Little Red Riding Hoods – Bike Snob NYC

With Mission 105 full, you’d assume I’d put away the toolbox and benefit from the fruits of my labors. Hardly! No sooner had I fixed the final, uh, fastener than I turned my consideration to this:

As I discussed not too long ago, the 105 elements have been already en path to me once I acquired an e mail from a reader who was like, “Would you like some outdated Campy stuff?” Naturally I agreed, and I used to be surprised when the field arrived and I discovered it stuffed with not Refrain, not Document, however Tremendous Document, which is like common Document solely SUPER! 11-speed Tremendous Document got here out in 2009 I imagine, and the elements I acquired seem like from that period:

[From here.]

To me that is nonetheless the “new” Campagnolo lever form, however at this level it’s already 16 years outdated.

With the Milwaukee already slated to endure a 105-plasty, my thoughts raced as I contemplated what to do with this windfall. A smart particular person would merely have put the stuff away till such time as the proper mission offered itself, however I’m not a smart particular person. Alas, had I not already returned the LeMond, I might need put the Tremendous Data elements on that and created the Final Early twenty first Century Dentist Bike:

Oh nicely.

The Shock Marinoni additionally would have been an ideal candidate for a Shock Tremendous Document improve:

However it’s now residing fortunately (I hope!) upstate with its new proprietor, Some Man From Upstate.

Subsequent I began scouring the classifieds for acceptable frames:

Though shopping for a body since you received some free elements is the very definition of waste:

I purchase that body after which the following factor I’m getting an e mail from DOGE asking what I received achieved this week.

Then, a revelation! I’ll put the “new” Tremendous Document on the traditional Tremendous Document-equipped Cervino!

Wait, no I wont:

I think getting cable stops to work with that shifter boss could be kludgy at finest, particularly for the reason that cables take a pointy flip after the shifter after which burrow contained in the downtube.

Lastly, my ideas turned to the Faggin:

Not solely is it Italian, however the poor factor simply retains getting uglier…

And uglier:

So I made a decision that if any bicycle deserves these fancy new elements then it’s the poor Faggin.

So I set to work:

I do not know when the Faggin was constructed, however judging from the 126mm rear spacing and the decals I’d guess someday within the mid-to-late Nineteen Eighties. Nonetheless, it readily accepted the 11-speed elements transplant, although it in all probability helped that I’d simply gotten completed putting in all that Shimano stuff and was in one thing of a groove. (Plus, the Tremendous Document elements are extra simple to put in.)

Quickly, the bike was full, and I had an vital determination to make. The reader had despatched me two pairs of hoods: one crimson, and one black. So which of them to make use of? Clearly solely a color-blind fool would put crimson hoods on a pink bike…and in order that’s precisely what I did:

In my protection, I used to be afraid of tearing them (they’re an actual ache to get on), so I figured it might be extra prudent to follow with the crimson ones first–although it now happens to me if solely I’d put the hoods on earlier than I put in the levers it might have been quite a bit simpler. Nonetheless, it’s vital that the Faggin all the time stay no less than somewhat bit ugly. And other than the hoods I’d say it got here out fairly good:

It definitely feels good, no less than if my quick, wet take a look at trip across the neighborhood is any indication:

I even fitted it with a period-correct (for the shifters, anyway) ass hatchet:

The package deal didn’t embody a crank, so I caught this one on there for the reason that silver Ultegra crank I’d been utilizing is a stubby 165mm which I’ve determined I can now not stay with:

I considered utilizing a compact crank as a substitute however I figured a 53/39 could be a greater match for the quick cage derailleur.

I did keep on with the Ultegra brakes, as a result of the package deal didn’t embody these both:

In your face, Campy-philes!

Talking of Shimagnolo, I’m additionally utilizing a Shimano 11-speed cassette:

See?

I’ve all the time heard 11-speed Shimano and Campagnolo are interchangeable and this definitely does seem like the case. I’ve additionally learn that 11-speed Campagnolo shifters with a Shimano derailleur and a 9-speed cassette works fairly good too. I suppose that might turn out to be useful sooner or later, however then I’d need to do with out the ceramic pulley bearings: