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Old 06-06-16 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by rhm
If it was a full Campy group, it's probably a good frame; so probably a good fork. Too bad it's such a small one; but even so, someone will want the fork. What are the dropouts? There may be some point in saving them as well.
This is a '72 Liotto I posted a while back, the one that was only available in the USA through the CycloPedia catalog from '71-'73 if memory serves. Got it in a package deal or bikes that were bought at an estate sale, then left to rot in a barn by the buyer. Source of that Unica-Nitor Henry III modified a week or two ago. Guy had rats in his barn and they took a few nibbles along the leather saddle edges.

I noticed the bulges when I bought it but couldn't tell what was up given the crappy aftermarket paint. Pic of the bike as purchased, pic is an odd angle, fork is straight.:



It's light tubing, 27.2 ST dia, Campy dropouts, full NR group (rifling on thick BB cups), although the smaller bits like the pump umbrella, cable clamps, dust caps, and pedal cages on these were pretty rough, as was the fork chrome and chromed rear triangle. 3TTT bar was toast, gouged to hell from center to beyond where tape starts (like, 3" wide band of deep gouges). PO was a bit of a hack.

It's an unusual frame. Highly sought after? Not really. Seem to be a lot of mixed opinions about Liotto bikes. Luigi is praised by some as a hack that walked a few blocks from his workshop to the Campagnolo factory to pick through their rejects pile to build up his bikes and praised by others as a master crafstman. I personally think he builds some pretty awesome bikes, although this one probably isn't the best possible example.

As soon as I can get the fixed cup off (it's being a total bear, soaking now), I'll probably toss in the attic to sit, although I doubt you'd have a lot of luck removing the fork ends, they're well braised in.
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