Anyone know what Colnago this is?
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Finally got round to taking a pic of the bump on the downtube. I have no idea what to think about it. By LBS seems to think it is fixable and hopefully, being steel, it should be very resilient. Does anyone have any experience of a bike with a bump like this and any idea what type of job/cost we are talking about if it is rescuable.
That damn stem is still stuck in there. I have used releasant, yanked it and hammered it and it wont budge!! I have even sheared an axle of a wheel trying to remove it. I will keep on trying but I am wrecking the forks (further) by trying Any tips would be very welcome.
That damn stem is still stuck in there. I have used releasant, yanked it and hammered it and it wont budge!! I have even sheared an axle of a wheel trying to remove it. I will keep on trying but I am wrecking the forks (further) by trying Any tips would be very welcome.
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for very stubborn stem, I attack them from below :idea:
hopefully it is a stem with a conical round nut which expand the two sides of the stem
-if it one with the other design where the stem body is not split, it is more complicated :roll:
if you manage to extract the nut through the hole of the fork and remove the long bolt, you can attack the stem bottom with a steel tube or plumbing copper one more if you want to be more delicate with the stem bottom.
you may damage the stem but it is a lesser evil, I find
nice find altogether - the wheels seem nice super champion on nuovo tipo hubs - if they are clinchers and if you don't use them give me a MP
for very stubborn stem, I attack them from below :idea:
hopefully it is a stem with a conical round nut which expand the two sides of the stem
-if it one with the other design where the stem body is not split, it is more complicated :roll:
if you manage to extract the nut through the hole of the fork and remove the long bolt, you can attack the stem bottom with a steel tube or plumbing copper one more if you want to be more delicate with the stem bottom.
you may damage the stem but it is a lesser evil, I find
nice find altogether - the wheels seem nice super champion on nuovo tipo hubs - if they are clinchers and if you don't use them give me a MP
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That’s what I think about the frame too sadly! From what I am reading a dent from a front impact on a downtube is pretty critical. Oh well it was too good to be true and as the owner of 5 other bikes I am unlikely to bother spending money to replace the tubes etc. So I have got Campag record front and rear derailleurs, 3tt handlebars, Campag ergo shifters/brakes, one crank arm, a non descript seat post (all in good condition) and, provided I can extract it, a nice looking stem. Oh and a Campag Athena headset which whilst slightly chewed looks fine and works well. I guess I should not complain although it is a shame that the chainset did not make it out alive!! The wheels are mine from another bike which I was trying on for size and they are indeed Campag hubs on Wolber rims.
I like the idea of trying to extract the stem via the bottom so I will try that this evening. I have wrecked the forks even further trying to wrench it off but I have removed the bolt and the nut. Will keep on trying!!
That’s what I think about the frame too sadly! From what I am reading a dent from a front impact on a downtube is pretty critical. Oh well it was too good to be true and as the owner of 5 other bikes I am unlikely to bother spending money to replace the tubes etc. So I have got Campag record front and rear derailleurs, 3tt handlebars, Campag ergo shifters/brakes, one crank arm, a non descript seat post (all in good condition) and, provided I can extract it, a nice looking stem. Oh and a Campag Athena headset which whilst slightly chewed looks fine and works well. I guess I should not complain although it is a shame that the chainset did not make it out alive!! The wheels are mine from another bike which I was trying on for size and they are indeed Campag hubs on Wolber rims.
I like the idea of trying to extract the stem via the bottom so I will try that this evening. I have wrecked the forks even further trying to wrench it off but I have removed the bolt and the nut. Will keep on trying!!
Flandria
Retro Guru
Had the same problem with a frame, you can read about it in this topic: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=261136
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Hmmm! Cheers for that very interesting! So basically this bike was free and therefore for the price of replacing the downtube (£65), a paint job (£100), new forks (£90), wheels (which I have £100), a set of brakes that I need to buy (£60?) and a seat which I have anyway I could have a Colnago Superissimo for £415! I have a campag crankset which I can use for now until I buy a new one. Not sure if that is a good deal or not to be honest! Prob seems about right for the bike…might “store” it for a while and consider it a bit more.
Hmmm! Cheers for that very interesting! So basically this bike was free and therefore for the price of replacing the downtube (£65), a paint job (£100), new forks (£90), wheels (which I have £100), a set of brakes that I need to buy (£60?) and a seat which I have anyway I could have a Colnago Superissimo for £415! I have a campag crankset which I can use for now until I buy a new one. Not sure if that is a good deal or not to be honest! Prob seems about right for the bike…might “store” it for a while and consider it a bit more.
