Southern California - WTB garlatti vintage road bike

getting into road biking. i want to get back into shape and save on gas :thumb:

yup! looking for a garlatti!!!!

anywhere near los angeles county and orange county! =]

i thought i knew alot about bikes but i've never heard of/seen a garlatti, good luck you'll need it

Might be on the rare side to find. Pretty bikes though. For those that are curious, here's a thread and pics of it:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=202270

Edit:
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/bik/1205552025.html

That CL bike looks to have some potential...

yea.. theyre really beautiful. i just lost one on craigslist like 10 minutes too late. =(

and yea. thats the craigslist ad that i was trying to get. the guys gona pick it up today

hopefully if the guy doesnt show, he said it would be mine.


if that garlatti doesnt work. i want a mid 1970s peugeot px10 =p

YES!! looks like the guy didnt show!! im going to go get it now for 120!! you guys thinkk thats a good deal/

I think it's a good deal if the frame and wheels are in good shape with no or little rust. Hope the cotter pins remove easily (need to use new cotter pins but any LBS should have those in stock) so you can service the BB and cleanup/polish out the cranks and chainwheels/rings. Same with the quill (headset) and freewheel (rear bearings). The rest should be ok and easily taken apart and serviced/greased/oiled.

The rim strips should be replaced, most likely rubber in there and probably the spoke nipples have worn through the rubber by now. In the old days, many used Velox AND rubber rim strips (both) to keep everything in place/protected since everything is exposed in a single wall steel rim plus reducing the possibility of the tube blowing up. But true and tension the wheels first or rebuild them with new spokes before installing the rim strips. Could consider going to 700C if your brakes have enough adjustment (about 4mm) for the smaller wheel or buy aluminum alloy Sun CR-18 rims for better braking and it's triple box construction and hooked rims (about $26 each). Hooked rims will allow you to go more than 65psi in your tires.

Vintage bikes are fun to restore and ride. Upgrading is also relatively easy and inexpensive if you research and decide what really needs to be replaced or upgraded. A good LBS can order parts for you or might have some NOS items in the back and online ordering can get you the parts that are hard to get/find. Wal*Mart brake and deraileur cables and housing is only $5 and they also carry the 27" tubes too. Tires will probably be the biggest expense item if the rest of the bike is in good shape.

yea.. that bike needed too much maintenance
its cleanable and repairable (repair was everything with brakes :pads, cables, housing: the chain/derailleur were rusted to a point of no return, and the frame was rusted at the edges) the price to make it up and running after paying 120 for it would be out of my budget. if i had more money, i would most def get it. it was a beautiful bike and i really wish i could afford it. =(

if anybody has it in the socal residence that is ridable ! come get me! =]

Maybe if it's that rough, no one will want it and the seller will go down on the price.

yea. im hoping that would be something that would happen. the guy that was originally gona buy it is checking it out today! hope he doesnt buy it as well. =p

If it's in that bad of a condition, it'll take a lot of time and work to restore the bike...not for the faint hearted or short attention spans. Basically you are just buying the frame and fork, the rest of the parts will go right into the trash can. Looking at the guys website, that bike has been coming down in price. But he removed the posting, so the bike may have been sold...at what price nobody knows. Assume since you walked away and possibly others, and if the other guy complained too, the seller would have asked what would be a fair price or best offer the other person was willing to pay and just sold it.

yea. its long gone. i keep looking at the pictures of them garlattis and i keep regretting my decision.
but the decision is best for my financial status. haha =(