New meets Old:Bicycle related

[nikita76]

Just finished this morning!
Bianchi Tipo Corsa;double butted chromemoly frame
Celeste with chrome lugs
135mm rear spacing
Campy Record 10spd cranks w/matching BB
Campy Nouvo Record Brake levers & rear derailleur
Campy Super Record brake calipers, front derailleur, and downtube shifters
Campy 10spd cassette
Brooks saddle w/matching leather h-bar tape
Topolino wheels w/carbon bladed spokes
Cinelli Alter stem
Cinelli Giro d'Italia handlebars
Look pedals

Only got a short spin inside due to the weather...already one of the smoothest riding bikes I've ever built!

Everyone be safe.

[Joe Ricard]

wondering if I still remember how to use friction shifters. Pretty sweet looking bike.

[nikita76]

Super smooth! And I had all the parts except....frame, saddle and h-bar tape. I cant wait for this storm to be over!

NRD

[vash]

nice!!

what the story with that radio in the background?

[nikita76]

Thanks Vash!

My wife gave it to me on our first anniversary due to my fondness of collectibles and music. And yes...it works very well!

[look 171]

What are those things near the end of the spoke by the nipples?

[herr_oberst]

After staring at that beauty for a while, the only thing I would change is (wait for it...) the stem. Modern wheels are uber cool, but modern stem needs a little more tweaking...
I totally understand why you used it, but the color is a bit of a wart. Solid red, or celeste, or even polished or satin-finished alloy would help the esthetic balance, (most humbly opined).

Everything else is super-nice, beautifully detailed, gorgeous. Nice work.

[look 171]

I agree with you on the stem Herr oberst.

[sc_rufctr]

I just love old school steel frames. Richard Sachs still makes them in the US.

[nikita76]

Believe it or not....I agree with all of you about the stem but remarkably, I had it in my bike spare parts bin! what does that mean? 1" threadless stem that takes a standard Cinelli h-bar, colors happen to match(but it's a push)....did I mention FREE?! Stem will change but its really comfortable. Not my first choice, looking for the right 1" threadless, polished w/removeable front plate to accept original bar diameter.

The wheels are made by Topolino. A small company from Connecticut that just signed a licesceing agreement with Easton wheels. They are light, strong, and really under rated! The black things on the end are nipple attachments from the carbon spoke. The wheel comes apart in 2 halves. The spoke that starts on one side is continual to the opposite side.