Hello Mike,
My 1951 Cinelli Mod B has internal brake routing and I might add in a somewhat more elegant approach than the 50s Galmozzi being discussed. When I received the frame, both the top and down tubes were damaged and they were replaced, keeping the original integrity of the top tube braze-ons. The Cinelli also had pips for a down tube pump which where omitted for this restoration. The frame can be seen in its test ride state before being sent to Brian for paint, chrome and decals. Go to the wool jersey site and look for Martinez bikes, page 3, I think.
Regards, Dave Martinez Fremont Ca US of A remembering that galmozzi frame that sat in wheelsmith for years. then one day it was gone.....
hersefan@comcast.net wrote: Regarding the Galmozzi,
Is there certainty that the cable routing and bottle braze-ons are not original? Such features were certainly common, although not in Italy, at the time. And the internal cable routing does not look like something a contemporary builder would add.
My only curiosity was the crown, as I'm not familiar with early semi-slopping crowns, but my sense was it is correct, and I did see a similar (if not the same) crown this past week and my understanding was that it was indeed an old example.
Galmozzi frames seem to be quite gorgeous - and after missing out on one at the Cirque and looking at it, there is no mystery as to why they should be valuable.
Mike Kone in Boulder CO
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\r?\n> Galmozzi frame-fork-chainset went upto 3750.00. A nice Italian bike?
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\r?\n> This certain frame has been HOT RODded? The internal cable and water bottle
\r?\n> mount are NOT
\r?\n> original, of course a neat repaint/laqure job...
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\r?\n> One of our member, if I may posted, John Waner bought one last year whihc was
\r?\n> quite high
\r?\n> price I thought, but what makes Galmozzi to polular and highly soughted in
\r?\n> the US?
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\r?\n> Cinelli-Masi, those two top Italian bikes, polularity has been known very
\r?\n> well, but what is about
\r?\n> Galmozzi?
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\r?\n> Thank you,
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\r?\n> KEN TODA, High Point, NC, spring is coming just around corner!
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