1976 Condor Italia barn find refurb

Picked this up from @PhiljimPott a while back from here (https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/398115/) Pretty sure it had never been ridden - rims were untouched, drive train and brakes untouched - just a whole lot of crud and some rust from sitting it’s whole life in a shed.

Swapped out the drops for something friendlier for the city, switched out the tubs for some clinchers in the parts bin and changed the seat post as wasn’t keen on the black campag one. All the previously rusty bits were soaked in evaporust which cleaned them up nicely and a bit of tin foil on the forks removed the rust. The frame rust wasn’t easy to shift so left it as is. It’s a runabout so don’t want anything pristine!

The grease in the headset and bottom bracket was as thick as treacle so they got serviced and now run like new.

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Wow, I rode and raced in the 70's, lots of people's dream bike :)

You've done a great job of just cleaning up what rust you could, not toooo much mucking around.

That saddle in that nick were changing hands for a lot not too long ago. Vintage is, ironically, passé now.

Looks lovely! If you want to sell the seatpost I would be very interested to buy it for my old condor. 👍

Thanks!

Maybe someone sat on one and realised the comfort levels didn’t match the cost - it’s a pretty harsh ride. Will be swapped out in due course I think.

Definitely not an upright bike saddle, have the same 3ttt version on my track bike, feels fine for me as soon as you ride low and forward. Fling it my way if you like!

Lovely Bike. You should consider shimming the handlebars, otherwise you will make your dentist rich

lovely stuff

Top work! Those old Campag brakes require a fair heave tho

Yes still looking for a shim that’ll fit these 23.8 bars without luck so far. May need to make my own

Lovely that.