I think it's a little interesting that has over the bb
cable routing. I have one that is from probably early
eighties, the der. is pat. 79 and was told it is very
likely original. I haven't taken many photos of it. I
just cleaned it up pretty good and started riding it.
the one pic i have, the head angle is pretty steep and
the fork is short rake.
http://flickr.com/
If you have the bent in seat stays then it's probably
mid to late eighties. The early ones had very long and
thin point lugs.
http://flickr.com/
sheldon brown wrote a little about these bikes on his
website and there are scans of catalogues at
bulgier.net. I haven't found a way to use the serial
number to date the bike.
http://bulgier.net/
I'm happy with mine, thanks Brian.
Jeff Piwonka Austin, Texas, USA.
--- James Doolittle <JDoolittle@bentwaterclub.com>
wrote:
> Hello, yes, it was not frame fatigue as many
> foretold. It took a
> magnifying glass for these old eyes but I did have a
> hair line crack,
> rear drop out on the freewheel side on My (beloved)
> Moretti. It is
> going to be fixed and restored by Roland Della Santa
> to the original
> fantastic state I hope. I'll post photos when done.
>
>
>
> Now to my new/old bike. Off topic by year (?) but
> KOF steel. I was
> fortunate to work with my old friend Hank Cunningham
> of Helotes Bike
> Shop and woke this Gianni Motta up from its slumber
> at Hank's shop.
> What can I say, Motta, Moretti both Italian red
> steel, at least I'm
> consistent...
>
>
>
>
http://www.wooljersey.com/
> tml
>
>
>
> Are there any Gianni Motta experts out there? Can
> anyone help me to
> date it? The drop outs say "Columbus".
> Unfortunately the Columbus
> decal is destroyed. Does anyone know what decal
> this is? SL or SLX?
>
>
>
>
>
http://www.wooljersey.com/
> tml
>
>
>
> Comments, suggestions off list please. Thanks to
> all. I rode the Motta
> a century on Friday and it was a good ride. She's
> stiff in the back and
> a tad lighter than my 70's steel. Very pleasant! I
> did get a Technomic
> stem and raised my bars quite a bit after these
> photos. My hands were
> going numb after a 58 miler...
>
>
>
> James Doolittle
>
> Spring, Texas, (where the redbud, dogwood and
> bluebonnets are blooming),
> USA
>
>
>
>
>
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