Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Considering the plastic bag, it cannot be that old.
Thinking back to my 80's trip to Europe. Lots of micro shops around Parma where one would buy bread in one shop, cheese in another, and meat in a third (a little mall of micro shops).
I can't remember the bags, but I think they were plastic, at least for outer bags.
At least two of the bikes have welded aluminum frames which would put them dated around 2000, or later. There had been earlier aluminum frames, even back into the 50's or earlier, but mostly lugged and bonded aluminum.
Are those 650b tires on one bike? Most of what I saw were typical 27" x 1 3/8, or the equivalent metric size. 700x35?
I see one bottle generator in the background. I'm surprised there aren't more hub dynamos in the photo.