Well now that I am home I can give you all a nice little history on this bi
ke. I am part of a chopper bicycle club, that entails everything from wha
t I own here http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/5-22-08%2
0spoiler3spd/IMG_3519.jpg to this crazy guy here with flame shooting out of
the back of his frame haha http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_
style/?action=view¤t=Krusherz.flv We take ordinary bicycles and h
ack them up into choppers. One of our members trolling the local bike shops
found this Ciocc sitting outside rusting away behind the dumpster, yes t
he shop was gonna toss it. So they picked it up and for about a week it sat
with two other frames on the operating table awaiting modification. Well o
ne night they decided to start hacking it up and at the last second, Sawz
all in hand, remembered I had been looking for a decent road frame to rid
e. So they asked if I wanted it and I of course agreed, not knowing anyth
ing about this frame or manufacturer and expecting a piece of crap rusted-o
ut 10 speed, picked up the frame and it took about two days for it to set
in just exactly what I had stumbled upon. Here is a pic on day of delivery
, all original sans rear wheel, it was damaged beyond repair (I still h
ave it just in case) http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/I
MG_2763.jpg I then converted to a 7-speed 21-12 Shimano cassette setup in f
avor of the old freewheel Sachs 6-speed, which 5th and 6th were also dama
ged and worn to the point the chain would skip http://i64.photobucket.com/a
lbums/h183/j-doggy_style/IMG_2803.jpg and becoming even a bigger money pit
700c FSA 1640g RD-220 aluminum clinchers, wrapped in Maxxis 23c ReFuse tr
eads http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/4-21-08%20ciocc/I
MG_0030.jpg 9-speed Shimano HG70 25-12 with 11t SRAM conversion (12t shown)
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/4-21-08%20ciocc/IMG_0
033.jpg The contraption controlling it all, Shimano Dura-Ace 9-speed down
tube shifters, keeps the old school theme and only weighs in at 76g for b
oth shifters, compared to the FlightDeck's 300g+ total combined weight be
tween both shifters. http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/4
-28-08%20ciocc%209%20spd/IMG_0059.jpg http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h18
3/j-doggy_style/4-28-08%20ciocc%209%20spd/IMG_0060.jpg http://i64.photobuck
et.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/4-28-08%20ciocc%209%20spd/IMG_0065.jpg Mou
nted with 11t http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/4-28-08%
20ciocc%209%20spd/IMG_0066.jpg End result, trackstanding on the original
Shimano 600 toe cages http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/
4-21-08%20ciocc/IMG_0048.jpg But it all wasn't enough.....as blindingly fas
t as this bike was, with a max speed of 46mph http://i64.photobucket.com/
albums/h183/j-doggy_style/IMG_2849.jpg It still looked like hell. The decal
s were peeling, and the chrome on the forks was coming off. The paint was
about 17 different shades of red and pink and white, and rust was formin
g in areas. So I stripped it down to nothing http://i64.photobucket.com/alb
ums/h183/j-doggy_style/7-2-08%20ciocc%20before/IMG_3822.jpg http://i64.phot
obucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/7-2-08%20ciocc%20before/IMG_3837.jpg
And sent it to the powdercoat shop, to be powdercoated in Coaster White w
hich is closest to the factory white used by Ciocc. The reason I chose powd
ercoat over paint was I needed something very durable and scratch resistant
, because this is a rider, it won't be collecting dust in my house, o
nly victories at local rides muahahaha Well I got it back from the shop,
and it turned out PERFECT. I even got to keep the original chrome on my rea
r stays because it was still in good condition http://i64.photobucket.com/a
lbums/h183/j-doggy_style/IMG_4303.jpg http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h18
3/j-doggy_style/IMG_4304.jpg Now I have trimmed overspray off of vital area
s with a Dremel sander, like inside the seat post, and the shifter moun
ts, and inside the headtube. The bottom bracket is actually standard, n
ot Italian, since this bike was fitted with a Shimano 600 gruppo from the
factory. It will need to be re-threaded because of very minor overspray bu
t it still needs to be done. Decals have been ordered so hopefully I'll ge
t those this week and apply them. They were !#$%^&^ 48 dollars shipped so t
hey had better be good haha. The fork, well I'm not sure if I'm going to
get the fork re-chromed, or just polish it, it will be VERY expensive t
o get it chromed and look nice. Full component build is on the way, new b
ottom bracket, crank, but I'm keeping the 600 toe cages, I must be th
e only person who likes them. Maybe a Selle Italia seat, and lighter fron
t and rear derailleurs. Thought about all Campagnolo but every Ciocc I have
seen but one has the Campy drivetrain. Seems the 600 is a little more diff
icult to find. The Shimano 600 brakes aren't that bad, I might just clean
and polish them and re-use them, they are actually in pretty good condit
ion and bring the bike to a halt ricky-tick. When the fork and frame are do
ne, and all my components are here, I will be shooting a video of the r
e-build, time-lapse it and add some music or something. So far everything
is looking good. As for me, well I work for the cable company (free cabl
e!!!!) and I also own a 74 Schwinn Continental, a mint all-original 78 Sc
hwinn Traveler (even the tires), a 76 Schwinn Superior which is the next
restoration, it won't be a resto-mod I'd like to keep this one somewhat o
riginal since they are impossible to find (look on eBay for one, go ahead
I'll wait hehe) maybe with different components but keeping within the 76'
timeline. I have an 05' Schwinn Spoiler chopper with a custom 3-speed conv
ersion (more on that later) an 02 Schwinn Frontier turned 60's Stingray (fr
ame is only stock part left hehe) I also have an 08' Mongoose XR250 with fu
ll upgrades and 203mm disc brakes, can you say overkill haha. I might hav
e to make a website for all these, it's quite a collection. Updates on th
e Ciocc coming soon Jesse, People's Republic of West Melbourne, Florida
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