Re: [CR]Early "Ti" saddles, bottom brackets, brakes, and pedals

(Example: Racing:Roger de Vlaeminck)

To: Ebbikes@aol.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 20:32:37 -0800
Subject: Re: [CR]Early "Ti" saddles, bottom brackets, brakes, and pedals
From: Mark A. Perkins <bicyclemark@juno.com>


Bob:

I am responding because I too purchased a KLEIN "Team Super" in 1977. In fact, I went to the "factory" at Gary Klein's family's farm property in San Martin, Calif. to purchase it, and I still consider all of the three guys then at KLEIN, to be friends although I rarely see them anymore. I still own it! It's a 57 cm Metallic Blue model. When I picked it up I had intended to get one of the red ones, but when I got there and was able to hold both of them (a red one and my blue one) out in the bright sunshine, I ended up going home with the blue one. I built up two sets of wheels for it, sew-ups with Fiamme Ergal rims, Shimano Dura Ace SF hubs, Pino Skewers and DB, SS spokes; and clinchers with Mavic Module-E II rims, Black Shimano Dura Ace LF hubs and vintage Torrington black-oxide coated DB, steel spokes. With the sew-ups, it weighs around 18.5 lbs., and with the clinchers it weighs approximately 2 lbs. heavier (20.5). It's derailleurs are Shimano Crane (Dura Ace) rear and modified Sun Tour Cyclone front, w/Dura Ace shift levers. I also used the Galli Ti brakes. Other items used are TTT superlegerro handlebars, Dura Ace stem (used to have a deep drop TTT track stem on it when I raced my Bob Jackson track bike on the Hellyer Park Velodrome in San Jose, CA), Weyless seatpost, Avocet Racing III saddle, Campagnolo Super Record Pedals w/Cinelli black alloy toe clips & Binda Extra straps, Campy SR headset, Dura Ace crankset, and gold Dura Ace 5-spd. freewheel & Regina Record Oro chain. One of the finest bicycles I've ever ridden, or owned. -- "Bicycle Mark" Perkins

On Fri, 22 Dec 2000 16:00:05 EST Ebbikes@aol.com writes:
> This isn't about Ideale, but in 1977 I built up my lightest bike to
> date, an
> welded aluminum frame made by my brother at M.I.T. (a la Klein). It
> weighed
> 18 lbs with clinchers. I had on it a light saddle from Selle Italia
> called
> "Specialissimo Titanio". I always assumed it had titanium rails,
> but someone
> took a magnet one time and stuck it to the rails, and we surmised
> that they
> were probably tubular chrome moly.
>
> Another neat item on the bike was a pressed-in sealed-bearing
> titanium bottom
> bracket! I was able to get a spindle from Teledyne (after they had
> quit
> producing frames), and machine the races off of it (imagine ball
> bearings
> running on titanium races!) and get some sealed bearings that fit
> the shell
> and the spindle. The whole thing was locktighted together, and
> works to this
> day. It doesn't see a lot of miles though. Also - It has a pair of
> the East
> Rochester Tool and Die titanium pedals. Remember those? I think
> Suntour
> bought or copied their design somewhat for their first Superbe
> pedals. And
> then it also has some of the Galli Ti brakes. They had Ti
> centerbolts and
> other hardware.
>
> Bob Freeman
>
>
> _______________________________________________

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