Originally Posted by
JPZ66
As for Olmo specifically, Giuseppe Olmo was a racer in the early days (1920's) and founded Olmo Biciclette in the 30's or so...... The good stuff from the 50's and 60's, I'm told, is comparable to any of the high quality bikes from that period....and do command collector prices. I have seen later examples though for much less money. I like the earlier models with fancy lugwork for sure !
Joe
That sounds a lot like the story of Otto Cap, the highly rated Viennese racer who founded Capo in 1930. His son, Harald, who is my age, runs the company today.
Over the years I have seen some really sharp-looking Olmos.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069