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What do you get when you combine your love of retro bikes and love of a modern classic car? An Abarth Factory steel roadie! PEZ fan Daniel from California is the proud owner of this ‘Abarth Factory’ bike which looks nothing like it did when he bought it…
Daniel and his 2 pride and joys
Name: Daniel Milla
Location: Camarillo, CA
Bike: Sintesi Comp 51cm
Groupset: Shimano 600, 7sp Uniglide 13-26 Cassette, 52-39 Chain Rings
Wheels: Shimano 600 7sp Uniglide Hubs laced on Ayaya CTL-370 Hard Anodized 700c Rims. Front 28 spoke, Rear 32 spoke.
Pedals: Speedplay Zero
Saddle: Red $13 Cheapo off amazon. Quite Comfortable
Other: Tektro RL340 Brake Levers
Weight: 21.5lbs (9.75kg)
When did you buy it?
November 2013 for just $100!
Daniel’s $100 bike when purchased
What made you choose this bike?
I loved this particular mid 80’s model Japanese Tange framed road bike. It seems every bike name back in the day rebadged this exact bike into their own. Panasonic, Sintesi, Myata, and Centurion with their Iron Man Series.
Daniel’s $100 bike today
What modifications/additions have you done?
Polished crankset, Upgraded to Shimano 600 series 7sp hub, cassette, & shifters. I painted the frame to match my 2013 Grigio Abarth and came pretty close to the actual color of my car. A friend made my Abarth & Scorpion decals. I wanted to make this bike look like a factory production model and I believe I came close to a design that Carlo Abarth himself would have approved. See if you can count all the tiny Scorpion decals I peppered all over the bike…
What components are you running?
Shimano 600 Series with an upgraded 7sp system from a later model.
Shimano 600 SIS – Classic stuff
How many miles/kilometers do you do a year?
Approximately 3,500 miles annually.
Favorite riding area?
Climbing in the Santa Monica Mountains in and around Ventura & LA County.
Color coded Tektro RL340 Brake Levers look the part
Favorite riding experience on your bike?
Most people think this is a restored factory Abarth Road Bike from the mid 80’s. When I tell them it’s my own making, they love it even more!
Future upgrades?
None planned other than a nice set of Continental Gator Skins when these tires wear out.
Last words?
This was a very fun project that I love riding on the flats and reminiscing with my buddies about the old days riding steel with standard cranks and too few gears…
Thanks to Daniel for sharing his machine with us and proving that a Readers’ Rig doesn’t have to be a $10,000 super machine. Contact us direct to [email protected] and your bike could be featured in all its glory on the pages of PEZ. $100 machine or $10,000 superbike it could be in Readers’ Rigs.
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