Hey Folks- I'm selling my Eroica bike, a 62cm 1982 Medici Pro Strada. It's a great bike, a vintage steel racer with all of the things that modern racing bikes have lost: tire clearance, ability to raise the bars, smooth ride, and simplicity. With the Technomic and Noodles, it does feel like a "Poor Man's Roadeo" to me. I've had a lot of fun, fixing it up and then training for and riding Eroica on it, but I need funds for other exciting bike projects (CleMTB!). I'm asking $1200 to the general public, but would do $1000 for a list member, and can ship it (I'm in Sacramento, CA).
Pictures here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskrQW4Gs Full ad: ------- For sale is a 1982 Medici Pro Strada with a 62cm frame. I bought this bike used from its second owner last summer, and put a good deal of work into servicing and rebuilding it to ride in the Eroica California this spring. It is a wonderful bike to ride, with an interesting history, but I need to sell it to raise funds for other projects. The frame was built in Los Angeles of Columbus SP tubing, with some of the very first investment cast lugs ever to be used on production bicycles, designed by the great Mario Confente. More information about Medici bicycles can be found here: http://www.classicrendezvous.com/USA/Medici.htm The build is mostly original with only a couple of non-original parts to help achieve reasonable gearing and fit, which makes this classic not only interesting to look at, but fun to ride as well. All of the bearing systems are new or recently replaced, all of the cables and housing are new, as are the chain, brake pads, brake lever hoods, and bar tape. -The shifters, derailleurs, brakes, brake levers, and seatpost are all the original Campagnolo Super Record. -The wheels are also original, featuring Phil Wood 3 piece hubs laced to Mavic MA40. As part of the rebuild process I sent the wheels back to Phil Wood for new bearings. Tires are the superlative Grand Bois Cerf "Extra Leger" in 700x28. -I replaced the original, cracked Super Record cranks with a Sugino AT cranks to allow the use of 45-34 chainrings, which paired with the original Suntour 13-26 New Winner freewheel gives very usable gears, especially for hilly riding. New MKS Touring pedals. Bottom bracket is a new Shimano UN-55 sealed cartridge unit. -The handlebar and stem are both new Nittos, a Mod. 177 "Noodle" (44cm width) on a 80mm Technomic Stem. This combination looks classic but offers better hand positions and a higher bar position than the original setup. -I replaced the original headset with a 1990's era Campagnolo Chorus one. I focused my efforts on the mechanical functionality of the bike, and it rides great. The frame is is good shape but has a few spots of paint wear and surface rust, none of which are a major concern in my opinion. I am happy to provide detailed photos of everything, and will include the original Campagnolo cranks (left arm is cracked), Suntour Superbe pedals, Phil Wood bottom bracket (needs servicing), Cinelli bars (bent), and Cinelli stem with the purchase of the bike. Cash or paypal only. Reasonable offers will be entertained. -Jeremy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
