Vintage Francesco Moser

[PHL67]

The forks are later with Allen key brake bolts, the frame has under bb guides and nutted brakes so early 80's. A search of the catalogue and frame numbers should pin it down

I looked for ages to obtain some correct Moser forks but it didn’t happen so purchased the Columbus forks.
Campag groupset etc came off a frame with a damaged seat tube. Seemed fitting to put it together. Would have had the same or similar back in the day.

 

[PHL67]

20mm Rather you than me. They'll rattle your fillings! And there's me that considers 28's to be skinny tyres, and as narrow as I will personally go. Is the fork crown very tight on height clearance? The rest of the frame doesn't look that tight.

Tyre has about 1/2 inch clearance to fork crown.

 

[MichaelW2]

Very blue.

 

[rogerzilla]

That's really nice, and a proper hairy-chested freewheel

There was a time when anything bigger than a 21T was considered suitable for girls and invalids. I was ashamed of my 23T back in the 90s.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

There was a time when anything bigger than a 21T was considered suitable for girls and invalids. I was ashamed of my 23T back in the 90s.

I remember, 50/40 on the front with 13-21 6 speed on the back. I also remember being given a bike in the early 1990's which had 700c x 18 tyres fitted, I think I did a couple of rides then ditched them.

 

[fossyant]

There was a time when anything bigger than a 21T was considered suitable for girls and invalids. I was ashamed of my 23T back in the 90s.

23.... blimey, dinner plate.

 

[DCBassman]

23.... blimey, dinner plate.

My 34s and 36s are all but e-bikes, obviously!

 

[Godfrey]

Finished building my Francesco Moser.
56cm frame
Full Campagnolo groupset.
Mavic CX14 rims on Campagnolo hubs.
Running 700x 20 tyres.
Nice light bike built with Columbus tubing.

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Hi, this is very nicely done. Can you tell me if the bottom bracket is BSA68 compatible and if the drive side is left hand threaded (tightens anti-clockwise)? Also, can the frame take 700x35c tires?

 

[midlife]

The frame will be 70mm BB shell with an Italian BB so both right hand thread.

 

[Ian H]

I raced on 20mm tubs because my TT iron wouldn't fit anything larger. But the finest tubs still have a fairly smooth ride.

Seeing 'Moser' I thought you might have one like this -

 

[Smokin Joe]

I raced on 20mm tubs because my TT iron wouldn't fit anything larger. But the finest tubs still have a fairly smooth ride.

Seeing 'Moser' I thought you might have one like this -

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Interesting how that bike was accepted as being legit by the UCI, yet when a couple of unknown British amateurs turned up and smashed the record on bikes that were not exact replicas of what Merckx rode two decades before they started huffing and puffing and changed the regulations.

 

[Ian H]

Interesting how that bike was accepted as being legit by the UCI, yet when a couple of unknown British amateurs turned up and smashed the record on bikes that were not exact replicas of what Merckx rode two decades before they started huffing and puffing and changed the regulations.

Well, outlandish as it looks, the rider is still in a pretty conventional position.

 

[Jameshow]

I remember, 50/40 on the front with 13-21 6 speed on the back. I also remember being given a bike in the early 1990's which had 700c x 18 tyres fitted, I think I did a couple of rides then ditched them.

Woss... 52 / 42 and 11-21 growing up in the Chilterns was lung busting!!

 

[velohomme]

Beautiful job. Feel quite ashamed after reading the comments that I've just put a six speed freewheel on mine with a 30t sprocket. Had to upgrade to super record to get it on. Only excuse I can offer is that 70 is a distant memory. Still running on 22mm tubs though.

 

[PHL67]

I raced on 20mm tubs because my TT iron wouldn't fit anything larger. But the finest tubs still have a fairly smooth ride.

Seeing 'Moser' I thought you might have one like this -

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Not got one like that but have this one. No serial nos or markings anywhere. Light as anything. Built it from a frameset.