A bicycle book collection needs the CONI book, published by the Central Sports School of the Italian Cycling Federation in 1962 (presumably in conjunction with the Rome Olympics). An incredible font of knowledge for its time. My book has a funny underline (trust me, I was serious and so is the book starting with the Mussolini like introductory stare of the president of the the F.I.A.C.) "all such modifications should be assimilated so that the organism becomes accustomed to anything that may happen on the day of the race". I'm still working on that one but my prescience keeps coming up a wee bit short.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Whitneyville, CT
Interesting discussion kicked off by Eugene Sloanes book. Don't have the time to read much more of it, but I'm curious if anyone has a copy of Sloanes book for sale? Perusing my bicycle book collection, I see that I am missing that book.
Phil Brown; what is the CONI book you mention?
I'm finally getting around to putting the OLMO Special together that I have been carting around for years and discovered that the pedals have gone awol. To those knowledgeable, did the Special have Olmo branded pedals? The hubs, headset, seat collar, and crank arms are branded Olmo. If not branded Olmo, what pedals would have been appropriate for the Special?
Thank you!
Jay Sexton
Sebastopol, CA