Recent content by Cilva Cycla

After lying dormant and partly completed in the shed for several years I have finally added a few more bits to this build and decided that it is now probably as finished as it ever will be. I acquired the frame several years ago in a used condition and eventually decided to add contemporary...

Thanks. I will take both pairs of cantis. Please send payment details. Trevor

Hello Do the cantis include any cables, transverse cables, fittings,etc other than shown on the photos ? Trevor

Yes, you are correct I was getting confused with the later Campag Euclid brakes which are U brakes but the original ones are standard cantilever

Thanks for the comment and advice re the brakes

I agree re the build which is why I thought it might be better as a tourer with careful choice of bars and stem. I haven't lived in Melton long but I think Machin's was on Mill Street? Luckily there are a few other good bike shops not too far away in Loughborough and Nottingham.

Thanks, I like it. Shame, as I say, that the frame is a bit tatty otherwise it would be really smart. When you say clearance do you mean width or between fork / stays ? I think there is plenty of both. With 26 x 1.25 tyres there is about 15mm each side to the forks and about 40mm to the fork...

I posted this on other forums but was recommended to try Retrobike so here we go. I have had this Simoncini frameset for a while trying to decide what to do with it. I think it dates from the late 1980s judging by the type of tubing but any information about the frame and what components might...