A few weeks ago an elderly man in my area asked me about another vintage Raleigh roadster I was riding at the time and decided to give me this vintage Garlatti ten speed bicycle he said he acquired many years ago. It was in his garage for a long enough time that he could not remember or when he last rode it. It has upright bars, mondial dynamo front and rear lighting, gumwalls, regina valve stems, vintage campy 980 with downtube shifters, and Nisi rims.



I've been fixing it up lately. I have borrowed some bullhorn bars until I get drops as I could not shift the bike with the upright bars, and added another pair of brake levers I had lying around. Changed pedals to add toe cages later, new white tires, brake pads, sprung saddle with longer seat post, and overhauled the hubs and headset.



So far this is my first road style bicycle. It's been decent to ride but got more comfortable to ride once I acquired gloves a few days ago and got a longer seat post. I still feel like my neck and shoulders take a bit of a beating but maybe I need to get used to the leaned position? (I'm 5'10 and all my other bikes are more or less bolt upright).

Also what decade might this bike be from given it's shifting components and brand?

I don't think the bull horn bars got you much. I would imagine with levers designed for straight bars that it could be dar right awkward to brake, not sure why it was hard to shift before.
The bike was a citibike. Upright position was the design. You could get a decent set of Italian drop bars for it with appropriate levers and should be able to get a decent position, it will guide you to a narrower seat too.

I would have looked for a straighter bar, but that is me. Cool bike, keep the discarded parts, any possible next owner might well want to return it to original.

WoW! thanks for sharing this unusual beauty with the forum.

we are in the early 1980's here.

the bicycle's headset and crankset are by OFMEGA.

so unusual to find a machine with forged dropouts with adjusters which also has a chainguard.

those brake calipers have a unique quick release mechanism have not before seen. is there any marking on them?

the kkt pedals from japan are an odd sighting to find an italian machine.

this is a wonderful find.

(I know this thread is old, got here as I'm researching Garlatti, just got a basket case one.)

Those are Ballila brakes, I am pretty sure.

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thanks for this information

frame constructed with Agrati "CORSA" pattern lugs

fork crown is Agrati "ROMA" pattern N. 005.8028

bottom bracket shell is Agrati N. 000.8507

in reviewing photos see we have some which must be "as found" and some which are "as reworked"

"as found" pedals were something Italian from a maker such as Agrati or Sheffield

wheel rims ae NISI Toro

front gear mech is the infrequently encountered Campag Nuovo Valentino, employed by Campag as a companion for the model 980 & 990 rear mechs -


chainguard may be by Mazzucchelli -



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