Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
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The Garlatti feels a lot like my more modern Proctor with a steeper head angle... very responsive without being twitchy ...
It is a stiff bike (chroming can do that to a high ten frame) .......
My Cooper ... is actually smoother than the Garlatti but then, it is a hand built vs the Garlatti which was made by a big company that specialized in making farm equipment as well as bicycles.
Thanks for the report - Pretty high marks for a high-ten Italian I'd say - to even warrant comparison to a Cooper speaks volumes.
I didn't know chroming could affect frame stiffness. Maybe my Ganna benefits from that too. (It's chromed under white paint). On that note, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that these old Italians are butted high-ten also. They sure don't feel like gas pipe.