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08-25-08 | 03:32 PM

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John E

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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

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Originally Posted by BobHufford

Here is my '63 Varsity with its former (and original) owner. I picked it up on eBay out of Atlanta for $31. I couldn't tell from the photos that it was sporting the cool Ambrosio adjustable stem. That was a nice surprise ...

Bob

I am surprised that stem would fit. Did early Varsities use standard diameters?

Here's my Ambrosio stem, which was OEM on this particular bike.

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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069

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