Thread: Old Olmo
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Old 01-11-16 | 12:50 AM
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Bikes: '92 22" Cannondale M2000, '92 Cannondale R1000 Tandem, another modern Canndondale tandem, Two Holy Grail '86 Cannondale ST800s 27" (68.5cm) Touring bike w/Superbe Pro components and Phil Wood hubs. A bunch of other 27" ST frames & bikes.

Originally Posted by Gallo
Got a bike from my brother in law his Dads old Olmo. Don’t know much about it looks like a mid range from the early 70’s man is it heavy.
Your bike is more rare (In the US) than the relatively common Colnagos that are relatively ubiquitous. Colnago spent a HUGE proportion of their marketing budget on the US, and part of their strategic plan was making the US Market a focus point. Olmo never even had a strategic importing partner. The Olmos that were imported were brought in by entrepreneurs stateside, they weren't strategic partnerships.

My point is you've got a very rare bike, for the era it represents, in the US. Like having a Volvo in the US in the early 1960s.
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