1. More Campy NOS-ness…

    More Campy NOS-ness…

  2. NOS is the new new. Building up Di’s Quiros on a rainy day…

    NOS is the new new. Building up Di’s Quiros on a rainy day…

  3. Amos’s new Kiyo build… “We don’t actually own quality handmade bicycles- we are just their caretakers for our brief lifespans.”  Pics and story here.

    Amos’s new Kiyo build…

    “We don’t actually own quality handmade bicycles- we are just their caretakers for our brief lifespans.”  Pics and story here.

  4. Michael is a Somerville musician, master landscaper, microfiction-writer, and ladykiller gentleman.  He’s also my roommate and a cyclist who’s a blast to ride with.  Earlier this winter, he approached me with some ideas for a rode bike build.  “Sturdy but sexy,” was his overall concept for a steel whip, so we set out looking for an Italian lass. The day of his 22nd birthday, we found this early 90’s Coppi “Reparto Corse” on eBay.  The stars aligned and for not much more than a canzoni he picked up the frameset, complete with super clean 3rd gen Delta brakes.  The frame is all Columbus Genius, cleanly fillet-brazed with a lugged BB shell and loads of pantographing.  The fork sports some of the coolest triangle-section blades I’ve ever seen.  Michael was thrilled.  The frame was in hand; the build was next.  We dug around the shop and scoured the web to find a kit to suit the design parameters and keep everything fairly period. The result was this fine, fine 1x10 whip.  A Campagnolo Daytona/Centaur group drives the bike on Miche hubs laced to VO PBP rims.  The cockpit is all Cinelli, and a 27.0 fluted DA post emerged from the parts bin to hold the Turbomatic saddle.  The chain stays wrapped around the 53T thanks to a minimalist guide I silver-brazed together from the remains of a busted Campy front derailleur and a stainless spoke.  The vestigal drive-side shifter boss is adorned by a Japanese brass bell. Boston cyclerazzi Eric Baumann dropped by yesterday to hit the Coppi with his photog-skills.  The result is this amazing set of the bike back by the Fringe parking lot.  Enjoy, Michael, and allow me to personally apologize for the extremely transitory nature of Italian paint.  Ride that shit. Click on the images to see high-res copies.

    Michael is a Somerville musician, master landscaper, microfiction-writer, and ladykiller gentleman.  He’s also my roommate and a cyclist who’s a blast to ride with.  Earlier this winter, he approached me with some ideas for a rode bike build.  “Sturdy but sexy,” was his overall concept for a steel whip, so we set out looking for an Italian lass.

    The day of his 22nd birthday, we found this early 90’s Coppi “Reparto Corse” on eBay.  The stars aligned and for not much more than a canzoni he picked up the frameset, complete with super clean 3rd gen Delta brakes.  The frame is all Columbus Genius, cleanly fillet-brazed with a lugged BB shell and loads of pantographing.  The fork sports some of the coolest triangle-section blades I’ve ever seen. 

    Michael was thrilled.  The frame was in hand; the build was next.  We dug around the shop and scoured the web to find a kit to suit the design parameters and keep everything fairly period.

    The result was this fine, fine 1x10 whip.  A Campagnolo Daytona/Centaur group drives the bike on Miche hubs laced to VO PBP rims.  The cockpit is all Cinelli, and a 27.0 fluted DA post emerged from the parts bin to hold the Turbomatic saddle.  The chain stays wrapped around the 53T thanks to a minimalist guide I silver-brazed together from the remains of a busted Campy front derailleur and a stainless spoke.  The vestigal drive-side shifter boss is adorned by a Japanese brass bell.

    Boston cyclerazzi Eric Baumann dropped by yesterday to hit the Coppi with his photog-skills.  The result is this amazing set of the bike back by the Fringe parking lot.  Enjoy, Michael, and allow me to personally apologize for the extremely transitory nature of Italian paint.  Ride that shit.

    Click on the images to see high-res copies.