This talk of 60's era Italian bikes prompted me to share pictures of my Frejus that I bought from Thomas Avenia in 1969. It came with aluminum "training fenders" and was all campy except for the brakes which were Universal center pull. The silks were Clement Paris- Robaix. It cost a lot - $350. http://s409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/tulanedog/Frejus/
On Oct 24, 9:34 am, Peter Jon White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wuh duh yuh mean?!?!?!!?! > > In the eighties I was selling Gios Torino, which was about as radical > as you could get. My sincere condolences to everyone who bought > one. ;-) > > But these Olmo frames are not really like what was being raced in the > sixties. A sixties racing bike could fit fenders. The chainstays were > longer and they fit brake calipers that are now called "long reach." > I've seen these Olmo frames at Interbike and they look to be rather > well made. They're definitely an eighties style frame though. It looks > like they're using copies of the semi-vertical rear dropouts Shimano > used to make, which I used on most of the racing frames I built in the > 90s. I would avoid the horizontal rear dropout version, since all > modern rear derailleurs are designed to be located quite accurately > relative to the rear axle, and shifting can suffer a bit with > horizontals since the derailleur ends up too close to the cogs unless > you position the wheel way back in the dropouts. > > On Oct 24, 9:16 am, JoelMatthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Speedgoat's main fare is pretty far out of the Peter White ouvre. But > > check out what they will be carrying from Olmo (the 10/23/08 entry): > > >http://www.speedgoat.com/blog.asp > > > Lugged steel frames made in Italy with classic Italian racing > > geometry. Get a frame and trick it out with a Zephyr light crank and > > some fast wheels with shimano hubs and light velocity rims, etc. > > > You could build a bike very close to what a '60s Italian racer would > > have used without having to worry about ruining a classic frame and > > parts. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
