Your vintage bike

super_prestige

northcliff66

Just bought this. Nothing done to it yet.

Matthewfalle

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19720667#p19720667]Peat[/url] wrote:

I gone done saved a Peugout from a skip.

Not a glorious model, but it was in reasonable condition. A bloody good clean, new wheels, tyres, cables and bar tape and it rides like a dream. A mid 80's French dream:

I've got one of those in the loft - got it for nothing, gave it to my brother, has been in my loft for the past few years while he is away. They rock.

Top bike that man.

telesv650

1949 Rudge. Made to look like a 1920's Rudge. Fixwheel and used rarely as the brake is shocking.

Best ride: BoA hillclimb. Done is period dress it rode a treat on the closed road.



1951 Sun Mist. 3 speed tourer.

Best Ride: Gospel pass. 75miles of sunshine and fun.



1961 Triumph Roadster

My commuter. Front lamp is a modified dynamo unit with a Topeak LED lamp in it. Rear light is a 60's Wipac motorcycle lamp with Leds in it.



All came from the skip.

ritchiel1707

Good afternoon,

Only two photos so far...

This is my 1981ish Spezzotto. I got it from Steel Vintage Bikes in Berlin.





I don't know an awful lot about Spezzotto, except that they are a small frame builders who did some frames for the likes of Colango, apparently.

I would really appreciate it if anyone has any information on the company or even this particular bike.

Thanks for looking.

Richie

Matthewfalle

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19760712#p19760712]ritchiel1707[/url] wrote:

Good afternoon,

Only two photos so far...

This is my 1981ish Spezzotto. I got it from Steel Vintage Bikes in Berlin.





I don't know an awful lot about Spezzotto, except that they are a small frame builders who did some frames for the likes of Colango, apparently.

I would really appreciate it if anyone has any information on the company or even this particular bike.

Thanks for looking.

Richie

That's really nice - spotless. Good work that man!

team47b

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19760712#p19760712]ritchiel1707[/url] wrote:

Good afternoon,

Only two photos so far...

This is my 1981ish Spezzotto. I got it from Steel Vintage Bikes in Berlin.





I don't know an awful lot about Spezzotto, except that they are a small frame builders who did some frames for the likes of Colango, apparently.

I would really appreciate it if anyone has any information on the company or even this particular bike.

Thanks for looking.

Richie

Nice!

Send them an email I'm sure they would like to see it.

info@ciclispezzotto.com

ovi

just repainted this

ajax_bay

Is that an Ordinary tyre against your fence?

ovi

its an old table top, just working on what I can adapt it for.

mummybear007

Retro:
Tommasini Super Prestige Full Campagnolo C/W Delta`s

Race:
Moda Stretto, Force Groupset, American Classic Carbon 58`s

That is one sweet ride.... Just beautiful!!!

northcliff66

northcliff66 wrote:

Just bought this. Nothing done to it yet.

Frame respray by Argos.

Flambes

De Rosa and Gios....as they came to me, Gios needs some pedals, De Rosa some new tyres, otherwise pretty much perfect!

PhilPub

Go on then, my Ron Cooper (1987) in its current guise, patiently waiting for the clocks to go back and roads to dry out properly.



And in various incarnations, mainly since being resprayed and kitted out with modern gear four years ago, not long before Ron passed away:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/37023885@N06/albums/72157629316172017

ducatikid

1986 Dawes Stratos, repainted



Raleigh Corsa going through restoration

rubertoe

Where do you get these bikes from - I so much hanker after something vintage - Bought a £40 bike on the bay and it is a heap of £40 junk.

Matthewfalle

rubertoe wrote:

Where do you get these bikes from - I so much hanker after something vintage - Bought a £40 bike on the bay and it is a heap of £40 junk.

Mine turned up as part of a deal from an LBS (Vitus thing), scruffy Basso Ascot out of a skip, mint Peugeot Premiere from re-cyclables down the dump, the irrepressible, stunning love god that is Dirk from same.

Pure chance really.

964cup

Vitus 979 in 57/58 blue anodised (some sort of mk1.5 with the grub screw seat clamp but only one set of cage bolts and French threads and sizing throughout).
Shimano 600ex French headset
Kalloy 25mm post
San Marco Rolls in blue
3TTT Status stem (105), hand-sanded down to 22mm, anodising removed and polished. Took forever, and could probably still be improved.
Nitto noodle bars
Zefal alloy cage
Selcof (Planet-X cheapie) bar tape, Cinelli alloy plugs
Campag Record 8spd ergos, rear mech (Ti), front mech and cassette (Record Exadrive 13-26)
Shimano cable stops, customised with bits from another pair to get rid of the grey plastic
Campag Chorus (modern) skeleton brakes, Swissstop blue pads
KMC chain
Sugino XD2 chainset (175) with Stronglight Zicral rings (50/34)
Velo Orange Grand Cru French thread BB
BLB crank bolts with anodized self-extractors
Shimano SPD pedals
Campag Shamal tubular wheelset, 8sp Exadrive Record hubs, slightly mismatched rims (collective wisdom seems to be that the front is older)
Vittoria Corsa CG tubs
Jagwire cabling

Quite pleased with this. Easily the cheapest thing I've built, yet I think it's very pretty. Some compromises for its intended purpose, which is gentle tooling about while I recuperate from my back operation, so it's geared for easy spinning and has modern brakes and flatter bars.

Still to do:
Fit a stepped ferrule to the chainstay end of the rear mech cable outer (on order)
Replace the bar tape with something that matches the saddle properly (possibly on order, depends what the colour is like when it turns up)
Possibly replace the pads - not convinced blue is the right compound for these wheels. But they're blue.
Possibly replace the brakes with something period (monoplaners or the brakes from the 8spd Record group)
Eventually fit a proper Record Ti chainset (should work on the same BB as it'll be ISO taper, the BBs JIS, so although it's a 107 axle it should end up with a 111mm-equivalent chainline...hopefully)
Also possibly fit some proper pedals - mind you the frame is likely a decade older than the groupset and wheels anyway, so it's not as though it's period-correct to begin with.

It rides rather nicely - the handling is nimble, and it's nothing like as flexy as my Record Carbonio.

Pro-tip: the bars, saddle, stem, bar-tape, and FD clamp all came from Planet X for about £110 collectively. The saddle alone is being sold on eBay for £70...

Matthewfalle

Sweeeet ride. Very nice.

rubertoe

Matthewfalle wrote:

rubertoe wrote:

Where do you get these bikes from - I so much hanker after something vintage - Bought a £40 bike on the bay and it is a heap of £40 junk.

Mine turned up as part of a deal from an LBS (Vitus thing), scruffy Basso Ascot out of a skip, mint Peugeot Premiere from re-cyclables down the dump, the irrepressible, stunning love god that is Dirk from same.

Pure chance really.

I might just start hanging out at the dump and see what turns up.

BlueDevil63

I have lots of vintage bikes. Here is one:

BlueDevil63

Here's another:

term1te

You've got a couple of lovely bikes there. Looking a what I guess is your website, you've got some more beauties in the stable as well.

itboffin

Pictures stolen ...for my own personal use fooooowwwwaaaarrrr

itboffin

rubertoe wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

rubertoe wrote:

Where do you get these bikes from - I so much hanker after something vintage - Bought a £40 bike on the bay and it is a heap of £40 junk.

Mine turned up as part of a deal from an LBS (Vitus thing), scruffy Basso Ascot out of a skip, mint Peugeot Premiere from re-cyclables down the dump, the irrepressible, stunning love god that is Dirk from same.

Pure chance really.

I might just start hanging out at the dump and see what turns up.

Or you could ask someone on this very forum that might need to make some room ....

ippe

This GIOS Professional '84 was a present from my wifes uncle. I asked Marco Gios what year and model it is en he says its a early Professional with a Super Record top tube.
I'm restoring it in it's original state.

grant2307

Just been given this by a friend, it did come with 2 wheels but took the front off while transporting it.

Not sure what to do. I fancy getting it rideable regardless, just not sure how much I should spend without it being a total waste.

Matthewfalle

Attack it with a can of degreaser, a huge bucket of hot soapy water and a load of t cut and see how it comes up.

Those things were built to last so you may be onto a winner.

Two or three cleans then Solvol on the metal and it may well come up nicely.

New cables and tape, jobs a badger.

grant2307

Matthewfalle wrote:

Attack it with a can of degreaser, a huge bucket of hot soapy water and a load of t cut and see how it comes up.

Those things were built to last so you may be onto a winner.

Two or three cleans then Solvol on the metal and it may well come up nicely.

New cables and tape, jobs a badger.

Will give it a clean up at work, just wary of Peugeot awkward sizing for replacement parts. I think I would like to go single speed with it to mix up with my road bike I have.

philcubed

Singlespeed might be an idea. Looks like the derailleurs are the same as on a Peugeot I have in my shed waiting to be done up. Are they plastic? When I get round to doing up mine I was either going singlespeed, or replacing the derailleurs with age appropriate metal derailleurs as 30 yr old plastic ones won't be in the best condition I wouldn't have thought.