another cool frame for sale here at Chez Charles et Carmen:
1980s Medici frame/fork, headset and bb. 56.5cm center-to-tippy-top of top tube point. 56cm c-c top tube.
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Stamped 56 and 02723 on the bottom of the bb shell. Cable guides under bb shell, and hidden brake cable + casing through top-tube.
Two-tone paint and graphics appear original.
Wheels shown not included. The ends of the drop-out adjuster screws have been bent up to prevent them from moving..this was actually a tactic used by some (not me though) back in the day--I've seen this before..a set-and-forget tactic I guess. Very slight sound of loose corrosion in tubes, does not sound serious however. No dings, dents, dimples or any damage of the kind. Chrome in excellent condition.
This should be a very nice-riding road bike. Appears to be built of Columbus tubing, from the rifling in the steerer tube. Geometry appears slightly more relaxed than the usual italian item of the time.
$495 shipped in the lower 48. Paypal payment add 3%. Personal check or postal MO from list members ok.
Also note that I'm re-offering the GIOS Super Record one more time here on the CR list for a reduced price of $625 shipped in the lower 48. Paypal payment add 3%
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Please e-mail me privately if you would like to purchase either of these frames. If I get no interest by the end of Monday, it's on to ebay.
Charles Andrews Los Angeles
"everyone has elites; the important thing is to change them from time to time."
--Joseph Schumpeter, via Simon Johnson