Wuh duh yuh mean?!?!?!!?! In the eighties I was selling Gios Torino, which was about as radical as you could get. My sincere condolences to everyone who bought one. ;-)
But these Olmo frames are not really like what was being raced in the sixties. A sixties racing bike could fit fenders. The chainstays were longer and they fit brake calipers that are now called "long reach." I've seen these Olmo frames at Interbike and they look to be rather well made. They're definitely an eighties style frame though. It looks like they're using copies of the semi-vertical rear dropouts Shimano used to make, which I used on most of the racing frames I built in the 90s. I would avoid the horizontal rear dropout version, since all modern rear derailleurs are designed to be located quite accurately relative to the rear axle, and shifting can suffer a bit with horizontals since the derailleur ends up too close to the cogs unless you position the wheel way back in the dropouts. On Oct 24, 9:16 am, JoelMatthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Speedgoat's main fare is pretty far out of the Peter White ouvre. But > check out what they will be carrying from Olmo (the 10/23/08 entry): > > http://www.speedgoat.com/blog.asp > > Lugged steel frames made in Italy with classic Italian racing > geometry. Get a frame and trick it out with a Zephyr light crank and > some fast wheels with shimano hubs and light velocity rims, etc. > > You could build a bike very close to what a '60s Italian racer would > have used without having to worry about ruining a classic frame and > parts. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
