The saddle settlement..

The right saddle is critical and surely not the easiest part to lay hands on. Findling a NOS saddle that makes a good fit in style & color is a matter of luck. The most logical path to follow for an Italian retro bike is of course to look out for a piece of the well established names San Marco & Selle Italia, which bike branded saddles are still well available, be it used mostly. NOS is seldom found and only against very, very high prizes. Among them, Colnago is well presented, mostly by San Marco in the Hoskar line. I didn't succeed in finding a qualifying NOS specimen this time. But came close however.. The saddle I finally managed to obtain was from Miami USA via Ebay. It came from a brand new Colnago and was dismounted almost immediately because the owner found it not comfortable enough as he was so honest to disclose. But I immediately took the chance. Simply because the fit in color and style was too perfect.. The carrying supports just had some mounting scratches and the stiffness of the seat was only minor.. Long live Ebay..!

Braking even..

The brake set is always a fine example of basic mechanics and really an eyecatcher on a retro bike. And when it comes to design, to my taste,  Campagnolo is really outstanding. Even though the Monoplanar is still my favorite, the Campa Record BR-04 RE is equally well shaped and superior in braking output due to its dual pivot construction. So I decided the Master would have them. Although the availability on the web is not too bad, upon the search I more frequently ran into the BR02-RED, which is more widespread and looks similar at first sight. Looking closer however, the rear brake caliper turns out to be single pivoted and lighter in construction. But I decided equal calipers would be better balanced in both look and performance and so the better choice. At the time of my search, NOS was not available and I finally ended up with a set from Germany in very good shape and fairly priced.  A 1994 1st Generation set still with Campagnolo as single marking, as "Record" only shows up after 1995.  The shiny blank calipers are a fine match with the chrome of the front & rear fork and although the complete original set with handles of course has the characteristic round levers, I had to stick with the current 10 speed Carbon Ergopower set. Record as well, so surely a fine fit.