FWIW, the OEM brake cable housing on Olmo from this period was black with the stainless, exposed coil derailleur cable housing.

Me too. I'd gladly swap my Corsa Strada for a San Remo.

You mean like one of these I call this my Allmo... As in it forever being in a state of almost getting built.

More like this one actually, but in MY size- yours is wayyy too tall :



(I spotted this one on eBay a few months back. Unfortunately this one's too short!)

Very nice. San Remos are impossible to date. Near as I can tell, top tube cable eyelets are early-mid 80s and cable running through the tube is closer to 90. I also read somewhere about a later production run of San Remos around 2000. My guess is these would have wider rear spacing and possibly different tubing.

IIRC, this particular one had a butted TSX frame, which would likely make it early-to-mid '90s.

Yours should be circa 1986/1987.

I can't recall why but I had pegged it at an '85 based on something I read. 86/87 certainly sounds plausible. Thank you T-Mar

Thanks for the tip. I think I'm sticking with the black housing but the light blue handlebar tape...

Decals and clearcoat are on... Small paint/panto details too... Getting close now

A few more updates... Almost done.

Ooh - this is looking good...more pics

Love the color combination. The panto stuff is the icing on the cake!

DD

Thanks! I think the pearl white paint is working well with the blue decals and the gold accents... will post better pics once it's complete. The bike shop threw on blue benotto tape but I didn't like how shiny and bright it was. Now going with black cloth tape, which looks much better with the suede Concor saddle.

Good call. I like to match saddle and tape, too. Really looking forward to seeing the finished article.

DD

Hi, going to chime in here and say that when you find something that does it for you then take the leap. You may not get another or better chance in a reasonable time frame especially if you can afford it. Its worth will be decided by you at the end of the day. I waited 40 years to get what I wanted, 2 Jim Merz customs from the 70's. Paid a lot, probably too much, would do it again in a heartbeat for more if necessary, could not be happier. At the end of the day, "a bird in the hand....."

Looks great! A fresh shiny paint job just makes a person feel good!

I've got a Olmo Competition with a fair bit of patina, but it's a good bike and I love all of the panto'd parts. It's a great example of how manufacturers looked for ways to make their bikes stand out from the crowd when everyone was using the same top frame tubing and components.

Steve in Peoria

A few more pics... some more to follow soon.

Bellissimo!

Well done!

Thanks, guys! And if you ever need help restoring a bike, The Bicycle Stand in Long Beach, CA is the place. Thanks to David there, who worked hard to get everything done perfectly (especially the paint in the pantos).

This bike looks awesome. I just picked up a 1960 olmo gran sport that I'm looking forward to fixing up,

Sweet! Looks like it's already in decent shape...

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OK, I finally gave in and bought one of the new Silca Impero pumps. I had it painted the matching pearl white color and used a couple extra Olmo decals on the pump. IMO it looks fantastic on the bike. And unlike the old Silcas, this one actually works!