The march of acquiring mystery frames continues. All details bear out that the frame and fork were produced by Olmo, as the lugs, frame details, fork crown, etc, are all identical to an early 80's Professional - but notably missing the Olmo engravings other than the famous star on the fork tanges. Gian Paolo Cucchietti was a piedmontese ex-pro who started his own company and apparently contracted out the building of the frames to other workshops.
Frame:
Columbus SP / 59 cm
Fork/Headset:
Columbus SLX fork blades + vintage Cinelli crown / Campagnolo Chorus
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
René Herse (171 mm) / Generic
Pedals:
Look Keo
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Campagnolo Chorus 10sp (13-30) / Rene Herse chainrings (46t/30t) / KMC X10SL
Derailleurs/Shifters:
Campagnolo Athena 11sp (long cage) / Campagnolo Record 10sp dt shifters / TRP RRL SL brake levers
Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle Italia Flite Ti / Campagnolo Record Carbon
Brakes:
Campagnolo Athena 11 Skeleton
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Campagnolo Record 10 / H+Son TB14 (polished) / René Herse Stampede Pass (32 mm)
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Campagnolo Record 10 / H+Son TB14 (polished) / René Herse Stampede Pass (32 mm)
Accessories:
Velo-Orange Moderniste bottle cages / Newbaums cotton bartape
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Current Stage Info:
Experimental build to work out the kinks - rides amazing on asphalt and gravel! Will be having Till @ Yaad Cycles braze up a custom stem later this Summer with high stack/shorter reach.
Added by qwixoticle. Last updated 27 days ago.
6 Comments
Great build! Big fan of those DT shifters. Are those Record bar end shifters converted to down tube? What kind of backing plates do you use?
Posted 30 days ago
Thanks! And yes, they're the 10sp era bar-end/TT shifters that are basically just Syncro 2 shifters with updated internals on the RD side. The FD shifter is identical to the 8sp set I have, from which I'm also using the backing plates. No weird jerry-rigging required! Pull-ratio between 10 and 11sp is the same, so works great with the 11sp Athena derailleur, too. Not quite happy with the aesthetics yet, but it'll get there.
Posted 30 days ago
Would look great with full campy! So are you keeping the red or blasting the whole frame?
Posted 5 months ago
Thanks man! Yeah, it's gonna be Campy regardless, just unsure whether Athena (with brifters) or a mixed Campy group with downtube shifters. Thinking of keeping the frame raw steel, but brushed and clear coated. This will allow for some patination.
Posted 5 months ago
Photos
Hajime says:
Damn, it's beautiful !!!!
Posted 27 days ago