biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Well i have been looking for either a Simoncini frame or full bike for quite a while , watched numerous rusty and scruffy ones come and go then there have been others that were very tidy and go for silly money. I even contacted the Simoncini family who have been great in trying to help me find one and have offered me a selection of frames but by the time you add carriage from Italy they get rather expensive .
So when i saw Simon on e bay recently i thought that will do and began stalking it . Limited info was on the advert so had to gleam as much as i could from the pictures included , and i could see a mixture of 105 & 600 mechanisms and a nice Stronglight crankset , mavic ma2 rimmed wheels built on unidentified hubs , an awful long 130mm stem and some nice bars and a very clean frame with a nice colour scheme topped off with a nice Rolls saddle . All made with Zero Uno 18 MCDV6 Micro Alloyed tubing .
So imagine my delight when i see super curvy rear stays , hidden rear brake cable , campagnola hubs , 105 headset and calipers with a lot of other parts like pedals ,toe clips , chain , brake pads , stem , bars and tape all looking new . The sellers who were great did not have a clue what they were handing over , they were happy .
So when i saw Simon on e bay recently i thought that will do and began stalking it . Limited info was on the advert so had to gleam as much as i could from the pictures included , and i could see a mixture of 105 & 600 mechanisms and a nice Stronglight crankset , mavic ma2 rimmed wheels built on unidentified hubs , an awful long 130mm stem and some nice bars and a very clean frame with a nice colour scheme topped off with a nice Rolls saddle . All made with Zero Uno 18 MCDV6 Micro Alloyed tubing .
So imagine my delight when i see super curvy rear stays , hidden rear brake cable , campagnola hubs , 105 headset and calipers with a lot of other parts like pedals ,toe clips , chain , brake pads , stem , bars and tape all looking new . The sellers who were great did not have a clue what they were handing over , they were happy .
, I've never met another Simoncini out on the road but I'm going to do a no handed Simoncini salute if I ever do.
