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Me & Saarf had a conversation on this subject, I was adamant that it was a Mexico but it is in fact, a Super.

sometimes I really try to understand what is being said on this forum but

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Fork post Simoniz Chrome shiner.

Frame Work
I am planning on Cleaning the paint using Meguiars Paint Cleaner

Cleaning the Chrome with Simoniz Chrome cleaner

Unsure of the polish or wax so far. Planning on replacing the columbus sticker

Frame stripped

Cinelli XA stem 110mm, Cinelli Giro D'Italia

Headset post clean- british thread, not sure of year/era either.

clean

dirty

hmm....well the titanium hubs were post 94. Hubs I'm after are the 1991-1994.
http://velobase.com/ViewGroup.aspx?GroupID=df3f34b7-2d59-40f4-b4d5-179afba2e66a

Tandem Colnago is the BUSINESS.

Thanks for the info Rustynuts. Now that ye mention it, they do look pretty shallow in the picture. Is it much lighter? I was weighing up my options, New cones & Grade 25 ball bearings was one of them although the pit itself ain't in the best shape. tough decision, I was looking at ebay Auctions and a Nos pair will go for around 220 euro which would be alright seeing as front hub alone would cost 150 alone. If I see a cheap alloy cassette body(when pigs fly) I might still be tempted but I think ebay will be the decider.

Must get rid of these Bookmarks

Wheel time

Front Hub

Whilst attempting to set a record on a 2.6km hill going downhill, at the end the gates were closed and my brakes weren't as good as I thought which resulted in a cracked front hub.
(got 2nd fastest time, 15th fastest up) Will make a nice decoration somewhere, someday!

Rear Wheel had at least 5 loose spokes that could not be tightened so I decide to keep the hub and scrap the wheel.

Stripped

De-assembled, Cleaned & Polished

Re-assembled & greased.

After feeling the weight of this hub and examining the ball bearings and pits I decided that It would be wiser to wait and try and get the alloy casette body version. (FH-01RE)

My Rear Derailleur is in fact Chorus

Along with my front Derailleur.

Unsure of what Bottom Bracket is but it's Campagnolo and is combatible with triple crankset.


Triple Chainring crankset, 2.5mm too long for me!

Ergo's

THE CLEAN
Decided to man up and De assemble My two Deltas and give them the cleaning they deserve, Got a cheap 3.5 mm wrench off ebay and it shredded first turn, used the opposite end and released the cable handy enough.
Dirty Delta

Clean Delta

Cleanest two Deltas around. Very happy with the outcome and pleased to know the job is done as it's a daunting task.

After flying around around back roads for a year on my Peugeot 501

It was time for a upgrade, A Colnago Super in Saronni came up in the local classifieds and I purchased on the 22nd of April 2014, 20 days after turning 22. This is her the day I got her.

It was advertised as 58cm but this bike is definitively bigger than 58cm. Never bothered to measure properly. Bike is a small bit too big but I managed. Was happy with the purchase.

Over the Summer I decided I will go for the 1992 Campagnolo Record 8 speed as to match the Deltas. I also decided that Downtube shifters were the way to go.

09-07-2014 - I got the 3ttt seatpost within 2 weeks of purchase as the black seatpost was hideous.

After cycling all summer It is time to De-assemble, de-grease, clean, polish, re-grease and try and get a matching groupset. This is the last photo takin' of her before de assembly.

(Over the Summer I got a 3ttt seatpost then a C record seatpost)

600 meters down the road.

Inspirational, Rightfully porn IMO.