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Throw away society (and aren't I glad!)

Postby Minority » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:09 pm

We really are a throw away society, but I guess if you had to pay to fix this it wouldn't be worth it.

But I'll take it anyway! :D

Battaglin (Italian) Columbus frame.
Campagnolo Victory Groupset (Gran Sport brakes)
Ukai rims
Suntour superbe Pro Pedals
Cinelli Stem & Bars

But the rear hub is broken

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Postby sogood » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:13 pm

Beautiful lawn!

Oh yes, there's a yellow bike. Pretty nice too. :wink:
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Postby Kid_Carbine » Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:43 pm

How did you acquire this treasure? Was it a council cleanup score from the roadside?
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Postby Minority » Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:12 pm

Yup, the good old bulk rubbish collection.

The pictures make it look better than it is, the frame is pretty shabby (but seems sound) and the chrome forks are a bit pitted, but I'm still grinning :D

I was thinking, after seeing the "Enzo" thread, that it would look nice repainted red.
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Postby Kid_Carbine » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:09 am

What's broken in the rear hub? Flange, barrel, axle, other?
What make & model? There's a good chance that an identical replacement can be sourced & the bike returned to service.
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Postby stryker84 » Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:34 am

You lucky devil.
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Postby Minority » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:05 am

Its the flange that's busted. As the rims are Jap anyway and I have a spare Shimano Hub I'll rebuild the wheel using that.
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Postby Birdman » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:16 pm

It s a nice looking project...or could be. Got to be happy to get it for free.

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Postby uMP2k » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:41 pm

...and all I ever find in the road side junk is rusty old mountain bikes...

sob, sob :lol:

Lovely bike - the groupset alone makes it a great find!
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Postby Mulger bill » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:28 pm

Great pick up, looks like potential for a great unit.

I'll just have to keep looking.
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Postby europa » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:40 pm

As everyone has said, you did well, and she don't look all that bad either.

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Postby triode12 » Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:11 am

uMP2k wrote:...and all I ever find in the road side junk is rusty old mountain bikes...

sob, sob :lol:

Lovely bike - the groupset alone makes it a great find!


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Postby GaryF » Sun Nov 18, 2007 5:56 am

Nice find - with that groupset it would have to be an '86 / '87 model. It looks like a Victory gruppo to me to. I understand that the Victory cranks had a LH thread in the extractor holes but that shouldn't be a problem with the self extractor bolts yours seem to have.
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Postby Minority » Sun Nov 18, 2007 7:16 pm

Thanks for that info Gary, as a total novice on Campag it has most likely saved me some head scratching and confusion!
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Postby GaryF » Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:09 pm

I actually like the look of the Victory groupset, I also think it was better finished than the triomphe set. I have heard that the Victory components were annodised where the Triomphe components were not annodised. I may be wrong though. I have a bike with a Triomphe gruppo and it looks pretty good. It seems to work well too. The 116mm PCD of the crank rings make them a little odd though.

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