Hello Ben ,
Here's a basic fact which may not seem obvious . Yes , the name Campagnolo appears all over the bicycle , however , the name Campagnolo is only on the component parts , and not on the frame .
But , you may say , the name Campagnolo is on the "dropouts" ( where the axles of the wheels attach to the frame ) !! But , once again , Campagnolo only made those little solid steel parts . The frame-maker bought them , and used them in making the frame .
The chainrings ? Those were made by Campagnolo ( or by an outside supplier to Campagnolo's specifications ) . Then , later , the name "Royal-King" was cut into them .
And hey ! You have a very attractive , genuine road racing bicycle there !! Congratulations !!!!!!
Now , what I want to know is , about that little green pressed-steel LICENSE PLATE !!
Is that the standard location for a rear license plate , where you are located ?
( there are collectors of bicycle license plated , you might be able to sell it on U.S. eBay for a small but still tidy sum ! )
And just what region are you writing from ? We are all supposed to list the city and nation , from which we are writing .
:^)
Raoul Delmare
Marysville Kansas U.S.A.
> Here are some more pictures (sorry I'm not much of a photographer) :-
http://users.skynet.be/
> bike3.jpg shows the chain ring in more detail. I will photograph the
headbadge this evening.
>
> >The upside is that you probably have found yourself a lovely vintage
bicycle at a bargain price.
>
> I'm quickly coming around to this point of view. My test run blast around
the park on Saturday afternoon and the words of advice and encouragement
here have shown me that this is something special to be enjoyed.
>
> Thanks again
>
> Ben
>
> PS It's a pleasure to find a community such as this.
> >The picture leads me to believe that the outer chainring is pantographed,
\r?\n> i.e. it has words etched or cut into its surface. If so they may be the
\r?\n> best indicator of the bike's provenance, because framebuilders commonly
\r?\n> pantographed their names onto chainrings.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Based on the pictures and a guess or three, it's a Royal-King and the last
\r?\n> time it was ridden is 1986. Hopefully the *real* experts will weigh in
\r?\n> soon and give you even more details.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Just wait until they start in on arguing over some historical tidbit or
\r?\n> another ;-)
\r?\n>
\r?\n> rgds,
\r?\n> Dave Baseley, blizzard-watching in Berks County PA