Colnago Super - 1972
Owned by: Gary Higgitt
| Frame |
1972,
Colnago Super, Molteni orange colour, dated by the clover leaf cutouts
and two holes in forks, Cutout in bottom bracket, bought at a
bike
jumble in the south west 2009; 54cm seat tube, 54 cm top tube |
| Wheels |
Nisi Cerini sprint rims on Campagnolo Record SF Q/R hubs with straight levers; Vittoria tubs and spare holder |
| Chainset | Campagnolo double 170, no date code |
| Pedals | Campagnolo Pista with Christophe clips and Lapize straps |
| Gears | Campagnolo Nuovo Record rear - Pat 72
Front changer Campagnolo; milled gear levers Colnago motif leverbolts |
| Brakes | Campagnolo pantographed and milled brake levers with new old stock black hoods. Campag cable clips |
| Stem/Bars | Pantographed ttt stem, later model - looking for
early panto one; Cinelli model Giro d`Italia bars |
| Saddle | Japanese
seatpost - saving up for a panto one; Cinelli Unicantior saddle |
| Extra details | TA bottle
holder bits and a copy Moleni bottle from America. I rebuilt it over the winter as it had wrong bottom bracket in it, odd cable clips and wrong headset bearings fitted. It has been repainted in the last 4 years. Similar bike to Eddy Merckx 1972, he always had white handle bar tape, gum hoods ect. which are impossible to keep clean. He also had more drilling on chainring / calipers. I think he is 60 this year,and that there is a celebration at a museum in Flanders, Belgium this summer with the Retro Ronde which Im planning to ride, I have owned it for a year,I have a wool jersey, shorts and period hat. |
Front view showing pantographed
stem and brake levers
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Left: Patent 72 Nuovo Record gear
Right: Long type Campagnolo rear ends with straight Q R levers
Rim Markings on Nisi Ceroni rims
Right: Long type Campagnolo rear ends with straight Q R levers
Rim Markings on Nisi Ceroni rims