1982 Grandis-SOLD

Update: I recently came close to selling the frame. It was listed on Ebay for a month and actually got a lowball offer that was close to tempting, but less cash than I ultimately wanted to part with this frame. I just haven't seen this marque very often, so I decided to take it off the market again. Lucky me, a few weeks of self isolation gave me some ideas on what to change. Was tired of the VO bars and decided to shift back to some drops. Love the yellow bar tape to compliment the decal color.

I picked up a Grandis frame off the bike forum. Dont know much about this brand, but it appears to be really nice construction. It was an impulse buy. Had the Flu and needed a pick-me-up. Raided the parts from the Rossin single speed build just for something to do on a rainy cold February weekend.

But that quickly changed. The second build is now outfitted with a vintage Promax seatpost, 3T quill stem (pantographed Anza, not sure what that means), Velo Orange Milan bars,Campagnolo Athena brakes, 980 rear derailleur, Chorus front derailleur, a Brooks B17 saddle and a Sugino VP crank. The wheelset came off one of the Masi and are Mavic MA40 rims laced to Mavic hubs.

It's a daily rider so the setup is pretty relaxed with the Milan bars.

The first build was outfitted with a vintage Promax seatpost, 3T quill stem (pantographed Anza, not sure what that means), Campagnolo brakes, Velo Orange Milan bars, Brooks B17 narrow saddle, a Sugino VP crank and the old Origin8 track wheelset thats been on just about every old frame Ive owned at one time or another.

Its a 56cm square Columbus SL frame and fork with a nice cast sloping fork crown A few nicks here and there.

It was a pretty clean frame. Love the olive wreath "G" on the headtube and fork crown.

The chrome on the chainstays is a little rough and the decals are still intact and in good shape. The arched brake bridge is an interesting detail.

Found a Campagnolo headset at the local co-op for $5 to start the build. Cant beat that!

1990 Basso Loto

UPDATE: Already switched up a few things. Swapped the threadless stem with black Cinelli bars, 1R stem and seatpost. Keeps the black and white theme going well I think. Much more comfortable with a little height on the bars. Score! I finally found a Basso Fior di Loto. I've been searching for this color variant and model for a while now and this one popped up on Ebay from Brownsville Texas. Super excited to build this up with the Campagnolo parts from the Pegoretti upgrade that's in the works. From what I have gathered so far, this frame is most likely from 1990. Its a 55cm Columbus SLX steel frame and fork, Basso Fior di Loto model in the Caribe colorway. It has a few fandom stickers on it that removed fairly easily and with a little elbow grease. The paint polished up nicely afterward and there are only a few nicks and scratches. This 1990 Catalogue cut shows the color variants available for this model. I've always been at

1989 Pinarello Treviso

I was able to find a new frame update for my collection, this installment is a 1989 Pinarello Treviso, Cobalto Smoke, 56cm frame. It was in decent shape when I purchased it locally off a bike forum member in SC. It has some ugly stickers on the top tube (subsequently removed) and a paint scheme that can only be described as.... classic 80's italian. An odd "smoked" blue, thusly named Cobalto Smoke, from the catalog. Here are some pics from the forum post. The paint was pretty dull and very fragile. One of the first tasks completed was to remove the unwanted stickers and try to rehab the paint. I tested a few paint options, using thinned testors model paint, and found a near match for the base blue. My brush technique wasn't great but it worked well for small scratch marks. Added a duple-color clear coat after a thorough polishing. Turned out well and should be better protected. Next up was to replace the decals, which were long gone, but g

1987 Pinarello Veneto-SOLD

UPDATE: I sold the frame fork and headset to a guy in Nashville, Tn. Kept everything else for the next frame. Not sure what that will be...maybe a Basso. A few parts went toward the Treviso. You can read that post to see how that build turned out. I was able to mark another classic italian bike off the wish list this past weekend. This "Record Blue" 1987 Pinarello Veneto. The bike is 56cm and is equipped with: Columbus Aelle tubing, 3TTT Bars and Stem, Ofmega Headset and Cranks, Campagnolo shifters, NR front, Victory rear derailleurs and Modolo American brakes. I found a set of Mavic MA2 wheels with a campy front hub and a shimano rear 7 speed. Finally a bike where the old blue Michelin Kromium tires actually look decent. Its not exactly the model I was searching for but still rare enough to make an effort. I'll continue the search for a Montello SLX. Until that time, its not the lightest of my collection, its not in the best shape, but its still a joy to ride.

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