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1985 Cinelli Supercorsa

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This is a 1985 Cinelli Supercorsa 58cm bicycle I restored and sold.  I bought it from the original owner who had it in dry storage for many years.  Columbus SP or SL tubing, Campagnolo Chorus group.  I replaced the headset and seatpost with fresh-out-of-the-box NOS parts, since the original owner had non-Campy parts on it.

Serial number indicates it was the 61st frame of its type built in 1985. Vintage yellow Selle Italia Flite saddle. Rims are Campy Omega Strada XL hardox clinchers with Continental Duraskin tires. Stem and bars are Cinelli, and the bars are Giro D’Italia model. Original brake hoods too!

The bike does have some scratches in the paint and a small dent in the top tube, but is in great mechanical condition with no rust. Check out the pictures in the gallery below. I sold it to a guy down in New Orleans, Louisiana, so hopefully he’s enjoying it.

Eddie Merckx 7-11 Corsa – New Photos!

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I originally featured this bike back in January when I first acquired it, but since then I have done a number of upgrades to improve the fit and handling.  I switched the Selle Italia Flite saddle for an upgraded Gel Flow version with titanium rails, swapped the bar/stem combo for an original Eddie Merckx pantographed Cinelli stem and a set of Ritchie Pro Biomax bars wrapped in Cinelli cork tape, added a set of Origin-8 white pedals with white Soma Oppy-X four-gate toe clips and a set of red nylon double straps from King Kog.  Finally, a pair of new red water bottles to keep me hydrated on long rides.

This morning, after being first rained on, then snowed on during my commute into work, the sun broke through the clouds and I took these fantastic pics of the bike.  Enjoy!

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FBM Sword / EAI Bareknuckle build

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FBM Sword

Here’s a custom bike build I completed recently for my friend Jason.  The frame is a 55cm FBM Sword, hand made in the USA, with an EAI Bareknuckle fork.  Rear wheel is a Velocity deep-v on a Formula flip-flop hub, and the front is a deep-v with a Campagnolo hub.  I put together the crankset using a pair of vintage Sugino VP crank arms matched to a no-name black 46t chainring, an SRAM PC-1 chain, 18t Dicta freewheel, and black Wellgo BMX platforms.  The handlebars are Bontrager Crowbar from my Trek Soho S, with custom leather grips, Tektro cross lever and side-pull brake caliper.

More info & pics after the jump…

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Vintage “Townie” single-speed

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townie side shot

This is my third bike build, a vintage “townie” style bike built on a 1970’s-era Schwinn frame.  The frame came with leather-wrapped handlebars, which inspired me to build it out as a classy around-the-town bike.  I replaced the heavy steel 26″ Araya wheels with lightweight 700c deep-v track wheels, and put Nashbar’s “Duro” tires on them.  The dark brown sidewalls match the leather nicely.

The seat is a riveted leather Brooks copy, taken from from a Masi Soulville bike.  I installed a 68x107mm Miche bottom bracket, red KMC single-speed chain, and built the single-speed crankset from a new 170mm Campagnolo Mirage set.   It has a 42-tooth chain ring up front and a 16 tooth freewheel in back, with a flipflop hub & fixed gear cog & lock ring.  Pedals are MKS Syvlan touring, brakes are new Tekro side-pull calipers, and I added a set of Planet Bike “Hardcore Road” fenders for all-weather riding.

Full story and more pics after the jump…

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