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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca
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About 5 years ago I broke my frame. A whole bunch of life changes happened and there was no urgency to replace it. But I have been watching marketplace - I'm in a remote rural area so there's very little lugged steel frame activity.

Last week an old Colnago Sport came up for a very reasonable price and I bought it:

Saddle, stem, bars and rear wheel from my old bike, other bits came with the "new" one.

I'm nearly 60 and wasn't really expecting to ride it - it's more a nostalgia thing. But I went for a short test ride and it feels great. I may actually spend some time on it.

And don't worry - I'm not under any delusion that I have a great Italian icon - I know the "Sport" model is Colnago in brand only. But for my purposes, it's perfect.

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[–] schwim@piefed.zip 0 points 1 month ago

Absolutely awesome! I hope you get to enjoy many miles on it.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Ride it. Don't take for granted that you can, if you do, then you won't be able to soon.

I'm 60. I miss my 1982 Shogun 1000. I foolishly left it behind when I moved to a new state in 1992. It wouldn't fit in my car. I prioritized the wrong things.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

sad about the rust but looks like its just on the surface

Id for sure ride that beast, love the horn handle bars. I always wanted to try those. I don't think I could do a fixed wheel but maybe... never tried one since my early teens and the bmx styles I had

[–] GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't mind the rust - patina. Now that I've done a test ride and confirmed that I like it I'll strip it back to the frame and clean it and put it back together with fresh greese and a fresh chain. I'll wipe it down with something to stop the rust getting worse but won't try to fix it.

I love fixed wheel - just getting into that rhythm as staying there.

[–] Krusty@quokk.au 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Rust converter is cheap and crazy effective.

[–] GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago

I've never used it, but I just did a little reading. I get the feeling it would ruin the current paint and I'd need to then re-paint the whole frame. I like how it looks now and would just like to stop the rust getting worse so it doesn't become structural.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Awesome bike. It's hard to tell from the pic but make sure you have some kind of foot retention on a fixed gear. Either clip-in type or straps.

[–] GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Those are the pedals it came with - they're flat one side and SPD on the other. I left them on for the test ride but I'll put my "pure" SPD ones on before I do any serious riding.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 0 points 1 month ago

Nice. I use SPDs with my fixed gear and it's a great combo. Never tried bullhorn bars.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago

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