Rapallo steel track, Brisbane

This is my parts / bitsa fixed gear bicycle I screwed together this week.

Cicli Rapallo frame / fork.

Frame:- Cicli Rapallo steel 57cm
Fork:- Cicli Rapallo steel
Bars/Stem:- Icon 26.0 20mm riser chopped
Headset:- Shimano 600
Brakes:- ummm…
Cranks:- Sugino 44x16
Bottom Bracket:- Shimano sealed cartridge
Saddle / Post:- Brooks leather track / Thompson 27.2mm
Wheelset:- Velocity Deep V ELVS refletive
Ttres:- Vredenstein Fortezza 700x23

Looks great Adam. I love that technology that makes the black go reflective with the right light source (car headlights etc.). I wasn’t aware that Velocity made them, is this a one off or something that is going to be added to the line-up soon?

Yeah they are pretty cool, and work a treat.

We’ve been doing them for about 12 months or more now.
We have the film applied in New York. Like everything they are pretty big
in the US.
These are the only pair in Australia.
I have been working on applying some myself,
but at the moment I’m happy to let the New York-ianarians do
it for the extra $$, as i’ve learnt plenty of new swear words
when I attempt it!

I actually should have some next week that are being shipped back from the US.

How many do ya want?? :sunglasses: haha

Unreal mate. Looks awesum!!

Damn let me know if you start making those. I will definitely grab a set in a few months. Gotta get turntables and stuff first so no bike $ for a bit. :frowning:

Had a few changes going on lately with my “Rapallo”. ( brand/decals which KWT marketed for there sales )

Now that I have all my parts, I want to rub the frame back and
get the decals made again and bring it up smick.

1970’s steely, built at Zillmere, Brisbane by Robert Johnson & Joe Cosgrove
Cinelli lugs.

I like it with the new parts.

Is the paint still original at the moment?

I love your spokes :smiley:

Looks much nicer! Rainbow spokes and drops :slight_smile:

Glad you killed the grandpa saddle

Brilliant!!!

That wasn’t a swipe at me was it?

Nice one Goose.
I didn’t know there was another Rapallo knocking about. What is the tubes? The decals on mine were so knocked around I decided to rub them off.

Have you sourced replacement decals?

Oh and yea, I want reflective black deep vees too.

Not sure of the tubing, i’ll sus it out.
Do you know where replacement decals are.
I know they were a 2c decal kit thrown on hand made frames to
market the bike in shops back in the day, so I guess it wouldn matter
what decal if any goes on there, as long as you know who made it.
Any “Cicli Rapallo” range coud have ended up on it…

i like original paint job and think it should stay as is :mrgreen: my opinion, also save yourself some effort.

Another one up on ebay currently,

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TRACK-VELO-BIKE-FRAME-AND-COMPONENTS-A-PURE-FIXIE_W0QQitemZ290366852443QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Sport_Cycling_Bikes?hash=item439b368d5b

NOW FOR SALE ON eBay