Simoncini Cruiser Craziness

[KermitGKona88]

I bought this frame ages ago as an unknown frame and tried to build it up and got an Italian bottom bracket bound up not tight but stuck, so chucked it in the back of the shed and kept scowling at it from time to time. I had built up another fillet brazed frame which I soon came to the conclusion was too big for me, so I sold that and had all the parts hanging around. So about 2 months ago I dug this frame out and with some very ungentle persuassion I wrestled the bottom bracket out. I mostly built it up then started to build road bikes so this got put on the back burner. So Saturday I decided to roll up my sleeves and get it finished........... So as I said at the start I bought this as an unknown frame and I wanted to give it an identity, so like Baldrick I came up with a cunning plan find a list of Italian manufactuers and enter their name into Google followed by the words 'Mountain bike' after ruling out many, I typed in Simoncini Mountain bike and this popped up https://www.google.com/url?client=inter ... YMy2qBkSOg . I noticed a lot of similarities so decided this looks good enough, so a Simoncini it is.

 

[KermitGKona88]

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Frame: 'Simoncini'

Fork: Cr-mo Chromed

Headset: Tange AL Black
Stem: Sakae MT100 'Slingshot'
Handlebar: Factory Racing motocross black
Grips: Oury metallic blue
Barends: N/A

Brakes: Dia-compe
Brake Pads: CLB
Brake Cables: Various
Cantilever cable hangers: Dia-compe
Brake Levers: Dia-compe with gold bolts and Venhill adjusters

Shifters: Suntour ratchet
Front Derailleur: Suntour Mountech
Rear Derailleur: Suntour ARX short cage
Derailleur Cables: Various
Cassette: Sunrace silver
Chain: Shimano HG
Cranks: Stronglight 80
Crank Bolts: X-lite caps
Chainrings: Stronglight 42/32
Chainring bolts: Gold Mowa
Bottom Bracket: Shimano XT
Pedals: DMR V8

Hub Skewers: Spidel/Maillard
Rims: Araya
Hubs: KKT
Nipples: Brass
Spokes: Rustless
Tyres: Kenda Kniption 2.3
Tubes: Inflated

Saddle: Cinelli Unicantor
Seatpost: Ritchey clone
Seatpost Binder: Steel bolt on

Weight: Light enough

 

[madjh]

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Some nice bits there

But the geometry is too retro for me. As a cruiser could work fine.

 

[KermitGKona88]

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Some nice bits there

But the geometry is too retro for me. As a cruiser could work fine.

Cheers, it is a lovely upright laid back cruiser just as I had hoped but she feels like she would go with higher gearing.

 

[KermitGKona88]

A timely thread ressurection... Simoncini + Halfords Assist E-Bike = ???

 

[kermisking]

That is a lovely looking Simoncini , I like the Cinelli saddle and chrome forks a shame there are no rear rack braze ons that I can see .

 

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A timely thread ressurection... Simoncini + Halfords Assist E-Bike = ???View attachment 631105

Do it

 

[KermitGKona88]

Do it

I hope to, the guy selling the E-bike messaged me this morning telling me he had been called away to work and will be away for a few days, but he did ask if I wanted to be contacted when he came back so fingers crossed.