New owner already. Loved that bike. Here is some information provided by the son of frame's constructor Reginald Vorontsov, and also found by my friend Bartek Kulesza: There were only 52 Moscow 80 frames build - all together, track and road ones. Frame was designed for individual and team races at 4 km., and for group races. It is build from Ishiwata 019 tubes. Weight frame+fork - about 2500g! There are two logos on headtube: first is Takhion - since frame designer started building that frames soon after (also the colour of the frame is the main Takhion colour). 2nd logo is HVZ (XB3) - Kharkov bicycle factory. They helped in the production of some frames so this two logos point to the cooperation on building this one.The frame I owe was made for track racer S. Baranov from Tula. This frames were usually equiped with Soviet copies of Campagnolo, designed by the same company that was responsible for the frames. Sometimes Zeus components were used, but of course riders also used Campagnolo parts.
Frame:
Mockba 80
Fork/Headset:
xb3 headset
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Campagnolo / Campagnolo
Pedals:
Campagnolo / Christophe toe clips / Alfredo Binda straps
Saddle/Seatpost:
cinelli unicator / Velo Orange
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Campagnolo/Nisi/Tufo s22
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Campagnolo/Nisi/Tufo s22
Added by killy1. Last updated over 9 years ago.
As of over 9 years ago, killy1 has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
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P.S. Logo on the Head Tube is not a "Takhion logo". It's a logo of CKTB (Central Constructing Bureau).
Posted over 9 years ago
are you sure that tubeset is 019?
my one made from 022
great bike though
Posted over 9 years ago
Thanks! I got info on tubeset from Vorontsov's son. That's the only info I found on the tubes. He could be mistaken though. No idea. Anyway, this frameset is lite as hell ;)
Posted over 9 years ago
... now the wheelset totally kills it... it's a shame i can't double favourite this one...
Posted almost 10 years ago
... this could be one of the most beautiful classic bikes i ever saw... well, not those pedals...^^ hope i find a similar wheelset for my flandria...
Posted almost 10 years ago
Moscow 80. Not Takhion.
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%...
Posted about 10 years ago
To logo co ty masz, nie jest logiem Tahiona, a tylko CKTB (Centralnoje Konstruktorskoje Biuro). Tahion oraz Moskwa 80 nie mają nic do czynienia z XB3. Jedynie tylko że konstruktor tych ram Pan Woroncow do CKTB był jednym z głównych inżynierów XB3.
Posted almost 10 years ago
Vorontsov's son said that XB3 sometimes helped with M-80 bikes.
Posted over 9 years ago
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kobe says:
super nice !!
Posted over 8 years ago
killy1 says:
thanks, new owner made it look even better:
http://www.pedalroom.com/bike/-80-ussr-...
Posted over 8 years ago
kobe says:
hehe yeah i was thinking before hmm das spoon has also a similar one haha ;)
Posted over 8 years ago