Old 07-24-20, 08:11 AM
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Hello Chicodoodoo and welcome to the forum.

Thank you for posting and adding your example to the thread.

You do not give your location other than "US"; are you perchance in North Carolina?

The importer for these seems to have been located there...

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frame -

exhibits some minor differences from the earlier examples. lug pattern is Agrati "CORSA". upper head lug item nr. 021.8194, lower head lug item nr. 021.8193, seat lug item nr. 202.8529.

ends set is Campag Sport nr. 1010/1.

interesting to note that while it would have come with a Valentino model front mech the Campag braze-on for bare cable operation was employed. this is not a rare situation. a number of cycle makers did this. at first glance appears slightly odd to the practiced eye...

chainstay stop is Campag nr. 621.

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fittings -

Tourney chainset and Titlist front mech clearly replacements.
originals would have been a cottered steel chainset from either Agrati or OMG and a Campag Valentino front mech.

suspect the 3TTT Record stem/bar set also an upgrade; original was likely 3TTT Tourist.

handlebar end caps and brake cable clips from REG (Rampinelli).

the Balilla brake set is without quick release mechanism. these are the economy Balilla brake levers. the Corsa 61 model lever incorporates a lever mounted quick release.

pedals are Sheffield Corsa model nr. 655.

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if you have a means to measure it could you please check saddle pillar diameter. its size is a clue as to the tubing employed. would expect some sort of a quality plain gauge set with a pillar diameter in the vicinity of 26.2mm.

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dating -

looks to hail from the 1972-73 time.

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