Dam shame I had to get to work and didnt get better shot of sun coming up. Just another magic spring day in sunny (hahahahahhahaaaahhahaa) Christchurch, New Zealand.
Watch this space for updates on the grouppo and more photos when she turns up on the door step.
Full Dura Ace 10 spd this bike is only 12mths old and has hardly been ridden in the past 6mths (mainly due to work commitments, partly due to CBF) Comes with Ritchey Carbon seat post and Ritchey WCS alloy bars and stem (almost as light as carbon version) Reynolds Carbon bottle cages and a brand new set (still in box) of Reynolds Solitude Wheels (Shimano wheels pictured not mine, or as good as the Reynolds).
This bike has treated me extremely well over the past yr and I highly recommend Ridley's to anyone who wants a great value for money race/training bike.
These catalogues are just so mint and have so much detail in them I cant believe they were/are ever for sale!
Below is one of the coolest pic's I ever seen of the legendary Delta's, 1st generation Delta's exploded to show ever part and order of assembly, magic stuff
Almost makes me want to have a go at playing mechanic and rebuilding my set of Delta's but thankfully I haven't been smoking crack today and will leave them in peace.
For me the C Record group set is the most classic, beautiful group set of them all, the lines are clean and simple the components scream durability and its easy to see why even now some 22yrs later that its possibly "the" most sort after of all the Campagnolo group sets by classic bike collectors and restorers the world over.
For those who like something a little older, been known to par take myself on occasion, the Campagnolo Super Record road group is also a very classic group set, I guess you might describe it as the last of the true classic groups!
After some discussion with a fellow Colnago lover across the ditch I was introduced to his private collection of Colnago's and all thinks Campagnolo.
This bad boy has carried me to many a victory at dirty ol Denton Park in Christchurch and many hours of fun in sunny Invercargill on the new boards of the deep south, and in the photo below at the Oceania Games in Melbourne,Australia in 2006.
It has clearly been resprayed by the previous owner however it is also clearly a Montello from the engraved lugs and the internal rear brake cable guide.
The Campy SR engraved set post is a real treat as well, still in surprisingly great condition and will only need a hand polish to make it shine like new again.
This bike has been looked after pretty dam well from what i can tell, the chrome work has no rust what so ever and the engraving seems to be pretty sweet as well.
The only thing that might be hard to restore back to original condition is the head badge, this is itself in great nick but it has been drilled out and now trying to pot rivet it back on might be tricky
I believe my frame is the same or very similar model but i have yet to research the serial number on the BB shell, if anyone out there knows of a good website that has that sort of info on it please let me know.
Also if anyone has or can help find a SR chain ring like this one I would be very VERY grateful, its a beautiful addition to an already extremely HOT retro ride.
As for the engraved lugs on the BB shell and then to my surprise on the braze on derailleur hanger as well, I mean come on, that's just bike porn right there! I cant wait to have the frame painted a beautiful bright candy apple red and then get the engravings paint filled with white get the turtle wax out and spend a couple of days shining this baby up a treat before assembly!!!!
Depending on the yr this frame was built I may build it up with a Campagnolo C-Record groupset with Deltas as per the Team Reynolds bikes from 88-89 before Banesto took over the team. A small unknown rider (later to become known as BIG MIG) won a stage in the 89 Tour on a Team Reynolds Montello!!!
Either way this bike will be one sweet ride and will look very nice next to Eddy in the office, keep watching for further updates as they come to hand, cheers and keep living the dream!
This is where it all started, approx 3 yrs ago I was talking with a mate about a box of 2 bikes he had bid on on trademe, no photo's no questions answered he bid on it blind for a stupid amount of money (stuff all I suspect) anyway 2mths later a box arrives and he opens it up to
find this....
...a 1988 Colnago Master full C-Record group set with Deltas and Omega wheel set....only problem is...wrong frame size, mate put it on eBay you will make truck loads out of it, no Glenn i want you to buy it....and so a monster was born, one trip to eBay lead to another and another then to google to find more treats for my new family member.....and now well you have seen the blog and if you know anything about retro steel and Campagnolo you know it don't come cheap!!!
So I started to collect everything i needed to rebuild this beauty to NOS standard, I even got Mystery to strip the bike down to the frame (he almost rang to say he couldn't do it as it still had all the original Campagnolo grease in the headset and bottom bracket) i wish he had, i would have said stop, how I am in too minds what to do with her, the paint needs work on the left hand side as she was mistreated by the original owner, we all know you cant paint one side and not the other so its off to the paint shop for a new dress and some new decals clear coat and a rebuild by the master....Mystery Morrison.
I still think this is "the" nicest bike I have ever ridden, smooth, comfortable, and solid, heavy as hell but what a ride!!!
I know she will look amazing once finished but I am almost scared to send her to the paint shop for fear of a low grade finish, i guess its like sending your children to school on there first day, glad to see them go but you miss em all the same... I say I guess cos I haven't had to do it yet!
So I have a box of gold (C-Record grouppo) setting under the bed and the frame in the office against the wall waiting and wondering when is the right time to do this, always something else comes up, the NOS Merckx, the Rossin, the Hiatchi Merckx, now the Montello, all of which are the same sort of projects, strip down rebuild/paint, still none of them are "the first" and we all know you never forget your first :)
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If anyone out there can help me with finding one of these baby's let me know i would be very grateful, the holy grail of late 80's retro!
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