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is your bottom bracket italian thread ? if so it should be 70mm wide

the code on the axle says: (68)=BSA-(p)=pista-(120)rear spaceing

if i am guessing right you might run a campa bsa pista axle in italian BB shells, this could be the cause of the missing 2mm on your crank-frame clearence.

the axle code for italian thread shoud say "70-p-120"

just a guess, it might be wrong as well

Hmm, sounds like a plausible explanation. Will look into that!
I've been lacking the Benotto project ever since the birth of our baby boy. Was able to paste a nice Campagnolo decal on the pram though :)

Hey Kal, so nice to see this thread! I hope you'll be able to fix the fork somehow.
Still believe in the 2A / 67 combo :-) But that 144BCD crankset is so much nicer than the 151BCD.. it is starting to itch again :)

Does your Benotto has stamps in the BB?

Looking forward to the next steps!

My Benotto also has quite some clearance on the front.. somewhere around 1cm depending on the tires used. And it's an original frameset with track forks. So maybe there is a grey area between ultra small clearance and road clearance.. ?

But it sucks, i know.. clearances should be reduced to a minimum ;)

Thanks, yours also has a polished upper part? Mine also doesn't have the limit mark, so that is why i'm in doubt about the originality of the post. the edge of the bottom is very nice beveled and looks 'original' somehow.

I'm not sure this Campagnolo SR seatpost (120mm) has its original length.. although there are some 'Short Editions' around on the bay and some other shops, i don't find any info on velobase etc on 'short edition' seat posts. Anybody?

This needs more pictures.

Will do!! After installing all the last bits :) Toe clips, different chain, straighten the wheels and glue the tires.

oh and Ps...I'm not trying to be a pain and you look very capable, tho if you want someone to cut the forks.,..I've done so so many and can cut perfect right angles with a hacksaw. It's just an offer, and I'm drooling over this bike...really...I'll leave it at that...;D.

Not sure what u mean by 'cutting the forks with a hacksaw', maybe it's my complete lack of sense in how to treat the forks of vintage track bike.. but my gut tells me to leave them as they were made :) I can live with the huge clearance on the front wheel.

Thanks for the offer though and your kind words about the bike :) A shame you had to sell yours.

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That saddle, is that a Fujita Seamless?

The saddle is a pre-cinelli Unicanitor mod. 50.

Selling them?

Those tubes are very cheap Vittoria Rally's, with one of the two being punctured. You are probably better off buying them new :)

Almost done, still searching for NOS black anodized Ale toeclips and need new tires.
I like the tanwalls, but going for the tough guy all blacks look.

http://cdn.velospace.org/files/mypelizzoli1.jpg

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Yup, it's getting there. Laced both wheels now so i have decide what tubes i'm going to get. I really like the tan-wall look on black rims, but it also makes the bike look a bit 'preserved'. Black tubes make it look more 'aggressive'..

hmmmm... decisions decisions

tnx guys, still have to lace the front wheel, more pics after that :)

the clearance (or better: lack of clearance) on the chain wheel is concerning me quite a bit.. the chain line is really straight though, so i'm almost thinking it is the right setup..It didn't scratch the frame until now, but when i'm taking it for a proper testdrive (and there is more strength involved, so perhaps i need more tolerance?) i don't want the chainwheel taking a bite from the frame.

looking real good so far.

regarding the fork, I would thread on a disposable top race and us as a sawing guide. will there be enough thread left to use?

Thanks, that worked out quite well.. i've probably didn't cut off enough yet :)

@ thrust: the machined rim is from another bike.. still have to spoke the front wheel

I've let the paint cure for a while and mounted the headset, bottom bracket, and the crankset. A bit of a bad photo, but it's not yet time for beauty shots :)

I'm facing a few technical issues that have to be solved: the frontfork is a bit too long, and i don't want to use 4 spacers to fill the threads up. I don't want to buy the parktool for it, so i am open for suggestions how to do this in a sensible way.

AND,
the clearance between the chainwheel and stays are verrrry small:

Is this seriously normal? It is like 1mm before it scratches my expensive laquer... The bottom bracket fits pretty good, very smooth. It is a 68-p-120 axle, and the measured chainline from the center of the frame is 45mm which is pretty standard.

Great story, makes me reminiscing about my time in South Africa. Beautiful people.

Awesome!

If you want me to paint in the blue bits let me know.

edit: i'd use enamel as there's no colour-matching involved, btw.

That badge turned out rather nice!

Give it weeks! weeks!

Seriously, that long?

Sorry guys for showing off so much, but i can't get over the beautiful color it has.. When the sun shines it's turning into gold.

I'll give her a few days more to cure the paint, and then it's going to be build.

now to get a blue nail polish and fill in those lug cut outs and seat stay cap pantos.

The seatstays are outward embossed, not sure how to manage that. Isn't enamel paint more suitable for pin striping etc?

Ohw, and almost forgot :)

Took a while, but the result is stunning.

a little update on the Benotto, gathered almost all parts. I have to sell one of my kidneys to obtain a set of NOS Campagnolo pista pedals, so i'd rather go for this option:

Will look nice with the dark blue Binda straps.

yep, it ends over the plugs with a little piece of transparent tape.. not sure how to manage it otherwise :)

Yeah, and i guess the guy who sold them (i've bought 2 NOS) doesn't research how much they go for ;-)

I guess i can't go wrong on this:

Can someone rectify my spoke length calculation? It's the first time i'm doing it all by myself and i found it a bit strange that the length difference for the rear wheel left side is only .6mm? It's for high flange Campagnolo Pista hubs.

I've got the data from Sheldon Brown's Excel file

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