I have added two recently finished bikes on wooljersey and given the interest of those who came out for the ride that I hosted just over a week ago, I though some of you might be interested.
The first one is a cromovelato frame that was built for a small shop in the town of Agordo in the dolomites. I used to coach an ice hockey team based in Feltre and our biggest competitors were based in Agordo. We had quite a rivalry with them and I remember stopping by in the shop. It is now closed, but I was able to rescue this NOS frame with the help of a friend. I believe the bike to have been built in the Wilier shop. The frame is completely chromed to a high quality and then the brass cromovelato layer is added. This bike is "BLING" when you see it in person. You can't go anywhere with this bike without attracting comments. Even my elderly mother-in-law commented that she really liked it (this is only the second time that one of my bikes had that kind of effect on her!) I had virtually all the components specially pantographed for the build. It is a 55.5 cm C/C seat tube x 55.5 cm C/C top tube. I have never ridden the bike... I will be bringing it to the cirque.
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The second bike is what I take to be a 1969 Galmozzi. This frame is a 56 cm C/C x 56 cm C/C nad has been ridden quite hard. When I found it, it had been neglected for quite some time and the most grievous of all had a full plastic Simplex rear derailleur on it. Ed Granger helped me refit the more appropriate Campagnolo Nuovo Record with indication stating only "Patent". It is also noteworthy that this bike came to me fitted with TA 3-arm cranks, the ones with the integrated pedal spindle dust caps. It also has non-anodized Cinelli stem and handlebars. The stem has 7 mm allen key and has no patent number on the lower side, so this is definitely from the 60's, the same for the bars. The brakes do have the writing on the caliper arms but appear to have the first generation center bolts with larger script writing and the levers with extra light anodizing of the body and the round hole for cable access on the rear of the lever blade. It is also cool to have Campagnolo bar end shift levers. I quickly threw some wheels together to fit on the bike as it did not come with any wheels, they are built up with Campagnolo hubs, Fiamme Ergal rims and Stella spokes. The Concor Max saddle is out of keeping with the age of the bike. This bike may turn up at le cirque.
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Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ
USA