Italian goodness: Simoncini frameset

Simoncini 56cm frameset, Columbus SLX, red/chrome:

An Italian racer in the purest of forms - red, chrome, and built with Columbus SLX. Frameset is made with fastback seatstays and internal, top tube rear brake cable routing. Partial chrome fork and rear triangle. Campagnolo front dropouts and 1010B rears. Has a pump peg mount on the headtube and dual water bottle mounts.

There are some surface rust areas of cosmetic consideration, as seen in the photos, and there are some red touchups scattered around the seattube area, mainly around the surface rust spiderwebbing. Chrome is typical Italian - not too deep with some rust specks. Making up for any of these age spots is the fantastic, original paint job over the full-chrome frame - the "Simoncini" lettering, which is under the clear, doesn't even register to the touch.

Measurements:

• Seattube: 56cm CTC
• Top tube: 56cm CTC

Specifications:

• 27.2mm seattube for 27.2 seatpost
• Italian BB and headset threading
• 130mm rear spacing
• Made for recessed brake mounting
• Braze-on FD mount

SOLD

 

  

When Shimano 600EX attacks: More for sale

Shimano 600EX (FC-6400) crankset

172.5mm, good condition, 52/39. Inner ring could do with a replacement.

$40 shipped.

 Shimano 600EX (RD-6400) rear derailer, 7-speed SIS

 $35 shipped.

Shimano 600EX (BR-6208) brake calipers

Final generation of 6200-series brakes; part of the 600EX series. Recessed mount.

$35 shipped.

Shimano 600EX (SP-6400-B) aero seatpost, 27.2mm

Used, but not abused, top half has been polished. A very unique and uncommon piece. 27.2mm.

$45 shipped

Eyeletted Mavic CXP-12 rims laced with stainless spokes to Shimano 600EX hubs. Wheels spin well and are true, rims have some break wear. Includes the 8-speed cassette shown, and the matching chain that came with it. Original quick release levers are included, but the front in particular has a lot of isolated surface rust on it.

Tires shown are useless, but will be included as shipping protection.

SOLD

PM or email headbadgesales AT gmail DOT com.

-Kurt

Peugeot PY10 CP: 1980 New York International Bike Show

You never know what you might find - even within your own collection.





I was browsing Dale Brown's (of Classic Rendezvous) 35mm prints of the 1980 New York International Bicycle Show not long ago, and happened across this picture:

(Many thanks to Dale for the loan of the photograph)

















 Look familiar? Try 32 years later:









There is no coincidence here. This, fellow readers, is the very PY10 CP exhibited at the 1980 New York International Bicycle Show - undoubtedly Peugeot's "ORO" entry for the event, if the gold bits are of any hint - and it took me this long to find out.

See the full gallery here: 1979 Peugeot PY10 CP

A "Super Sport" - but it's not a Schwinn.

It's by Raleigh. A 1948 Raleigh Super Sport, to be exact - complete with 531 tubing:

A local collector bought this recent import from England on eBay last year; shortly after doing so, he brought it by for some Dynohub servicing. The hub was missing the cone adjustment washer unique to the pre-1952 hubs - see part LB 121. The armature was dragging on the magnet because of its absence.







Quite surprisingly (even to myself), a "Chair Made," Chinese Sturmey-Archer drum brake ripoff in my parts bin happened to have the same exact washer. Seeing as the Chinese hub was otherwise parts bait and in bad shape, I pulled the washer and mounted it to the Dynohub:

This bike also has a 3-pin Williams crankset with Raleigh-pattern chainring:

Despite being 531, the steel rims (the rear Special Lightweight was respoked into a garden-variety Endrick at one time), hubs, Dyno, and everything else easily brings this guy into the 35 pound range. Nevertheless, it doesn't feel that heavy on the road. Quite responsive.

We were partially successful at getting the Dynohub to light the bulb, as it kept shorting out when the reflector was installed (and it zapped me a couple of times to boot. Heck, what can you expect from Lucas wiring?). In retrospect, I have a feeling that the lens was shorting out on the nuts holding the electrical leads to the circuit board.

It has been a while since I've seen this machine or it's owner. It might have been sold since.

-Kurt