Cicli Meacci

I rode it for a while with the friction shifters but decided to add a set of chorus ergo shifters and wrapped the bars with cinelli tape. Quite pleased with the ride now even though the frame is a bit large.

This was a great bike. I rode it for a few years and decided to sell it to a friends brother. It later was stolen. A really cool 70's green with gold lettering. Added white deep v weinmann dp18 wheels with white Victoria Zaffiro tires.

A custom order for my friend. Here are some before an after pics. He later added white deep v wheels and a sugino messenger crank to match.

I just found a few photos of this bike that I restored last year. It had a really interesting purple haze swirl paint scheme and was actually quite light. Never had much regard for Ross bikes but this one was pretty decent.

It's built! I had to order a few parts and scavenge a few others from my other bikes. I was able to find a Campagnolo Super Record carbon BB, c record brakes, cranks and chorus head set derailleurs. It also has Cinelli bars and stem, Campagnolo proton/electron wheelset and the only remaining outlier is the Shimano 600 tricolor brakes. I can't decide whether I want to add some ergo shifters but will probably do so if some inexpensive ones appear. It feels obscenely light at the moment so I'll have to weigh it soon. Technically it's a few Centimeters too big for me but I'll get use to it!

I was struck by these two views of my bikes the other night and had to snap a photo or two . Two classic pairs. Yes...I stare at them too often.....

I finally found a genuine Ugo DeRosa frame for a reasonable price. Ironically it was in Asheville where I live. So close and a nice local find. This beauty is a 59cm Primato. It's purple, just like the other DeRosa I rode, but a slightly darker shade. It needs some touch up paint but I'm not quite sure how to do that and keep it looking good. It will be my obsession for the foreseeable future. The question is: do I use the modern Shimano or vintage shimano 600 parts I now have or wait and cobble together a Campagnolo group. I know the answer but can't wait to ride it!

So I just picked this bike up for $100. It's dirty but in good shape. Only issue is the 62cm frame, which is much to large for me. It was outfitted with a Shimano 600 group and cinelli stem and bars, so I will probably strip it down and save the parts for another build. Nice bike though...wish it fit.

More changes to the Bianchi....a never ending puzzle. I finally made the conversion to Campaganolo and it shifts like a dream. Its pretty much dialed in at this point. By far the most comfortable ride for long distances. So here's the lineup: Carbon Campagnolo Record 10 speed shifters, Carbon Record rear derailleur, Carbon FSA K Froce Compact double crank, Record front derailleur, Carbon Stradalli water bottle cages, speedplay zero pedals, FSA OS150 110mm stem and FSA Wing Pro compact bars.

Circa 1990 56cm Cannondale SR300. A nice stiff and light ride. Had some odd paint bubbling around where metal came in contact with Aluminum. Primarily Suntour Blaze components but I replaced the cranks with the white Shimano Sante cranks when I couldn't get the pedal off.

So I'm hooked on owning a Cannondale. Only catch is that I tend to buy and sell them anyway. Most recently a pair of vintage early 90's black Cannondales I owned for about a week. The first is a 54cm R400 with a complete Shimano 600 groupset. The second described in the next post. A very nice aluminum ride but can't convince myself to keep one. 3 for 3 and yet to keep one in the stable.

Another update: After some research on the bike forum and Bob Hovey's Masi website I think the bike was made by Mondonico in Italy in January 1991. The serial number is 1113. Its a 54cm frame, which feels small compared to the Bianchi. A difference in geometry no doubt. Masi has an interesting and confusing manufacturing history between America and Italy. I decided to swap some parts from the Colnago to see if I could make the frame fit better. I added a Deda Magic 120mm stem and Ritchey Logic II bars and changed the pedals to some track platforms. The 3T stem was just too aggressive for comfortable riding. I like the look just as much as the vintage quill stem. I've toyed with adding some ergo shifters to this and ride it more regularly. Awesome purple color. Added a Campagnolo Chorus drivetrain and the Campy Electron/Proton wheelset to this 54cm lightweight beauty .Its a little too small for me, but the ride is just too nice to quit. It has Shimano 600 headset and brak

This bike rides like a dream! Weighs in at 20lbs, a 58cm Columbus Gilco frame with full vintage campy chorus 8 speed groupset. The wheels, as pictured, are Mavic open pro with Campagnolo record hubs. Cinelli stem and bars with a Chorus headset. Love the art decor paint scheme. Also changed out the large 53t chainring with a 50t chainring that suits my riding better and just swapped the saddle for a Selle Italia Turbo. 

I was able to find another one of the five classic Italian rides that I targeted as my base collection. Its straight from Italy. Well, sort of, via carbondale Ill. Evidently a grad student bought the bike in Italy, disassembled it and shipped it back. He never put it together so he shipped it to me! Its got a beautiful airbrushed paint job and chromed lugss, crimped columbus gilco tubing. These are the pics right after I unpacked it. He treated the frame with frame saver in 2010. Other than a few chips its in great shape. The only issue was a small crack in the rear right dropout.I had that welded and other than the paint missing, the repair  looks and functions perfectly

This pink frame was found in Charlotte but originated in Greensboro at Cycles d'Oro at some point in its history. Its a 1985 56cm Ciocc Designer, Vuelta Zerolite Track wheels, Origin8 Stash Bar, FSA Gossamer Cranks with a ceramic MegaExo bottom bracket. I used some of the parts from my Raleigh Fixed gear and a couple other strays to build this fixed gear, which is quite possibly the sharpest I've ever done. Traded it just recently for a Campagnolo Scirocco G3 wheelset. Probably should have kept it. It was hard to let it go but I don't ride fixed gear much anymore. Besides, it gives me that chance to build another!

I love the Nervar lugs on this vintage frame! I think it was a 1972 Raleigh Carlton Super Course from my research on the vestiges of the original color, frame details and serial number. It was a flat black beauty that I tweaked constantly. Finally striped what few parts it had and sold the frame to buy another Ciocc that I'll post later. It was the final casualty in my quest to have an all Italian stable. RPM Cranks, Vuelta Zerolite track wheels, Origin8 Stash bar. The only rub with this bike was the 27 1/4" wheels which required me to fashion a McGyver-like drop to use even a long reach modern brake with 700c wheels. Ended up using a link from a motorcycle chain, which worked swimmingly. I might have a pic that I'll post to show the fix.

I have a tendency to buy bikes for Terri whether she wants them or not. The first was the single speed, the second was a Trek 1200 and then her first modern mountain bike, a 2008 Gary Fisher Advance. She seems to like riding it. Great orange paint job.  Terri's first mountain bike, a CroMo Fuji Thrill. Purchased at Cycle Logic circa 1990 during the "Fuji Years"