I'm sure the collective wisdom of this group will sort this out.

I enjoy Zullos, Tommasinis, and De Rosas a great deal. I'm not much of a collector, but I love the way these bikes ride/perform in general.

I've owned some nice Colnagos as well throughout the last thirty years.

I have a couple of lesser known Italian brands as well.......

Columbus steel is the common thread......

edit: I'll add one more bike to my favs, a Grandis. A buddy picked one up at a garage sale last week, and we've been working on it for about a week. The paint is shot, I mean terrible, as the bike sat on a trainer and was sweated on for a decade. We rebuilt the wheels and replaced the consumables. I road it yesterday and I am first in line if he decides to part ways with her.

Initial opinion? A true keeper. Now about that paint!