Restoring a Retro Italian Steel Bike | Day 1

[@gcntech]

What do you think of Ollie's bike choice? 👀

[@gator3-234]

Sweet. Hey Ollie. John from USA. What cleaner do you use in your ultrasonic cleaner?

[@larryt.atcycleitalia5786]

BRAVO!!! Nice score as a lot of vintage bikes suitable for epoca rides are getting pricey. Unicrown forks are crap! I've done a half-dozen projects like this over the years - always enjoy 'em and the compliments I get from others on the vintage rides we take 'em on. As they say here in Italy - BUON LAVORO!

[@tomahoks]

​@@gator3-234 it is just water, maybe distilled.

[@Hannibu]

I do love those old italian classics. A friend of mine safed some of them from the scrap metal yard. Among them are bikes like a Colnago, Bianchi, Cinelli and a Vicini. Best thing about this older bikes: it did not take much to renew them.

[@OriginalTrev]

@@gator3-234 Be assured it's supplied by a GCN sponsor, probably Silca... Their Ultimate Brake and Drivetrain Cleaner is a safe bet. It's what I'd use also because the pH is balanced between 6-8 and doesn't promote hydrogen embrittlement. Steel hates acidic solutions and Aluminium hates caustic solutions.

[@user-shaneselby23]

It's so refreshing to see you guys go back to 'normal' priced bikes , that people can actually afford !! Thanks , great content 👍

[@Millicente]

"people"

[@michealofloinn2539]

I totally agree with you. People want what they see!

[@xGshikamaru]

190 for a bike this old is a bit pricey though, I got my first steel bike for a bargain 80 €, I've got a few others for about the same price, including a Gitane Champion du monde from 1970 in very good condition.

[@jamesl3546]

I'd classify this as a bike that has been looked after. Over 40 years use as a working bike, probably in all weathers, and it is still going strong. Who cares if it is a bit grubby, this person has wrung every last cent of value from this machine. Breath of fresh air.

[@OriginalTrev]

Thanks to Ollie, the original owner recouped his original purchase price as well

[@catherinebrennan3342]

Yeh it's not pants or disgusting it's a well used, deeply loved bike.

[@reinholdachleitner2069]

True,excellent pain job on the bike by the Italian painters,very little rust on it.💯👌🏻

[@tomkunich7654]

Let me add this, NEVER rattle can any steel bike. That stuff rubs off and even if you've put it on thick enough to not see, it does dull the finish. Powder coating works VERY well and is available in high gloss finishes and once applied lasts forever.

[@dalton-at-work]

and now it's got another 40 to look forward to! steel is real

[@lukecornwall-jones4248]

Drink every time he says ultrasonic cleaner. Happy with his new toy lol. Was screaming Italian threaded in my head when he started on the drive side too

[@nuno_das_fotos]

ahah my thoughts exactly!

[@chrishomel9558]

definitely 😂

[@nstrug]

Ditto

[@tomkunich7654]

Ultrasonic cleaners are very cheap from China and if properly treated last forever. I did have one in which the tank became disconnected from the housing. Perhaps because I turned the heat up too far. 50 degree C works fine on the new one.

[@thedceejay]

Aldi (UK) had one in Special Buys for £20 last week... co-incidence???

[@johnnyloco11]

Love it. We need a new GCN restoration channel

[@gcntech]

ooooh! Now we're talking

[@endcensorship874]

Yes. There are so many different issues that can arise when you restore a bike. There’s a lot of content there that can be helpful for the average cyclist looking to bring an old bike back to life.

[@alexk3806]

This is a great idea. I love it.

[@Seppster58]

Would love to see more of these "Ollie Rebuilds" series. Great video. Can't wait to see more.

[@gcntech]

keep your eyes peeled!

[@dalton-at-work]

for a huge backlog of great restorations check out "bikespeeds"

[@stevebolt7132]

The best GCN video for ages...absolutely brilliant 👏

[@joehart3826]

Agreed

[@jean-paullanglois5452]

Moi aussi 😊!

[@tomkunich7654]

Italian bikes from that period all use the 36 x 24 bottom brackets and are "normally" threaded on both sides. On the drive side you have to make sure that the thread is properly torques quite tight. ISO BB's give you very low friction and ISO BB's are light, spin well and last forever, unlike the threaded aluminum cups that need longer shafts. And push your legs out further.

[@dylan-5287]

I love the retro bike stuff!! More of this please!

[@adeh503]

Yes definitely 👍

[@tomkunich7654]

The very best steel bikes came out just as carbon fiber came in, and so in many places you have unused steel bikes sitting in windows, factory fresh. Remember that pro's were tested with steel bikes with all of the modern high test Columbus tubing on them and with Aelle, rather cheaper tubing. All of the pro's preferred the Aelle. So do not worry about the tubing types. The difference in weight is minimal. Unless you're really heavy or really tall normal size tubing feels best. Stone's bicycles in Alameda, CA, USA specializes in steel bikes and has a number of like new bare framesets. One might also mention that sports riders should not use more than 10 speeds or you will be shifting over all of the other gears all the time. Do not use Campagnolo 10 speeds though since the largest cog the Record can shift is 28 teeth and if you're a climber, you can bust a gut on long climbs.

[@musekidd]

Great to see GCN look at classic steel-framed bikes without the typical whinging about how heavy they are... I look forward to seeing this project through and Ollie going for his first ride. 👍👍👍

[@Millicente]

and yet in every bike video they do about a new bike it's always "this bike is $10000 and weighs 7kg while my $1 retro bike is sub 6kg." These trolls make the problem then complain about it.

[@凸Bebo凸]

@@Millicente It's not trolling to be on a sub 7kg steel fixed gear laughing at people who spend 6000 bucks for a 9kg "racer". It's just funny, no one is trying to anger anyone else.

[@Millicente]

@@凸Bebo凸 You just did what all those trolls do. Inflate the modern bike's weight and quote some imaginary bike "trust me" weight

[@凸Bebo凸]

@@Millicente The Reynolds 853 tubes are a few human hairs thick, and there are no shifters and disc brakes weighing me down. Just do the math yourself, no need for trust me, haha. Don't be mad at other GCN users because you bought heavy bikes. That was your purchase and your decision, stand by it.

[@Millicente]

@@凸Bebo凸 Thanks again for proving my point with your random numbers and assumptions

[@Bosterg75]

Its great to hear a quiet hub finally ...

[@Mgrant8163]

I'm sure Ollie could attach a playing card with a clothes pin and make it sound current (I'm not a fan of loud hubs either).

[@bingissimo6902]

@@Mgrant8163 playing cards are not suitable, the cardboard is not thick enough. It has to be a hockey card from a pack of O-pee-chee chewing gum, or failing that (if you're from the US) a TOPS baseball card. I wasn't aware that cricketers get cards, even if they bowled for England in the Test at the Oval

[@robbchastain3036]

A loud hub is like a shopping cart with a squeaky wheel, I will never understand the appeal for road bikes. MTB, sure, some noise to alert the animals who might be wondering who's riding through their neighborhood.

[@pittviper6320]

Loud hubs are just disgusting! Why people would want a pathetic, brain numbing noise on their bike is beyond me! And these free hub sound checks they do are comical! As if they are testing a Ferrari engine or something! 😂

[@webster169]

There is just something about bikes from this era, aesthetically beautiful and obviously built to last, well done Ollie, can’t wait to see the finished result.

[@vittocrazi]

Thats just survovorship bias. Many bikes were trashed for these to stand out

[@larsmortensen1247]

Great video. As someone who enjoys wrenching on bikes, new and old, the 'hanging out in the shed, talking about bikes' vibes here are awesome.

[@elPedro666]

So true that it makes me want a mug of tea and a digestive biscuit! ☕😁👌

[@tonydotnottingham]

Having a financially accessible way for folks to enjoy cycling, as well as classic design, is a great introduction to road riding. Picking up an old Carlton has been a massive encouragement for me to fort out, as just looking at it is enough to encourage me to ride.

[@thomassciaroni6942]

Love steel Italian, my uncle rode a Bottecchia. Ollie your warm tones are approaching OldShovel video standards😊

[@martinaxe6390]

As someone who has fallen into the hobby of bike restoration, I'm all in for more vintage restoration videos. These bikes were build to last, and modern components can look great on vintage steel, but vintage components will always look better in my opinion.

[@judithpreston4756]

Proud original owner of a 1989 Bianchi. Well loved, much ridden, it's moving on to be my indoor trainer bike. Love seeing you fix this one up!

[@a1white]

This bike has potentially got another 40 years in it. Love it. 😊

[@gcntech]

Couldn't agree more!

[@dalton-at-work]

this is why "steel is real!"

[@edromero7985]

Finally took my 1985 Tomassini Super Prestige race bike off the wall and refurbished it! Came out awesome! Only new parts are clip in 105 pedals, and Velocity rims. The rest is original Campy Super Record! So smooth! Been thinking of putting up on the bike vault

[@gcntech]

you need to submit that to the Bike Vault! It sounds lovely 🥰

[@schwinnguy]

Love this! I have my own shop and enjoy doing this sort of thing every day. Steel frames are so much better than any other material if you count longevity and repairability. If I had that bike, I would clean that paint up, give it a good coat of wax and enjoy the history of an original paint job. A lot of value in originality, and the paint is only original once.

[@chrisankcorn5713]

I have a few steel bikes that could do with some waxing to keep the rust at bay. What type of wax and how would you apply it?

[@luckesebastian6960]

Original paint is really important to me, and like written in „the carta of turin“ it should be the aim in restoring historical vehicles

[@johnstrac]

Just loving this so far Ollie, looking forward to the rest of it. You won the lottery getting that seat post out.

[@MrRobbrag]

your right should have been the first thing he mentioned about buying a used bike

[@cecilecorpuz5735]

I've been riding lugged steel bicycles since the early 70's they served me well back then and are still serving me well today, so to say no reason to change.

[@stephensaines7100]

And contrary to a huge amount of 'bluster'....a quality grade steel alloy frame (Reynolds, Columbus, Tange...etc) weighs very little to begin with.

[@dalton-at-work]

@@stephensaines7100 yea my tange2 nishiki prestige from 1989 is very light! and my concorde columbo im building feels similar

[@stephensaines7100]

@@dalton-at-work I continue to be amazed whenever I do a complete breakdown to rebuild as to how little a thin-walled quality alloy frame weighs. One quickly realizes the weight isn't in the frame.

[@SteveRadford-wh8zz]

So glad I found your KZbin channel, I have just managed to repurchase my first racing bike, a Geoffrey Butler. 50 years after my parents bought it for me for my 13th birthday. So watching with great interest.

[@OllieBridgewood]

i used to go to the gb shop in croydon! lived round there!

[@JonCannings]

Here we go! Looking forward to this one mate

[@matt_acton-varian]

This video made me wish I documented my restoration of my vintage project -a 1949 Claud Butler New All-rounder.

[@newhorizons.english]

Great to see some love for these. Also, oersonally I think horizontal top tubes just look better.

[@jameslee-pevenhull5087]

My 'Really special' bike is a Bernard Carre of Paris frame built for Bernard Borreau for the 1974 Tour. It came to Plymouth. A French collector bought it off Bernard Borreau. A bike breaker near Preston acquired it and I bought it off him. To build it up as Borreau rode it cost me about £1000. Well worth it. A head-turner.

[@jakebrakebill]

nice shop to work in, having friends in high places is paying off. Lol.... at 68 seeing all that stuff brings back memories.

[@alexsaltylife]

I live near the birthplace and memorial of Ottavio Bottecchia and during my training sessions I often pass by it. Look forward to see the results of this restoration!

[@NickTubeless]

When I saw it I immediately thought of Lemond & that 1989 Tour, glorious!

[@twowheels222]

Yes! Related to this, a good book of that story is “Three Weeks, Eight Seconds: Greg Lemond, Laurent Fignon, and the Epic Tour de France of 1989”

[@TPetroch]

Brilliant project. Keep these old steelies rolling on! Great bike in very good condition to start with. I’d go with a Shimano 600EX Arabesque groupset on this baby. More of these projects please. 👍🚴🏽‍♂️

[@dalton-at-work]

600 arabesque is sooo cheap and plentiful right now too.

[@LordVarkson]

I started with an 80's Panasonic I got from the dump for $30, then restored it. It's a fine way to get into cycling.

[@D2traveller]

Looking forward to seeing Ollie and the finished bike at L’Eroica next year

[@chrishomel9558]

Love this sort of content. So many really nice bikes out there languishing in storage. I can't wait to see where Ollie gets on this one. I already love it.

[@steveschmidt2690]

Good to see video of dealing with average bikes used by average riders. I have a 1990s TCR that I have maintained pretty well. There's always something to learn in restorations.

[@randallmiller3842]

Looking forward to this, I’ve been working on my 1974 Raleigh SuperCourse that I bought new. It’s the repainting that has eluded me. And then finding new decals.

[@권용대-b5v]

It’s about time for younger cyclists to discover the beauty and fun of steel bikes. Nice direction GCN!!

[@abchaplin]

So you are channeling your inner Jon Canings, Ollie. Go for it. I will follow this project with interest. I have a 1972 Torpado road bike that has gone unridden for too long. I no longer have the same "geometry" I had when I got the frame in 1974, and my Cinelli Giro bend bars do not put the Campag NR brake levers in a position that allows me to ride on the hoods comfortably. I am looking forward to see how you will set up your Bottecchia's cockpit.

[@johnflynn4923]

Back to basics Ollie, the joy of the simplicity of these vintage bikes is clearly visible, great vid!

[@GLAJMAN]

Please feel free to make more of these refurbish/restore projects 👍

[@DealWithTheDevil.]

Retro just looks so good.

[@Paul_Spence1964]

Can't wait to see this one finished. Hope you put a Campagnolo group set on it. Its got to be all Italian!

[@finn_english]

Someone's been watching Bikespeeds YT channel ;) Lovely video more of this please!

[@mordillokiwi]

Love me some bikespeeds.

[@charlesblithfield6182]

Looking forward to this. I have a stripped down 1989 Columbus Bianchi with a full Campy Chorus groupo ready to be put back together.

[@tebbsy]

Nice. I [part] restored my late fathers 1950s Raleigh Super Lenton, and rode it in this years Ride London 100. Trickiest bit by far was fitting a new head badge

[@TheFloridaBikeVlogger]

steel is real and I am always a sucker for the classics

[@Dreamweaver94]

Hi Ollie, thanks for creating content that supports reusing old bikes. It's great to reuse vs buy new, especially when many old bikes were handmade by local artisans vs made by unfairly paid workers in China. Tuned up right, I believe you need to be a very fast cyclist for a modern frame to really benefit outside of competition.

[@tyler.london]

I love how yall keep showing Allie @ Fat Creations love. I love seeing his work show up on your channel time and again!

[@gcntech]

we are very excited to let him loose on the respray!

[@deividasb]

Great video! A few months ago I was in holiday in Lithuania and in a charity shop window I saw a cycling jersey, though it wasn't a good one. However in the clothes section I found a real non replica 1987 ANC Halfords Peugeot (Tour de France) cycling jersey, managed to buy it for just over one pound. The jersey is incredibly rare and made me think it would be aweome to have the matching bike. I don't have a road bike (only a MTB) so I think a vintage road bike could be very cool. Very good replicas are expensive at over £700, so now with the help of this series I might try and track down a similar model and fix it up/ make it look like the race bike. Thanks Ollie and GCN! :)

[@jacoblavinder3827]

Everything is in such good shape from beginning

[@jacoblavinder3827]

The hoods are the most wear n tear lol

[@fotmheki]

Keep going Ollie! We want to see you riding it at the Eroica! 💪

[@rob-c.]

Ollie will have to change the brake levers if he wants to ride Eroica

[@edoardogamba6141]

Yeah I was wondering about that, you need the cables to come out of the top right? No exceptions?​ @@rob-c.

[@dalton-at-work]

@@rob-c. honsetly i would either way. big loops of brake cable shooting up just looks so correct to me

[@bayleebrown8167]

This is my dream video. Thank you GCN ❤

[@stormshaman]

Love it! I built a 1986 Japanese steel bike from parts for cheap, it is a pleasure to ride and gets people asking about it. Easy to work on too.

[@StornofuerKasse3]

lovely looking bike. Really looking forward, if Olis hint, what this bike classifies for, will come true

[@GMGarage2010]

Anxious to see this rebuild come together!

[@newttella1043]

I can watch rebuilds of retro bikes all day! Sometime I do with channels like Old Shovel, Red-Dread, MonkeyShred. I really miss Jon Canning's projects.

[@EM-wd2vg]

Great video, I believe LeMond road for the small ADR team on Bottecchia bikes in the great 89 tour…

[@kaltonian]

One of the reasons i got into cycling was down to restoring old bikes mainly due to not having much money, the final result no matter how much or how long the build would take was always a pleasure, most of my bike mechanical skills i learnt before doing actual recognised bike mechanic courses, even wheel building & welding i had already learnt, the first ride after rebuild is rewarding

[@buster.keaton]

Now you're speaking my language... I'm about to finish my second restoration as a hobby. It's how I do N+1 without buying any more $5k+ bikes like my primary bike. 😁

[@tinman7551]

I have been thinking about doing exactly the same thing 🥰😍 perfect timing 😊

[@cb6866]

Thanks Dr O and crew . Very cool , lot of work ! Be well

[@TimR123]

Now you’ve told the world, vintage prices are about to go up 😢 Glad this is on GCN Tech with “only” 700k subs. 😜

[@DG-tf9rp]

One of the first things I check on any used bike , is to make sure the seat post can be removed. Easy to do.

[@frednew687]

And the quill stem. I had one that was rusted in. I was worried about bending the fork while twisting it apart.

[@aleksandrsselivanovs8522]

Cool video, I've liked absolutely everything 👍 but especially the "bottom bracket spin test" in Ollie's execution 🤩😂💪

[@toddh4491]

This is great. Looking forward to next steps - especially removing paint and respraying!

[@gcntech]

what colours should Ollie go for?!

[@tomrachellesfirstdance7843]

Not sure who's more beautiful the bike or Oli? Looking forward to watching this one be nice go watch this. When it's completed should get him to ride with Alex on his modern upgrade classic too

[@SF-jx6it]

The bike!!!🤣

[@jeffreylee5770]

Great idea to restore a vintage steel bike!

[@jamesmay6895]

Brilliant video. Can’t wait for the next installment. 👍

[@WarHammerWH]

Excellent video. Looking forward to next week for the next steps, especially the painting.

[@Joshuavoice29]

Absolutely love these kind of projects!

[@stujm8376]

I know the Bottecchia brand living in Italy. They have so many period bikes here you can pick them up for next to nothing, and many are ridden by old men who put the older style sit up handlebars you find on older ‘bici di passeggiata’ (the english translation escapes me…). I’ve been wanting to do a refurb for years, people do them here as Italians are passionate about cycling. You should contact your pals at GCN Italia to see what parts they can find you.

[@CaptainRon956]

Great video! I just got finished restoring my 1986 Centurion Ironman “Dave Scott”. I did upgrade it from 6 speed to period correct 7 speed dura ace. A very underrated bike!

[@thechristate2010]

I love watching these restoration videos!

[@refikcankavakkoru671]

What is you guys give it back to the Owner as a gift after restoring the bike? Would make for great content and a guy that rode the bike for this much deserves it really! Please make it happen

[@daniellarson3068]

He may have passed.

[@vipergtsrgt1]

Love the bike choice. I used Shimano 600 when upgrading my '88 Peugeot, and I couldn't be happier. The biggest recommendation I would make is to find modern high performance brake pads which fit your original calipers. 40 year old brakes will never be great, but anything you can do to improve them will help.

[@Z-Man1973]

Ollie, check the serial number of that frame to confirm the build date. The font used on the downtube is consistent with Bottecchia's of the early 1990's. In the mid-80's, Bottecchia used a script font or non-italicized block font for the name depending on the model. Also, in 1986 I don't believe Bottecchia frames used internal brake cable routing. Internal brake cable routing wasn't common until later in the '80's. I love these old Bottecchia steel frames. They were, of course, used by Lemond and the ADR team in the '89 TdF, but before that they were the bike sponsor of Malvor/Bottecchia in the mid-'80's.

[@sebastianboros3140]

Looks like a really fun project! I’m looking forward to seeing how it goes along.

[@anthonyaltieri5652]

Perfect timing! I'm going through this with a 1995 Trek 5000 that I've wanted for almost 30 years. I've been afraid to put the brakes, etc... in the ultrasonic because they have a satin finish. Besides... it's far more fun to completely take them apart and clean everything by hand!

[@ionclaw7340]

I got a free 1970's road bike ... The first road bike I've ever used. Spent $20 on tubes and $15 CAD on used tires as the old one was rotting. The bike was in such good condition... Whoever had it before probably only used it a couple summers. Had so much fun rebuilding it.

[@cruachan1191]

This will be interesting, I've got an old Raleigh Criterium 12 with a Reynolds frame I've owned since the 80s sitting in my shed. Needs some TLC, and being an old 2x6 with downtube shifters it also needs a more confident rider and a flat route. 😂

[@honorharrington4546]

My Raleigh Kodiac came stock and still has first generation Deore components on it so Deore is exactly true to the time period. Those do look to be later generation parts replaced later in life.

[@chrisbardell]

Lovely old bike and a great idea for a series. BTW, that old bike computer is a Cateye Tomo XC, and I have one which is still working 22yrs after I bought it. Simple old tech just keeps on rolling. Looking forward to the series. Thanks.

[@gregmuon]

On an old steel bike, the first thing to look for is a bulge in the down tube just behind the head tube. Then check to see if the fork has been bent. These things means the bike has been crashed head on into something, and it can't be fixed at a reasonable cost. Side to side alignment issues are not a big deal to fix if you can find an old mechanic with old tools...

[@cjtaylor5917]

Thanks for this video! I have a 1986 Eddy Merckx I've been looking at for about a year, trying to decide how to start restoring it.

[@Neilhuny]

Really enjoyable video, loved it. I'm looking forward to seeing the wheel truing and the frame stripping and painting

[@ianlaker9161]

I've been cycling for Donkey's years (over 40) so this type of bike (and earlier) were the kind I could strip down and restore easily. I still have my lovely 1999 Casati Monza which I restored during lockdown. It also has very narrow bars and a long reach stem. When I rode it recently it felt very weird to begin with but it wanted to go! Handled beautifully in fact and I intend to change out the cockpit with wider bars and shorter stem in the new year. At 64 I need a little more comfort as I'm now used to a more modern Giant Defy Advanced 2. I can't let that lovely piece of Italian hardware go though.

[@juliuscaesar4802]

Bought a 1988 bianchi campion d Italia with modolo 7sp thumb shifters for 200$ greatest bicycle purchase for me, in excellent condition❤

[@CatManDoSocial]

Really enjoyed this and I'm looking forward to the rest. I still have my very first "real" road bike that I bought new when I was 15. It's a 1986 Torelli Super Strada with a Campy mix. Of all the bikes that I've had in my life, I just can't part with it. I've always thought about restoring it, though it's still in pretty great shape, and putting it on my wall as art. Perhaps someday.

[@discju]

Seller of the bike eagerly tunes in to see GCN work on his beloved bike he has owned for decades. Proceeds to hear Ollie call everything he did “pants”

[@WarrenDevine]

Beautiful frame and worth a second chance

[@Dhungerf60]

A few years back, I restored by 1982 Zebrakenko that I bought new when in college. It was very similar to what you are doing, it’s a great project for anyone to take on. Thanks

[@peterago1082]

Love these kind of builds

[@scottf3456]

Wondering if that stem is original. I don't remember seeing black quils back in the day. I still have that same cat eye on my trainer bike. They all had the same zip ties for the cables. They came with them and yes, amazingly it still works.

[@MarianVC57]

Love it! can't wait to see part 2

[@SalikRafiq]

I had a concorde europa waay back in about 1986. That was lovely. The early Shimano SIS was troublesome and the horzontal rear dropout were a pain. But I loved that. My brother took it to the USA with him and then he got rid. Somewhere in Texas there is my concorde europa.

[@adamsandler4076]

This episode is so good I imidiately had to watch it again ;D

[@Se7enFive]

nice to watch, keep pushing guys!

[@reinholdachleitner2069]

Awesome,lucky the seatpost wasn't compl siezed,I serviced my Tange Levin Alloy threaded headset with fresh grease and it's really smooth now.Good luck with the restoration.💯✌🏻🚴‍♂️

[@marxmeesterlijk]

can you imagine trying to fix/use a modern day brifter 40 years from now? those downtube shifters are so cool.

[@chrisfilby9678]

Great to see a video like this on GCN. As a channel that is meant to encourage 'ordinary' people to start cycling, this is great. Ollie, you are now entering the world of restorations and people know their stuff so be prepared to be called out in the comments. The wheels are certainly NOT Mavic Open Pro rims...it even says MA2 on them! The only original parts on that bike are the headset and maybe the seatpost. Shimano was far more advanced than Campag at that time (aero brake levers, click shifting etc) and many people switched their Campag parts over. Sealed bottom bracket in 1986? I don't think so. I am looking forward to this, I just hope, Ollie, that you do it right. The only issue I see is period correct gearing - the reason why the previous owner had a Deore RD so they could accommodate that dinner plate of a cassette.

[@DaJuiceBox35]

Nice to see these types of videos come back. Looking forward to more.

[@giedriuskavaliauskas9695]

Find some extra 400-600 pounds and do a neo-retro build. It will be as comfortable as it could be and as convenient to use as any new bike. Actually it will be easier to maintain as there will not be any internally routed cables, hydraulic brakes, etc. I'm glad to see these kind of videos on GCN, keep it up!