1983 Guerciotti
1983 Guerciotti
Guerciotti is one of the great builders from Italy. Historically they seemed to be a step or two out of the spotlight held by Colnago, Bianchi or Pinarello. Not really sure why Guerciotti’s bikes didn’t rate in the top tier, they had all of the design elements of the more famous labels but perhaps without the famous riders to bring notoriety.
So this Guerciotti flies under the radar… But it still flies.
This version is made from Columbus SL tubing and has some great details all around. It is mostly equipped with Campy Nuovo Record components, with slightly more modern Mavic MA3 clincher rims in place of the original tubulars. The wheels are shod with Michelin Pro Race tires, and it even comes with a TA steel water bottle cage (the professional racer’s choice in the early ‘80’s). Of course there is a Cinelli Unicanitor saddle and Cinelli bars & stem. The brakes are from Shimano, not Campagnolo. They are the very early Dura-Ace calipers and levers (probably a reaction to the extremely hard pull of Campagnolo brakes of the era).
front end detail
Record crankset
Cinelli Unicanitor saddle
Dura-Ace brakes
As was common in the ’70’s and ’80’s, Guerciotti was always on the lookout for places to cut out or drill out extra material on the bike. So for this bike you’ll find a big star shape cut out of the bottom bracket shell and holes drilled into the brake levers.