 speed downtube shifters
Cable and housing. Yes.
Frame pump, Silca.
Bottle cage, Nitto 80.
Hubs, Suzue Classica, 36.
QR's, Mavic Helium.
Spokes, Wheelsmith DB-14, tied and soldered.
Rims, Mavic Open Pro, 36.
Tires, Vittoria Corsa Graphene 2.0
Please Note: This bicycle was constructed and is documented at the world famous Bikewrenchers Inn.
Best Wishes And A Happy Friday: Mike
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