Whoa!

Some Old Junk

NOT mine, ok?

The pic seems to be from Flickr, you can trace it, if you need to.

Cinelli Super Corsa Pista

Via Kentalog.

Tomity's Treasure

From here.

Scary!

Seen in Tracko, from here.

Campy Belt Buckle

Electra Ticino // Hubs & Cranks

It seems that Electra is branching out from their cruiser bike stuff, which I honestly hate BTW, into more classic styled products with their new Ticino line.

Those hubs, apparently soon available both as fixed and 8/9/10 speed, look a lot like certain highly sought after Campy hubs of old. Does the name 'Sheriff Star' ring a bell? And they come with ceramic bearings, which is nice. But, funnily enough, the road hubs are NOT compatible with Campagnolo cassettes. Not much respect shown, then?

On the other hand, while the fluted cranksets don't appear to be quite so blatant copies of Nuovo Record but you can seen where the inspiration came from. What strikes me as bit odd here is why aren't they making those single speed cranks in 165mm lenght? Also, 135bcd is pretty stupid choice ATMO.

I've no idea when these will be available and what they will cost but they're all in the downloadable catalogue on their site.

Pic For Friday

From Fixed Gear Girl Taiwan.

Broken Olmo Pista

Zjeim's Olmo with a cracked fastback seat lug. Sad business. Let's hope he gets it fixed somehow.

Keirin // Disc Wheels

What's going on here? Disc wheels are not NJS certified, ;)

Pic found here.

Campagnolo BIG Cavatappi Oro

It goes without saying that wine and road cycling always go together, especially Italian cycling. So how about this:

"CAMPAGNOLO CORKSCREW BIG GOLD CAVATAPPI ORO NEW IN BOX

This Campagnolo corkscrew was bought directly from the Campagnolo factory in Vicenza Italy in the early 80's but because of the price tag, 34,500 Lira, I believe it was produced and packaged much earlier. It is brand new and never been used. The "oro" corkscrews were discontinued for some years (in the 90's?) and then brought back into production. This corkscrew is from the initial line of production. It comes with the original instructions and documentation.

The Campagnolo corkscrew faithfully reflects the genius of its inventor, Tullio Campagnolo. In moments of difficulty, his genius, together with his great manual skill, always produced truly revolutionary inventions.

It's no coincidence that some considered him to be a latter-day Leonardo da Vinci.
A really awkward bottle and a corkscrew that wasn't up to the job were the cause of this new stroke of genius that has not been bettered since 1966.

The patented system of the telescopic self-aligning cover always places the screw in the central part of the cork. The large screw in hardened steel with a wide and sharp profile provides maximum grip on the cork and the two large levers enable the corks to be pulled out of bottles of the finest vintages without disturbing the sediments that are typical of such wines.

These technical features and the use of the finest raw materials have made this corkscrew a must, a symbol of genius that is recognized throughout the world."

How cool. And there's even BIN... of 1300 USD. 

FYI: I'm no mathematician or economist and the Italian Lire doesn't of course exist anymore but if it did, the 34 500 Lire would equal today something like 23 dollars. 

Campagnolo Track Set

"Campagnolo is not merely a brand.

It has played a major role in writing the story of cycling,

turning sporting achievements into milestones in history and great champions into modern-day legends.

This is a Campagnolo Track Set"

Rossin Pista Love - Biciclette Per Vincere

New Year. New project. New Love. 

Early 1980s Rossin Record Pista, from Paris via French Ebay. Columbus tubing and Campagnolo track ends & fork tips. Repainted black, unfortunately. Original color was deep/burgundy red with chromed forks and rear triangle. 

Vendo Bici Pista

It seems that the boys behind the Pistamania have yet another new blog up and running, for - now wait for it - selling Italian track bike goodies, both old & new, directly from Italy. Nice! 

I really hope they will become as cool as Rene's and Gabe's blogshops are for the Japanese track stuff. Classic Italian pista-everything is the way to go, that's my personal prediction for 2009 anyway. 

Check out Vendo Bici Pista here.

Campagnolo Record Pista Gruppo Again

There's something so nice on Ebay that it should be sold and gone already. With BIN too. Maybe I need to buy it for my new project. 

Xmas Comes Early: Faggin Pursuit Track Frames For Sale X 5

RED PISTA ALERT! RED PISTA ALERT! RED PISTA ALERT! 

Check this out. The guys behind the Pistamania.blogspot have five, yes, I repeat 5, vintage Fagging Pursuit Track Frames for sale, 350€ + shipping each. Sizes 53/55/56/58/58cm. 

Straight from Italy.  And at least one of them is NOS too. Or are all of them actually NOS?

More pics in here, one Campagnolo Record Pista crankset for sale there too. 

If I was you, I'd be really really quick now. Contact directly: pistamania@gmail.com

Campagnolo Record Pista Gruppo

Yes. On Ebay. I think I'm going to faint. No, I'm not, just kidding. 

Campy Toolbox Of Dreams: $2,222.00

You remember this toolbox? Well, it's not the same one I posted earlier but similar to that and the auction is closing very soon, you're probably too late already. But it certainly is not going to sell cheap. Damn.

"Campagnolo Proffesional Full Tool Kit - Vintage
Used in very good conditon, only Pedal wrench (#15) shows marks of use.
Made around 1974
Mesurements: 77 x 49 x 7 cm

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Campagnolo produced a mechanics toolset complete with case. It contains all the tools needed to build and maintain a Campy equipped steel lugged frame lightweight bicycle, circa 1974. Besides shop tools, it includes the bottom bracket tap sets and fork threading tools needed by frame builders.
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All original. I used it carefully!"

The Tool Box Of Dreams