[CR]Re: Panto Olmo

(Example: Racing:Jacques Boyer)

Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:33:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Emanuel Lowi" <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <MONKEYFOODyLdnsODFR0000062d@monkeyfood.nt.phred.org>
Subject: [CR]Re: Panto Olmo

Jeff Pyzyk wrote:


>
> Any Olmo experts out there? Olmo made a full
> pantographed Super Record bike in the early 80's, silver
> with gold decals and lining, with milled crank. Was this
> a commerative bike? What do y'all think of the high end
> Olmo's by comparison and/or ranking with Pogliaghi, Masi,
> Cinelli, Colnago, Basso, Ciocc, Gios, Tommasini and any
> others you'd like to through in?
>

There is just such an Olmo on eBay now -- here it is and a purty beast too:

http://ebay.com/<blah>

My understanding is that Olmo is kind of like the Schwinn of the Italian bike world -- mostly mass-market, but also distinguished by some high-end models that ranked objectively (if not in terms of sex appeal) with the best.

Emanuel Lowi Montreal, Quebec

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