hello all, i'm in the process of getting my dad's '69 bianchi speciallissima back into running shape for him, and i'm looking for a few bits and pieces.
the bike is a rider, so used is fine.
he's got a corncob 5 speed freewheel on there, which just isn't going to cut it for him, so i'd like to replace it with 5 or 6 speed one with more forgiving gearing, say 14 - 26 (which i think is the max that the older campy shortcage mechs can take?)
also looking for a replacement for one (or both) jockey pulleys, as one of them is split, and finally, a solution for carrying a waterbottle.
the bike had one of the old TA cages held on with clamps, but that's gone the way of the dodo, and something in me rebels against clamping something to the downtube (irrational i know, as the shifters and cable guide are both clamped on).
i'm hoping to find a nice-looking way to get a bottle up on the bars, does anyone have any suggestions?
many thanks,
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-galen 'digging through the bins' pewtherer
san francisco, ca