Oops, yes - that should have been MODOLO!
Wyndham Pulman-Jones Girton, Cambs., UK.
On 30/9/06 20:42, "Eugene Powell" <radfin@SpiritOne.com> wrote:
> If you'd like I'd trade some super record levers for those MAVIC levers
> you found uncomfortable.
>
> Gene
>
> On Sep 30, 2006, at 11:46 AM, Simon PJ wrote:
>
>> A couple of weeks ago I noticed a message posted by Steven Maasland
>> which
>> outed an eBay auction for what purported to be a chrome framed Bianchi
>> sporting some interesting Nuovo Record parts. The Buy-It-Now price was
>> a
>> very reasonable 289 Euros. I bought it. (Steven had alerted me to the
>> fact
>> that the bike was not a Bianchi, but the price seemed fair for the
>> parts
>> alone.)
>>
>> The auction page can be found under Ebay item #190029479525. I have
>> also
>> posted the photos to Wool Jersey
>> (http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/simonpj/)
>>
>> The bike arrived yesterday. The seller was very pleasant to deal with,
>> had
>> packed the bike well, and after its journey from Germany to England it
>> arrived in good shape. To the last part, the bike was spotlessly clean.
>>
>> The main mystery is the frame. Clearly not a Bianchi, the frame is
>> lightweight, has fairly fine lugs, and contributes to a total bike
>> weight of
>> about 22 pounds. The fork and rear triangle do appear to be chromed,
>> but the
>> main triangle doesn't look like chrome to me - though it is very shiny.
>> Could it be the nickel plating that was underneath the original paint
>> finish?
>>
>> There are markings on each side of the fork crown from which the
>> letters S
>> and D can be identified, plus one other possible letter which looks
>> like a
>> backwards B linking the smaller S and D. I will post more detailed
>> photos to
>> Wool Jersey tomorrow.
>>
>> The chain rings are elaborately pantographed with rainbow colours and
>> a B
>> which is not the Bianchi B, and the brakes are also neatly drilled and
>> filled with rainbow colours.
>>
>> The 26.4mm Nuovo Record seat pin was the wrong size - it should be
>> 26.8mm.
>> The wheels are GP4's on Record hubs, fitted with new Wolber tubs. New
>> bars
>> and stem have been fitted, along with Mavic brake levers which I found
>> very
>> uncomfortable on the first ride that I had on the bike today.
>>
>> I'll post more photos tomorrow to Wool Jersey, in the hope that someone
>> might be able to identify the frame.
>>
>> Wyndham Pulman-Jones
>> Girton, Cambs.,
>> UK.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>>
> Gene Powell
> Rad Finishes
> Portland, OR