Peter writes: snip<There's an Italvega on the Bay, apparently 60's, with an early tre-tubi sticker. I'd never seen that sticker before -- I always associated tre-tubi bikes with the late 70's and early 80's, when there were scads of bikes from the likes of Basso and Pinarello, which could be bought for a song, and which rode really wonderfully.> end snip
That bike is definitely from the early 70's. I sold them when I worked for Lawee and Jones Bicycles in Long Beach during that time. Ben Lawee created and owned the Italvega brand, later morphing it into Univega when he moved production to a Japanese vendor. Also, according to the Campy timeline on Velo-Retro, the Gran Turismo derailleur was introduced in 1970.
Cheers,
Mark Ritz
Looking for a 63cm Italvega Superlight in
Arcata, CA