Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
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Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby spinner » Sat Dec 08, 2012 4:30 pm
Sram Force & Pro-Lite wheelset- looking a bit like Campy Atlanta 1996's
Nice and smoooth.....
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby BRLVR.v2 » Sat Dec 08, 2012 5:36 pm
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby vaeske » Sun Dec 09, 2012 7:24 am
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby BRLVR.v2 » Sun Dec 09, 2012 7:42 am
vaeske wrote:looks like a nice ride. what sort of tubing is it?
You see these on ebay pretty regularly, usually Aelle or Thron tube set.
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby rebelcontender » Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:57 am
i think Sram groupsets work really well with the aesthetics of an older steel frame
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby familyguy » Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:14 am
Very smooth bike, but what is it with that unicrown unholiness on a bike that nice??!! Then again, its not my bike so my opinion means nada. Get a nicely made lugged fork, or a Ritchey carbon like zynster's.BRLVR.v2 wrote:Would look nice(r) with a lugged fork.
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Postby Zynster » Sun Dec 09, 2012 2:38 pm
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Postby Dan » Sun Dec 09, 2012 3:26 pm
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby spinner » Sun Dec 09, 2012 4:25 pm
Thanks, It's Columbus Thron with a contentious Genius fork.vaeske wrote:looks like a nice ride. what sort of tubing is it?
Frame was quoted at 2100gm; the whole build still feels lighter than a couple of my other steel framed rides....
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby Zynster » Sun Dec 09, 2012 4:35 pm
Mine came with carbon forks. Big beefy ones that totally looked wrong. I got the Ritcheys as there was little chance of getting an appropriate set of Coppi genius forks. Plus I wasn't going for a retro bike. I wanted a bike that combined the awesomeness of steel with modern ergos.Dan wrote:I like them both, but prefer Zynster's. Dislike the forks on both though
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby Wal42 » Sun Dec 09, 2012 7:24 pm
Zynster wrote:Mine came with carbon forks. Big beefy ones that totally looked wrong. I got the Ritcheys as there was little chance of getting an appropriate set of Coppi genius forks. Plus I wasn't going for a retro bike. I wanted a bike that combined the awesomeness of steel with modern ergos.Dan wrote:I like them both, but prefer Zynster's. Dislike the forks on both though
You did a great job of it, you would never know it's even a retro bike.
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby lloyd83 » Mon May 06, 2013 12:24 pm
Most importantly, how are they for climbing and blitzing past the show ponies on carbon fibre et cetera bikes? That's my plan for my next project with my retro frame married to a modern & ergo group and wheelset to smash the hills and hopefully keep up with the fellas on their uber expensive carbon machines.
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby spinner » Mon Jun 10, 2013 2:26 pm
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby funnybike » Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:35 pm
So, what is the latest acquisition?spinner wrote:The Coppi is now on ebay to finance the latest acquistion
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby funnybike » Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:27 pm
oh, and pics! or it didn't happen.
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby Derny Driver » Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:56 pm
Im a fan. My uncle rode against this great man in six day races and world pursuit championships in the 1950s and for 2 years Fausto sponsored my uncle and gave him his track bikes to ride ... This one is marginally too big for me and I don't ride or even own bikes anymore, so I cant be tempted.spinner wrote:A NOS 90's Fausto Coppi ....
Nice and smoooth.....
But it is a beautiful beast, tastefully put together.
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Re: Neo-Retro Fausto Coppi
Postby GaryF » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:28 pm
Fantastic link to Fausto Coppi - thanks Derny Driver.Derny Driver wrote:Im a fan. My uncle rode against this great man in six day races and world pursuit championships in the 1950s and for 2 years Fausto sponsored my uncle and gave him his track bikes to ride ... This one is marginally too big for me and I don't ride or even own bikes anymore, so I cant be tempted.spinner wrote:A NOS 90's Fausto Coppi ....
Nice and smoooth.....
But it is a beautiful beast, tastefully put together.
I too like the Coppi bikes shown in this thread. The brand has always intrigued me.
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