We need Dan Artley to chime in on this one. I have Dan's old one and he didn't much like the handling. In fact, he seems to have disliked it enough that he surreptitiously smuggled it into the back of my Volvo about 5 Cirques Ago. It is a bit on the quick and probably has the steep-ish angles of the time. Paint a bit distressed but nice chroming - not the quick release sort.
My first build on the Simoncini was my typical ShopFloorBuild (i.e., dog's breakfast) with a set of Nitto Moustache bars and a decent tubular wheelset. Subsequently switched to drop bars when I realized that, like others, anything over around 15 miles on those bars has me imploring "Maes, Maes, where are ye?". I think it handles all right, but if he had a set of smallish clinchers at high pressure fitted, it may have been a bit on the uncomfortable side. I think that it is a matter of a mile or two on my quicker handling bikes before I dampen my steering inputs and get the feel. As a disclaimer, I'll ride damned near anything as many of you know.
Charlie Young
Honey Brook, Pennsylvania USA
> Howdy folks.
>
> Since this would be lugged and Italian even if later than '83 I *think*
> this
> is an okay question for the list. Are/were Simoncini regarded as being a
> good, typical Italian frame? I saw one once, years ago at Excel Sports in
> Boulder, CO and recall thinking it looked pretty nice. It had some nice
> chrome detailing and a cool engraved head tube.
>
> Thanks, Doug
>
> Doug Van Cleve
> Chandler, AZ USA