Deep Purple Colian Restomod
By Roni Solomon DDS on 08/23/2011.
Bike tags: Road bike | 3ttt | 531 professional | c-record | campagnolo |
Colin Laing (Colian), Reynolds 531 Professional, 53x53,
41cm 3TTT Ergo Power Due, 3TTT with Paletti Panto
Colin Laing (Colian) Reynolds 531 Professional/Campagnolo C-Record
Campagnolo Centaur Century, Ambrosio Excellight SSC, Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX
Campagnolo Centaur Century, Ambrosio Excellight SSC, Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX
Campagnolo Centaur Century, Campagnolo Centaur
San Marco Regal, 27.2 American Classic (vintage)
MKS, KMC
Campagnolo Centaur Century
Campagnolo Centaur
11-23 Record Ti Cassette, 53x39 rings
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Colin Laing (Colian), Reynolds 531 Professional, 53x53,
41cm 3TTT Ergo Power Due, 3TTT with Paletti Panto
Colin Laing (Colian) Reynolds 531 Professional/Campagnolo C-Record
Campagnolo Centaur Century, Ambrosio Excellight SSC, Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX
Campagnolo Centaur Century, Ambrosio Excellight SSC, Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX
Campagnolo Centaur Century, Campagnolo Centaur
San Marco Regal, 27.2 American Classic (vintage)
MKS, KMC
Campagnolo Centaur Century
Campagnolo Centaur
11-23 Record Ti Cassette, 53x39 rings
This was a craigslist find that I picked up as a birthday present for myself. The two things that really sold me on this frame were the Hetchins like lugs and cool mono-stay design. Before I could finish building it up, I crashed my keirin bike and broke my pinky which made wrenching and riding impossible. It took nearly three months, but my body and wallet have recovered from my accident. Here is the finished product, it rides like a dream!
This frame was built by Colin Laing, an Englishman who moved to the United States and had a shop in Arizona. I don't know much about the history of this particular frame, other than it was built for a guy named Jerry Grence. My guess is that this frame was built sometime in the late eighties judging by the Reynolds 531 Professional decal.