Wheeler Chiostra - I think '92

[br0qn]

picked this frameset up locally. model maybe called 8200 depending on the year/ market?




I had a complete campy 8 speed group languishing in the parts bin that no one wanted to buy locally so I decided to get a frame to hang it on...




as soon as I got the frame someone came through and bought the campy group, c'est la vie!

it's nice! prestige, dark metallic green with rad decals, chromes fork/stays, pantograph, custom “wheeler” stamped rear dropouts and BB shell, internal rear brake cable routing, etc

 

[br0qn]

i've been lusting after modolo 8x tenos bars so I found a clean enough set and mated them to an ITM Goccia and then picked up a NOS Concour Lite because, call me crazy, but I like the way the nose of the saddle sort of mirrors the top rear of the stem








obviously the shimano wheelset with a matching blue drop shadow was necessarily serendipitous. they came from the donor bike I picked up after the Campy left the building. That score also netted me a DA9 group with ultegra brakes/cassette.

 

[br0qn]

it came together quickly and with little headache. ultimately i'm really stoked with how it looks and rides

 

[br0qn]

Frame - 1992? Wheeler Chiostra Tange Prestige, i'd call it a 54cm
Fork - Original Tange CroMo
Headset - shimano 600
Wheelset - Shimano WH-R540 with some mismatched QRs
Tires - Continental GP4000 25mm
Front Derailleur - DA 7700
Rear Derailleur - Dura Ace 7700 w/ avid rollamajig
Chain - KMC x9
Cassette - ultegra CS6500 9 speed 12-28
Bottom Bracket - Ultegra
Crankset - dura ace 7700 172.5 53/39
Stem - ITM Goccia 110mm
Bars - modolo 8xtenos 410mm wrapped in Jaguar Green Deda
Levers - dura ace 7700 2x9
Seatpost - 27.2 3k weave carbon with some setback, not sure of the make
Saddle - NOS Selle San Marco Concor Light cromo rails
Brakes - Ultegra 6500

SimWorks x Nissen cables and a Blackburn cage

built up in tandem with the RB-1.

 

[Woz]

Nice. Not a brand we see so much on the road side. Quality clear pictures too

 

[vtwinvince]

Really nice. I have a very similar one badged as a Saronni, which is weird. What threading does your BB have?

 

[br0qn]

Really nice. I have a very similar one badged as a Saronni, which is weird. What threading does your BB have?

thank you ! Wheeler Saronni? standard english BB

 

[br0qn]

Nice. Not a brand we see so much on the road side. Quality clear pictures too

thanks Woz. true, there are nearly no Wheelers over here in the road section, was surprised this frame was for sale in my neighborhood not half a mile away, just had to build it.

it's large for me otherwise i'd be trying to keep it. alas it's for sale locally.

 

[zerogravitas]

Lovely build. And your saddle/stem angle detail is just the kind of thing I like, very thoughtful touch. Bar tape colour is also spot on.

 

[vtwinvince]

Hmmm, mine has an Italian thread BB, and no pantos.