john ferguson
Dirt Disciple
I bought this bike new out of the window display at Turin in Chicago at 1:00AM on a Sunday morning in 1968 - $200!!. I ran it on the sew-ups quite successfully for 5 years before moving to a less-bike friendly neighborhood. With divorce in 1980 and move to Wheeling, Ill, I suddenly had more time and was doing 20 mile runs before work every day - out to Mundelein and back. I replaced the rims with aero clinchers, the brakes and stem with Dura Ace and sometime later a suntour 6 13-28 speed freewheel and Campi triple chain ring crank and the campi bottom bracket I needed to make this work. I still have the original Nuovo Record rear dereailleur which asonishingly shifts the 28T.
That's where it is now, but.....
I'm 81, I haven't ridden this bike in 20 years and am no longer comfortable with down-tube shifters - my balance is a bit twitchy. I want indexed brifters.
I bought a SunTour Ultra 6 13-28 Freewheel which hasn't come yet.
I think I'd like to have Campi brifters. Used will be fine. I could go with Shimano with one of their derailleurs if that is likely to work.
I'm assuming a long cage rear derailleur will be needed, and a 3x8 shifter set. Will a Campi 3x8 set work, and if so what should I get for an indexable rear derailleur?
And feel free to tell me if you see something stupid here.
That's where it is now, but.....
I'm 81, I haven't ridden this bike in 20 years and am no longer comfortable with down-tube shifters - my balance is a bit twitchy. I want indexed brifters.
I bought a SunTour Ultra 6 13-28 Freewheel which hasn't come yet.
I think I'd like to have Campi brifters. Used will be fine. I could go with Shimano with one of their derailleurs if that is likely to work.
I'm assuming a long cage rear derailleur will be needed, and a 3x8 shifter set. Will a Campi 3x8 set work, and if so what should I get for an indexable rear derailleur?
And feel free to tell me if you see something stupid here.