I need to chime in on this Simoncini discussion. I rode this bike that Charlie Young now owns, mmmmm, what a pleasure. It is blood red for a reason, to go right to your heart. This was the beginning for me, I took that bike for a short ride around the block and felt like I was floating on air. I was a newbe, but since then I have been hunting for that feeling that only a fine Italian bike can give you. I am lucky to own a few others that deliver (pinarello, Bianchi, Ciocc) , but I still remember that ride around the block on the red Simoncini. It is a passion and a curse, all I can think of for three years is Italian steel. I know most of you have the same problem.
Caio, Chris Schultz Kennett Square
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Doug Van Cleve <dvancleve@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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