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Full Chrom Frame ... handmade in Germany
58 cm
Frame Nr: 7533
Bar:
NITTO 125 380 mm
Stem:
steel - old Cinelli Pista chrome plated 9 cm
Fork:
Georg Fischer Lug chrom - Campagnolo Fork Ends
Headset:
early Campagnolo Grand Sport
Hubs:
F.B. Fratelli Brivio high flange Pista 36°
Spokes:
Sapim DD
Rims:
Mavic MA 2
Tires:
Continental Grand Prix 4000 transparent - black
Crankset :
Campagnolo Pista 165 mm Nuevo Record BCD 151
Bottom Bracket:
Campagnolo Pista
Saddle:
honney brown Ideale 88 Speciale Competition
Seat Post:
Campagnolo Super Record 2 bolt Masi Panto
Pedals:
Campagnolo Record Pista with Christoph Steel Clips and Alfredo Binda Straps
Chain:
D.I.D. Track Chain
have fun!
Géliano fully chromed road frame in Columbus SLX steel. Built up as a fixed gear for now. Perfect for my long legs/short torso :) Rides smooth.
Late summer 2010 I started collecting parts for a fixed gear bike, and finally it's finished. I painted the frameset white and black; the rest of the parts have been left in their original color.
Late summer 2010 I started collecting parts for a fixed gear bike, and finally it's finished. I painted the frameset white and black; the rest of the parts have been left in their original color.
Since having the bike fixed (quite literally, not "fixed" as in fixie), I've put 57.3 miles on her and I hope she can take a several hundred more.
The original Sugino Idol cranks look great on the bike. They are 170mm versus the 165mm from the Bulletproof cranks. We'll see if pedal strike is an issue. one thing I have noticed is a tiny bit of toe-overlap...just a tad.
If you are thinking the chainring looks huge, you are right - 52T! To offset the chainring size I went with an 18T cog. Gear inches is 76, which is sorta high for an everyday street ride - typically a good cruising ratio would be 73-75 - but it's not too bad.
The blue and silver chain is from the original bike. Even the suede Lambertini saddle was soft and almost new when I first got the Carabela. After more than 200miles (from when I did the TA NYC Century on my other bike) in the saddle, the soft fuzzies are wearing down to almost nothing, but the saddle remains ultra comfortable.
Cheap Kenda tire up front and a slightly more than cheap Bontrager in the rear.
I'm really surprised that all the original parts were in excellent shape for a bike that is 35 years old.
Props to the peeps at Metro Bicycles on 88th/Lexington, Andres for the Nitto B123s, Chris for the Velocity rims/18T cog and Rodrigo for the headset (although it didn't fit..damn, Campy too!).
Palmerston, Dumfries 21st August 2014. Taken on Yashica ME1 with Agfa Vista 200. C41 lab processed and scanned
Della Santa Corsa Speciale set up as fixed gear with Sheldon Brown built wheelset. Riding this thing has been a real treat. A friend has generously loaned it to me for my first first experience on fixed gear. (Thanks, Ron! Let me know when you want to go for a ride.)
This is a post ride photo from a few weeks ago; not a great shot, but I wanted to get a quick photo. Other than a few laps around the block, it was my first fixed gear ride. I did about 35 miles and 1500 ft of climbing, including some pretty steep stuff. The downhill was wild. Legs spinning like crazy, bouncing up and down on the saddle. I was so sore after that ride. I want one!