Lovely bike. I will be interested in seeing what it goes for because I have a similar one but completely unrestored and in that sorry state wher e it is a hard decision whether to restore or not. Currently not beca use I don't think I can get the right decals - they are gold-colored.
Were chains a different width back then? - I notice that the chain is not s itting down properly on the teeth as if they are too wide or the chain is t oo narrow. I assume a Cambio Corsa gear won't work with an 1/8 inch c hain.
Are those really dogbone QR nuts? I thought the screws went in at a b it of an angle on dogbones, whereas these are at right angles to the shaft as if someone took out the spring and threaded it for screws. I am no t meaning to knock it - it is quite something to find a bike that age that complete and original.
Hugh Thornton
Cheshire, England
From: John Thompson <johndthompson@gmail.com> Subject: [CR]Umberto Dei on eBay, oh my! To: "CR List" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Thursday, 4 December, 2008, 9:19 PM
Not mine.
Item #360113667521
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA