COPPI this !

[woodbutcher]

Winter is well on the way and not wanting to expose my strictly dry weather Vitus rides to nasty damp conditions, l decided to make ready the last surviving steel framed bike l own, a Fiorelli Coppi !
To cut a long story short, with help and encouragement from Biggs682 , this is the result , first ride today . The down tube shifters worked like a dream and selected all ten speeds as if they had been designed for that very purpose !
The only problem was stopping ability . The Shimano 105 brakes and shoes don't have much effect on the rims of these Mavic Ksyriums especially in todays damp conditions
PS. Steel is oh so comfortable in comparison to twitchy aluminium .

 

[AndyRM]

Oooft. That's lovely! Do you have any ugly bikes?!

 

[Spiderweb]

That is lovely but I think you mean Fausto Coppi. Fiorelli make handbags, the type that your wife hit you over the head with when you turned up with yet another bike!
Edit - having been corrected and checked Google, Fiorelli Coppi is correct, made by Fiorelli for Fausto Coppi .... Doh!

 

[AndyRM]

That is lovely but I think you mean Fausto Coppi. Fiorelli make handbags, the type that your wife hit you over the head with when you turned up with yet another bike!

Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Fiorelli made the bikes, then Coppi bought the rights to put his name on a range of them.

 

[Cycleops]

Oooft. That's lovely! Do you have any ugly bikes?!

The Italians don't do ugly.

 

[woodbutcher]

Oooft. That's lovely! Do you have any ugly bikes?!

Nope, they all look good to me !

 

[Spiderweb]

Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Fiorelli made the bikes, then Coppi bought the rights to put his name on a range of them.

Oops, you could be right there.

 

[woodbutcher]

That is lovely but I think you mean Fausto Coppi. Fiorelli make handbags, the type that your wife hit you over the head with when you turned up with yet another bike!

I certainly do mean Fausto Coppi, in fact reading and learning about him and his childhood and subsequent success as a rider and then his tragic and needless death is what me revive my interest in cycling and beautiful bikes.
A few more pics , including the Fiorelli makers name , 'course they make a mean handbag as well (or so rumour has it)

 

[biggs682]

 

[BalkanExpress]

Very nice,

looks like it is running 10 speed, if so can I suggest these wheels instead

https://www.leboncoin.fr/velos/1705193612.htm/

 

[raleighnut]

Nice

 

[woodbutcher]

Very nice,

looks like it is running 10 speed, if so can I suggest these wheels instead

https://www.leboncoin.fr/velos/1705193612.htm/

They are very nice....l will message the seller !

 

[biggs682]

Very nice,

looks like it is running 10 speed, if so can I suggest these wheels instead

https://www.leboncoin.fr/velos/1705193612.htm/

They are a good price as well

 

[woodbutcher]

Very nice,

looks like it is running 10 speed, if so can I suggest these wheels instead

https://www.leboncoin.fr/velos/1705193612.htm/

Would you say they are more appropriate than the Ksyrium or a better wheel ?

 

[woodbutcher]

The seller would post to me but that would make the wheels best part of €100 ....shame.