Wow, that's a really beautiful bicycle, and you've obviously taken great care of it. Someone is going to be very pleased to ride this one around.
Good luck with the sale. Cheers, John On Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 9:02:24 AM UTC-7 krhe...@gmail.com wrote: > I have for sale a 1972 Cilo Sprintx (Swiss made) sports touring bicycle. I > have had this bike, since I bought it new in late 1973. It has been my main > road bike for nearly 40 years. I have taken very good care it as a > detailed-oriented person. I do not ride it any more. It is time to sell it. > > The frame size is 57.785cm or 22.75”. The Stand over height is 81.59cm or > 32 1/8”. My PBH is 80.1 cm = 31.1”. With a long torso and short limbs, this > bike fits me very comfortably. > > Mind you, the black paint job is not of the original color. It is a > repaint. It was originally silver. Here is an original 1973 Cilo Sprintx, > of which is very similar to the 1972 model: > > https://bikeindex.org/bikes/61636 > > The bike rides and handles like that of an European sports car; very > nimble and fast. > > Information and history about Cilo: > > https://diaryofacyclingnobody.com/cilo-cycles-the-factory-in-lausanne/ > > > https://diaryofacyclingnobody.com/the-story-of-the-swiss-cilo-bicycle-company-and-bob-who-guards-the-bike-shed/ > > > There is a lot of vintage extra spare parts and componentry that I would > like to include in the sale of this bike. > > *Frame/Fork*: SIZE: 57.785cm or 22.75” - Reynolds 531 tubing and > forks/stays. French BCM (Bocama) lugs and fork crown. Campagnolo drop > outs front and rear. Custom added three water bottles cage mounts with > screws on the frame and down tube cable housing stops. 120mm rear spacing > and 100mm front spacing. I have a steel washer on the drive side inside the > quick release skewer to space out the rear stay to accept the 6-cogged > freewheel. The rear stays have not been cold set. > > *Serial Number#:* 72876 - ‘72’ representing 1972. It was also made in > August (8), and was the 76th (76) frame of that race type made in August. > The Sprintx was a variant of a criterium racer and won’t have had low range > mountain gears on it that some of the other race bikes had. > > *Rims: *Super Champion 36-hole f/r. > > *Hubs: *Phil Wood 1st generation 36-hole with Campagnolo Nouvo Record > quick release skewers. > > *Tires: *700x30C IRC Tandem – 100 psi. > > *Crankset: *T. A. Specialites Cyclotourist 170mm triple with T. A. > 52-45-26T rings. > > *Chain: *New Shimano HG71 > > *Derailleurs: Front: *Suntour Cyclone (Model: FD-1300) with rare wide > cage extension* Rear: *Suntour Cyclone GT (5905 2nd style). *Shifter: > *Suntour > friction bar-end ratchet shifters > > *Freewheel: *Suntour 13-34T Pro Compe (Ultra-6) > > *Bottom Bracket: *Swiss threaded with a Phil Wood 119mm square and > tapered spindle with Phil Wood Swiss threaded retainer rings. > > *Handlebar: *? - Randonneur type – make ? – distance between the lower > drops is 17” C to C. > > *Stem: *Nitto Technomic 90mm > > *Headset: *French threaded Campagnolo Nouvo Record > > *Brakes: *Campagnolo Nouvo Record complete with levers and side-pull > calipers. The brake hoods have been replaced with replicas without the the > Campagnolo words and world globes. Scott Mathauser brake pad inserts. > > *Saddle: *Brooks B-17 black leather saddle basically new. > > *Seatpost: *SR Custom 26.6mm post. > > *EXTRA/SPARE COMPONENTRY:* > > *1. *NOS single white Bluemels rear fender with reflector, plus one > set of used Bluemel fenders and sgr. > > *2. *One Silca black frame pump. > > *3. *Front water bottle handlebar cage and bottle. > > *4. *One pair of NOS Campagnolo Nouvo Record brake levers without gum > hoods. > > *5. *Spare Suntour Cyclone GT rear and front derailleurs in excellent > condition. > > *6. *2 attachable metal rear underside saddle loops > > *7. *Vintage 1976 orange Eclipse Professional handlebar bag with a > rare Eclipse “Seat-Post Thing”. > > *8. *One bike’s worth of used Scott Mathauser brake pad inserts. > > *9. *NIB/NOS Suntour freewheel – 14-34T > > *10. *NOS Christophe black toe straps with two used > pairs of Christopher toe clips. > > *11. *Used Silca 21” orange frame pump > > *12. *Leather washers for Silca frame pump – one new and > two used > > *13. *NOS Wolber 700c 36-hole M58 rim > > *14. *Used Super Champion 700c 36-hole rim in good > condition. > > *15. *NOS/NIB Suntour Ultra-6 spd freewheel – 14-32T > > *16. *NOS/NIB Blackburn Mtn. Mirror > > *17. *NOS Suntour Cyclone GT rear derailleur > > *18. *Two used Suntour Cyclone front derailleurs in good > condition > > *19. *One used Suntour double down tube cable stop in > good condition > > *20. *8 extra Bluemel fender struts and hardware and > small reflector > > [image: thumbnail_20230901_135730_HDRb.jpg] [image: > thumbnail_20230901_135730_HDRbvb.jpg][image: 20230819_173617_HDR (3).jpg] > > With the bicycle and all of the extra and spare componenty, I’m asking > $1800.00 net to me of any buyer fees. However, I am open to your best > offers. I am located outside of Olympia, Washington state. I'd love a local > sale within the Puget Sound , but can also ship. I accept payment with > PayPal only or cash in person. Buyer is to arrange and pay for shipping > directly with BikeFlights. I’ll drop off the bike at my LBS to be boxed up. > > Additional detailed descriptions and photos on request. > > Feel free to privately contact me for your interests and questions off > this group through my email address krhe...@hotmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/> for your interests and questions, please. > > I am open to trading for either a 2023 or 2019 Rivendell 59cm RBW BLUE > frameset in good to very good condition. > > Thank-you. > > Kim Hetzel > > Yelm, WA. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a33c11a2-ca83-4d83-820e-9ab9458cf100n%40googlegroups.com.
