Which Benotto 1978-1980

[Madsbt]

Hi
I am new to this forum and hope for help identifying a Benotto bike from 1978-1980.
The bike has been repainted at some point, and there might have been a change in the original setup.
It has a Campagnolo Nuova Record derailleur, but brakes, crank arm, seatpost and pedals are Gran Sport - sadle is a Turbo - Hinault edition. The handlebar is cinelli, and the stem is 3ttt.
It has the cable on top of the chainstay, which is not diamond shaped. Under the Bb is a cut out shaped like a heart with a line in the middle.
The mandatory danish frame number indicates that it has been imported in 1980. The numbers under the BB says 3-C-597 in one side and 3-9-57 on the other.
The markings on the crank arm sats strada and 8 in the small square (I have read that means production in 197. In the current set up it has Maillard wheel hubs and Weinmann rims.
My guess is that it is a Modelo 2500, but I am not sure…?
Kind regards Mads

 

[Madsbt]

Hi
I am new to this forum and hope for help identifying a Benotto bike from 1978-1980.
The bike has been repainted at some point, and there might have been a change in the original setup.
It has a Campagnolo Nuova Record derailleur, but brakes, crank arm, seatpost and pedals are Gran Sport - sadle is a Turbo - Hinault edition. The handlebar is cinelli, and the stem is 3ttt.
It has the cable on top of the chainstay, which is not diamond shaped. Under the Bb is a cut out shaped like a heart with a line in the middle.
The mandatory danish frame number indicates that it has been imported in 1980. The numbers under the BB says 3-C-597 in one side and 3-9-57 on the other.
The markings on the crank arm sats strada and 8 in the small square (I have read that means production in 197. In the current set up it has Maillard wheel hubs and Weinmann rims.
My guess is that it is a Modelo 2500, but I am not sure…?
Kind regards Mads

I just found the diameter on the seat post, which is 27.2 indicates that it is made from columbus SL (machiine.com) making it either a 2500 or a 3000

 

[vtwinvince]

The 3000's had diamond profile chainstays and chrome.

 

[Madsbt]

The 3000's had diamond profile chainstays and chrome.

 

[Madsbt]

I agre - I think my bike could be a modelo 2500, as it has a 27.2 seat post, or maybe a 2500 frame with nouva record groupset, but with g. s. brakes and crank set?

 

[petgel]

Looks like a 2500. Campag dropouts, round chsinstays.

 

[petgel]

Yes, defo 2500. They only seemed to ever do them in the champagne or blue in that era. I would say 1979. Contrary to popular opinion they weren’t built by De Rosa. The only ones built by De Rosa were the filotex/Sanson team bikes. The one at the start of “a Sunday in hell - 1976 Paris roubaix” is not a benotto at all, but a De Rosa with benotto decals