Looking for recommendations on a shop with expertise building up a vintage steel lugged frame. They should have access to Campy Super/Nuovo Record gruppos, Sachs freewheels, etc.
Thanks in advance.
NYC shop to build up a vintage type steel lugged frame?
Mon, 09/27/2004 - 2:07pm
Mon, 09/27/2004 - 4:03pm
#1
"Scott wrote:
> Looking for recommendations on a shop with expertise
> building up a vintage steel lugged frame.
Dave Perry at Bike Works is the only person in the city I'd trust to know what to do with a Campy Gran Compe rear derailleur.
> They should have access to Campy Super/Nuovo Record
> gruppos, Sachs freewheels, etc.
I hope you mean knowledge about, rather than access to. The only people I know who have a regular supply of NR/SR stuff in stock is Bicycle Classics. http://www.bicycleclassics.com/
Otherwise, it's Ebay, baby. But if you've got the parts, Dave can definitely do the wrenching.
Oh, and by the way, ""What is it? What is it?""
Lugged steel fan,
- Christian"
Mon, 09/27/2004 - 4:25pm
#2
Campy Gran Compe
I agree with you about Dave Perry, and I'm lucky to live a few blocks from his shop. But I don't think even Dave, with all his experience, has ever seen a Campy Gran Compe rear derailleur. Gran Compe was a Dia Compe name for their brakes, the Campagnolo name was Gran Sport.
Mon, 09/27/2004 - 4:58pm
#3
"Right you are. ""D-O-H spells Doh!""
- Christian"
Mon, 09/27/2004 - 4:37pm
#4
It is
A David Kirk Terraplane.
http://www.serotta.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44684&postcount=1
Mon, 09/27/2004 - 4:46pm
#5
Bicycle Workshop
That frame is quite special--i'd suggest taking it to David Bell at Bicycle Workshop in Tenafly.
Mon, 09/27/2004 - 5:00pm
#6
Cool deal Scott! Glad to see that Dave's frame went to a good home. Hope to see it on a club ride, soon!
- Christian
Tue, 09/28/2004 - 6:22am
#7
Christian,
In another thread, you recommend Bicycle Workshop in Tenafly, NJ. Which shop would you take the Kirk to - Bicycle Works on Ridge or Bicycle Workshop?
Thanks.
Tue, 09/28/2004 - 7:10am
#8
If it were my bike, I'd build it with Chorus 10, with a CK no logo headset and Nitto stem/bars! :-) And I'd take it to Bicycle Workshop in Tenafly. They're the kind of shop that will take extra time on a special bike, and they'll immediately recognize the Kirk as a very special bike.
When you said classic parts - I envisioned Campy NR/SR with two-bolt Campy seatpost etc. For something slightly esoteric like that, I'd probably recommend Bike Works, because I know what treasures lurk in the back of that shop.
But for an extra-careful build on an extra-special bike, Bicycle Workshop, every time. They're the kind of shop who will get really, really jazzed about building a bike like that, and give it all the extra attention it deserves.
- Christian
Wed, 09/29/2004 - 8:39am
#9
Club ride
Probably not until next year depending on how long it takes to get it built and the weather for the rest of this season.
Mon, 09/27/2004 - 5:12pm
#10
From their website, it looks like Bicycle Works has the parts as well.
Mon, 09/27/2004 - 5:32pm
#11
Why go old?
"It's absolutely gorgeous!
But, if the write-up and connecting links are to be believed, it's only a year old. So you don't ""owe"" it to the frame to use old school parts. Indeed, apart from the Brooks saddle, the seller had it dressed up in decidedly non-vintage Dura-Ace.
Go for monoplanar brakes, or delta brakes, or whatever, if you love them. But I'd skip freewheel hubs. You don't need them for authenticity, and even less for function. Same goes for clipsnstraps pedals. Put 'em on if you like them, but they're not ""contemporary"" for the bike, and I suspect you'd rather ride clipless.
Peter Storey
"
Mon, 09/27/2004 - 6:35pm
#12
By vintage, I was thinking more along the lines of a threaded quill stem and looks rather than functionality. Probably a 53/42 front and a Campy 9 or 10 speed in the back. Pedals will definitely be clipless - I have a spare pair of Bebops that I will put on.
I may decide to go completely modern with a Campy Chorus group.
Mon, 09/27/2004 - 2:44pm
#13
bike works
Dave Perry at Bike Works on Ridge Street really knows his stuff.
Mon, 09/27/2004 - 6:41pm
#14
Is this Maggie with the steel Serotta?
Mon, 09/27/2004 - 9:17pm
#15
Yes, Maggie with steel Serotta. And a Surly single speed built by Dave Perry. I'm guessing you'd be Scott with the snazzy Serotta. You have good taste in bikes.
Tue, 09/28/2004 - 5:51am
#16
A Surly single speed? color me jealous. Is it a fixed gear? if so, color me impressed.
Likewise on the taste in bikes.
Tue, 09/28/2004 - 7:32am
#17
Recently spent a week in Moab mountain biking. We took a sunrise tour where the leader was riding a Surly single speed, sans suspension. Put us all to shame.
