It doesn't look at all like my Grandis (Special model). Here's a link to photos of my Grandis.
http://gallery.me.com/
Drew Ellison Everett, Washington USA
On Aug 13, 2008, at 12:29 PM, jeffrey piwonka wrote:
> i was thinking about bidding on a nice Grandis that
> was on ebay a month or two ago.
> I think the lugs were similar and I think that they
> had a G cut in them as well.
>
> as for the rust. steel wool if it isn't bad.
> i had some light rust around the rear brake cable
> braze-on's on the motta. i used a dremel and went to
> sears and got some plastic buffing wheels to put in
> it.
> they look kinda like a hard plastic sponge.
> didn't use anything metal so it pretty much just
> polished the rust away...
>
> Jeff Piwonka
> Austin, Texas, USA
>
>
> --- Steve Valladolid <svalladolid@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well the search continues. Thanks to those that are
>> helping to try and
>> figure out what I have here. I plan on taking a
>> closer inspection of the
>> components to see if I can at least pin down the
>> date. Any tips on how to
>> handle the slight rusting on the components after I
>> do a general clean up on
>> everything?
>>
>> Steve Valladolid
>> San Diego, CA
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 6:56 AM, Jim Ready
>> <jimr@rfj.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Steve,
>>>
>>> Someone on the list will figure out what you have.
>> I checked Grandis,
>>> Galmozzi and one other G and did see anything
>> similar. I had a frame with
>>> some interesting features that I had no idea where
>> it came from. But as I
>>> mentioned, someone on the list correctly
>> identified it (in my case it was a
>>> Marinoni fron Quebec, Canada). Anyway good luck,
>> it looks like a nicely made
>>> frame once you get past the rust.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> *From:* Steve Valladolid <svalladolid@gmail.com>
>>> *To:* Jim Ready <jimr@rfj.com>
>>> *Cc:* classicrendezvous
>> <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 13, 2008 6:52 AM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [CR]Guerciotti
>>>
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> No I don't see any place where it says Guerciotti.
>> That's what the
>>> original owner said it was, saw the "G" and just
>> assume it is.
>>>
>>> Steve Valladolid
>>> San Diego, CA
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 6:27 AM, Jim Ready
>> <jimr@rfj.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Steve,
>>>>
>>>> I'm not so sure that's a Guerciotti. I've never
>> seen the G like that,
>>>> particularly on a NR-equipped Guerciotti (ie late
>> 70's early 80s).
>>>> Does it say Guerciotti anywhere?
>>>>
>>>> JIm Ready
>>>> Cupertino, CA USA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve
>> Valladolid" <
>>>> svalladolid@gmail.com>
>>>> To: "classicrendezvous"
>> <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:35 PM
>>>> Subject: [CR]Guerciotti
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Following is a link to a few photos of my new
>> Guerciotti that I just
>>>>> bought
>>>>> tonight. The guy I bought it from was the
>> original owner but couldn't
>>>>> remember how long it had been since he
>> originally bought it. He says,
>>>>> minimum 15 years, but I think its longer than
>> that. He said that it was
>>>>> pretty much top of the line when he bought it.
>>>>>
>>>>> The original owner spends the majority of the
>> year in Europe (last 8
>>>>> years)
>>>>> and only spends about 5 weeks a year here in San
>> Diego. Consequently,
>>>>> the
>>>>> bike sat in storage for most of the time. The
>> condo he lives in is
>>>>> directly
>>>>> adjacent to the beach and the storage area
>> didn't have adequate door
>>>>> seals
>>>>> so corrosion started to do it's dirty work. I
>> think it looks worse than
>>>>> it
>>>>> actually is, as the rust rubs off very easily
>> with hand pressure alone.
>>>>> Definitely needs to be repainted.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
> http://s193.photobucket.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> I would appreciate any help in identifying it.
>> It has full campy Nuevo
>>>>> Record and is a 14-speed. It has Cinelli Stem
>> and Bars (Campeone Del
>>>>> Mundo). It is dark blue with yellow highlights.
>> Bottom bracket looks to
>>>>> have a stylized "G" cut-out. I'll take more
>> photos during the light of
>>>>> day
>>>>> after I take off the aero bars and the gel seat
>> pad!
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve Valladolid
>>>>> San Diego, CA
>>>>>
>>>>>
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