Re: [CR]Olympia frame questions

Thanks to all who sent info on Olympia bikes. I'll report back to the list (with photos) when I get it cleaned up and on the road. Fred ********************************** Fred Yavorsky Jenkintown, PA fred@twistcomm.com http://twistcomm.com/FredBikes.html

> Fred wrote:
>> It's an Olympia.
>> Italian.
>> Campagnolo dropouts. Campy steel crank. Chrome lugs. Rust.
>> Here are photos:
>> http://www.twistcomm.com/Bikes/Olympia/
>> Looks mid to low end, but has forged dropouts. Neat lugs. And cool
>> headbadge. Any ideas on this bike?
>
> Olympia is the second oldest continually existing bicycle brand in Italy. Only
> Bianchi has been around longer. My first high quality bike in the 70's was an
> Olympia, that I foolishly traded in thinking I was upgrading by buying a
> Colnago. I tried to get the Olympia back, but the new owner would have nothing
> to do with reselling me the bike. I have seen some exquisite Olympia bikes
> from the 40's and 50's but by the late 80's they were almost a spent force.
> They are however still around and building bikes today. I would guess that
> your bike is from the early 70's and framewise is probably straightgauge Falck
> tubing. If it rides anything like my old bike, it is a keeper.
>
> --
> Steven Maasland

OLYMPIA: : http://www.olympiacicli.it/ The second oldest continuously existing bicycle company in Italy, founded in 1893. Padova, Italy, 011-39-049-970-3000.

Lou, from the Used Bike Buyers Guide.

Fred- You are correct in that it maybe no Masi, but Definitely worth the time and effort to get beyond the rust and what-not. You made an excellent score.
>From the looks of it, a matching grouppo would most like have been a Campy NR derailleurs, Campy Gran-sport pedals, seatpost and is that a Campy Gran-Sport headset that it is sporting? Universal Brakeset and 3TTT bars/stem would most likely have rounded it out from there. Good luck with it. cheers- Dave Anderson Cut Bank MT

Hi Fred,

Olympia is one of Italy's oldest brands; I think second oldest... That one's probably early '70s. The crank is Campagnolo "Sport" from that time. I sold a similar Olympia frameset on eBay a few months ago. I was told that they're usually Falck tubing, and ride well.

Cheers,

Duane Kennard