You're a better man than me. I'm a sucker for old, expensive crap.
I can't afford the old, expensive crap, though I love it just the same!
Originally Posted by
marley mission
i dont wanna hate - but what am i not seeing - a rattle canned old italian frame of unknown make? i love old stuff too and you might be able to school me some here...
Well, what I see: lugs; no one's used those in a long, long time. Campagnolo dropouts, middle range or above to use those. And if its 50s, certainly upper-end because something lesser in the 50s they would've just used flat stamped ones.
Reinforcements on the fork blades; extra work, probably wouldn't bother if its a lesser frame.
Braze-ons certainly added. First common braze-ons to Italian frames just prior to the mid-70s were the bottom bracket cables guides, without those, doubtful there would be any at all.
Yeah, could be nothing but certainly worth the 119. to me.