Hi Rick, Welcome to the CR list ... you definitely qualify!
I had an approximate 1959 Dei pista model here for a while, but being way too large for me and having a friend pay for part of it, it was sold. Here are some photos posted of it (copy only what is within the brackets, but not the brackets themselves):
<http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/fujifish1/MarksVintage/MarksSoldBikes/Dei _1959_Pista/>
Or an easier, temporary link: http://tinyurl.com/
Unfortunately, I didn't get a very good shot of the serial number stamped into the drive side of the seat cluster lug, but I can see that it begins with a numeral four (4). The buyer is a quiet list member who does not post here regularly, if at all, but perhaps he will respond to your inquiry and fill in the remaining numbers. Of course, the frame details too may, or may not be of help. If you don't hear from him, email me, and I'll try to contact him on your behalf.
Umberto Dei bicycles are VERY special ... so be sure not to give it away to the first quick talking asker :)
Oh, and we would love to see some photos!
By the way, yours is only the third or fourth Avanti to be mentioned on the list ... so not a very common bike "around here"!
Ciao, Mark Agree Southfield MI USA ~ ~ ~
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:38:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Dorothy vonGerbig <vongerbig@yahoo.com> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Umberto Dei Year
=0A =0A Eric von Gerbig =0Avongerbig@yahoo.com =0A
Hi. I am new to the CR list. I am an o ld ex -racer from the 60's so a lot of my old bikes that I bought new are n ow collectable.I still commute to work most days and ride about 6 to 8 thousand miles a year both on and off road.Yes I do have a few unmentiona ble bikes but ride a fixed gear a lot.Some of my bikes include Masi, Schwinn Paramount, Cinelli, Trek, Fuji, Atala, Avanti, Medici, Umberto Dei, Pop Brennan, Durkopp, Crescent, Bianchi and a few I need help indentifying. Does anyone out there know the dates of Umber to Dei serial numbers? My bike is a track bike with the number8792 on the s eat tube.Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Eric (Rick) von Gerbig Honey Bro ok, Pennsylvania=0A =0A =0AAnyone out ther from the past feel free t o contact me =0A=0A=0A
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