Joined: Jan 2010
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From: Northern California
Bikes: Cheltenham-Pedersen racer, Boulder F/S Paris-Roubaix, Varsity racer, '52 Christophe, '62 Continental, '92 Merckx, '75 Limongi, '76 Presto, '72 Gitane SC, '71 Schwinn SS, etc.
Joe has been known to do battle.
Out on the road, when his presence has escaped notice for a while, Joe is known to pull ahead with the frontrunners when perhaps the bigger portion of the peloton has dropped.
Having worked on the bike in question for a little over an hour, I can say that the workmanship looked first rate to my eye.
Nothing unusually fancy, but I recall nothing inconsistent with it being a top-level build. I have to note however that the downtube decal didn't seem to be clear-coated, something that I recall on other Italian bikes such as Pinarello and Bottecchia. BTW, the Dura-Ace gruppo on it is from 1985.
My vote says it's a Cinelli.