I promise, I will stop now.
replying to myself, could be an Atala Giro d'Italia or Tourista. at least extremely similar build - both in good and in bad =D
http://picasaweb.google.com/
pete
-- pete korhonen / helsinki / finland
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 5:41 PM, Pete Korhonen <pkorho@possu.org> wrote:
> oh, forgot the original photolinks to my own ride:
>
> http://rok.possu.org/
> http://rok.possu.org/
>
> pete
>
> --
> pete korhonen / helsinki / finland
>
> On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Schmid <schmidi@gaponline.de> wrote:
>> Could be a NORTA bike, a belgian brand which also marketed japanese made
>> Tange Aero frames under their brand . I have one but mine has no
>> similiarity to the pictured bike. So they might just labeled italian
>> frames .
>> No more knowledge on the brand other than that.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Michael Schmid
>> Oberammergau
>> Germany
>> Tel.: +49 8821 798790
>> Fax.:+49 8821 798791
>> mail: schmid@zunterer.com
>> http://www.zunterer.com
>>
>>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
>> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] Im Auftrag von Pete
>> Korhonen
>> Gesendet: Montag, 4. August 2008 15:49
>> An: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>> Betreff: [CR]more on "what is my bike!"
>>
>>
>> Hello everyone again:
>>
>> recent visit to Paris I ran into a bike that had similar lugs than mine
>> has (that people on the list have also tried to identifie). This bike
>> was also painted over but a part of the head badge was visible:
>>
>> http://rok.possu.org/
>>
>> saying "RTA" -- any suggestions?
>>
>> and my bike has right handed threads on the fixed cup side - they tend
>> to come loose while riding... =D
>>
>> - pete
>>
>> pete korhonen / helsinki / finland
>>
>> WAS
>>>> "Hi Pete,
>>>> Welcome to the list!
>>>> The lugs you pictured are similar but not exactly the lugs on my
>>>> Torpado commuter, seen here
>>>> http://www.wooljersey.com/
>>>> and an Olmo I once owned that I >> converted to a fixed gear, seen
>>>> here http://www.h3odesign.com/
>>>> common in the late 60s and early 70s for Italian sellers to offer
>>>> low-end frames with "fancy" lugs. If you look under that paint I
>> would guess you definately find some chrome that added to tarting-up the
>> frame. You may be aware of this but if the fixed bottom bracket cup (on
>> the drive side) has right-handed threads, it is of Italian origin. It
>> is the easiest way to check. Best regards, David Beck"