Today's Retro Bike: 1978 Colnago

Riccardo V's very nice 1978 Colnago came to us via Twitter:

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Here's a Retro Campy Part You Probably Haven't Seen Before

On eBay ... a "tube saver" that goes inside the band that holds on your clamp-on down tube shifters. Nice idea, and something that Campy Only has never seen in real life. Auction ends in nine days.

Today's Retro Photo: Forgotten Campagnolo Derailleurs

Well, not forgotten, but certainly among the less common examples of Campagnolo design. Included in the photo are several variations of the "Valentino," named for the son of the company's founder (and current head of the company).

The "Sport" model dates from about the 1950s, and is unique among Campagnolo's rear derailleurs in that it has only one jockey pulley. You can see one of these mounted on one of Campy Only's bikes here.

Today's Retro Bike: Dan's Merckx

Dan S, from Iowa, sent these photos of his newly restored Eddy Merckx. Some very nice stuff happening on this bike! Paint is by Jeff Bock.

 More photos after the break ...

Today's Retro Fix

This predates Campagnolo by a bit, but it's such an epic picture that it deserves to be seen here.

In the photo, an unnamed rider ascends the Col de Peyresourde in the 1921 Tour de France. Racers in the Tour in those days still used fixed gear bicycles ... and if you look closely, you can see that his wheels are held in place with wingnuts. It was wingnuts like these that froze shut on Tullio Campagnolo's bike during a mountain race, prompting him to invent the quick release.

Nice Retro Bike on eBay

A friend pointed us to this nice 1980s Peter Wiegel bike on eBay, built with the original Campy Record gruppo and not ridden for some 15 years. Looks like a nice bike, but this niche in our collection is already filled.

1980s Peter Wiegel FS on eBay

See the eBay auction here.

New Retro Stuff

Riders who are still using retro Campagnolo quill pedals will be interested in Soma's new product: reproduction end caps to replace the old, scuffed-up ones that you probably have now. Click here for more info.

Thanks to Soma for sending this tip to us!

 

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Not Campy, but ... Campy

Anyone setting up a classically styled machine who doesn't want to hunt for an old Campy crankset now has a very similar, modern option. Interloc Racing Design now offers a crankset that's a dead knockoff of the Campy Record design from the 1970s and 80s. At about $160 for a crankset (not including a tapered bottom bracket), it's a very attractive package.

The cranks are also available in double and triple models, opening up possibilities for riders with older bikes who don't want to risk snapping a crankarm on their retro Campy equipment. According to IRD, all of the cranks are cold-forged, not CNCed, just like the originals.

Let us know if you've tried the IRD crankset--tell us in the comments, or email us: enorris [at] campyonly [dot] com

Today's Retro Hit: Classic 1980s Viner

Campy Only sponsor Joe Bell did the outstanding paint work on this classic 1980s Viner. Very nice setup!

More photos here.

 

More Treasures from Richard Sachs' Vault

Framebuilder (and Campy fan) Richard Sachs has delved into his extensive collection of retro Campy stuff again. Check out his extensive listing of classic parts on eBay.

Here's a sample: Brand-new Sportsman derailleur. Very cool ... perfect for your classic bike?

 

Amazing Campagnolo Stash on eBay

Longtime Campy Only sponsor Richard Sachs went into his extensive stash of classic Campagnolo parts, and emerged with an amazing offering of gear, which is now up for auction on eBay. Imagine the Louvre holding a garage sale.

As of today, Richard has more than a dozen items up for sale, including rare NOS examples of some very desirable items (Cobalto brakes, C-Record, etc.). Well worth checking out. Here's a screen shot showing some of the items:

 

Two Great Italians (Coppi and Campagnolo)

Interesting post on another blog, particularly for those of us who follow cycling and realize just how much of what's "new" today was really "new" decades ago. In this case, looking at how the position of the "modern" racing cyclist is very, very similar to the position of a racing cyclist (in this case, Fausto Coppi) some 60+ years ago.

P.S. One thing that has changed is the way each rider shifted gears. Look closely, and you'll see that Coppi was using an early Campagnolo Cambio Corsa shifter; Contador has modern shifters.

Feel the Power

Today's retro photo, featuring the Italian national team.

 

Today's Retro Shots

Photos of retro equipment from the Campy Only stable, shot in a retro style. Enjoy.

 

 

Classic Campy-Equipped Basso

From reader Dave comes today's retro-flavored bike, a classic Basso Gap. He writes,

Hello again, David from Pittsburgh PA. This is a fresh 11month long build of a classic NOS Basso Gap frame with Columbus SL tubing, I used NOS Campy C Record Delta components (seatpost & headset are chorus), Delta brakes with power grade levers, she is 8speed with Synchro down tube shifters, which actually work pretty damn good! Rims are NOS Campy Omega Strada tubulars, Nos Cinelli Grammo stem, Nos Cinelli Touch bars, Selle Anatomica saddle and Campy cables. Hope you enjoy and thanks for looking!