Originally Posted by
Antieverything
The lugs and Fork look correct for that style (vintage Italian) of frame, you can look at the bb shell and see if theres some sort of serial number and/or decorative cutaway. Torelli is a American distributor of handmade Italian framesand the 80s Torelli's like mine did not have a model name. Mine was built with 8spd Shimano 5500 STI but i have since changed the STI to 7700 downtube shifters and 5500 aero brake levers. It should weigh in the lower to mid 20s. There were a few variations on the 80s framesets, mine is Columbus SL and has a aero or hidden rear brake cable routing.
Interesting that yours is '80s and seems to have no name. My silver Mondonico is about 1984 (bought it used in 1986), and it has no name. Way back when I discussed it with Chairman Bill, he thought he had received a few in the beginning (about 1984) with Columbus stickers that did not identify the tube set, chroming patterns that did not match his then-current catalog photos, and a little more rudimentary in lug finishing - describes my bike well. Mine was originally 126 spaced with Columbus dropouts and fork ends. It had been built up by a shop in Boulder with friction/freewheel based Shimano 600/6207 on it, so there's a chance its actually older than 1984. Bill was not clear on when Mondonico bikes actually showed up on his doorstep, and there may have been some imports before him.
The frame is light but not super light by today's standards, so I assume it is SL which would have been the norm back then. Internal inspection (of the seat tube) shows butting and pinning but no internal ridges or rifling in the frame. It's a great ride!
With Torelli I actually have no idea where they came from. I like to know who built it.