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olmo speciale
have an opportunity to pick up a 60s? era olmo. looks great shape and everything but i dont know much about collectability. from what i read, most modes arent that great but this one looks pretty cool. any information greatly appreciated. joehttp://photobucket.com/englert
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It looks like it has Record derailleurs or maybe Gran Sport? Magistroni cranks? Is there a tubing decal? Universal brakes?
Joe, do you know what size bike you ride? The Bianchi is large and this is small. Do you care? Do you want to ride them or just collect them? Joe, your pics are consistently kind of vague, it is hard to make out any detail and give you correct info. You need to take sharp close ups of all the details/parts and level front and side shots. The shots you post look like the kind that scammers use on Ebay and CL to hide crap, and I know that is not what you want to look like. The bike looks COOL but I am not an OLMO dude so I will sit back and watch this one.... vjp |
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Some info is provided by the seller:
VINTAGE OLMO SPECIAL - $600 Early 60's Olmo Special. Red with gold lettering. 57 c-c top tube, 54 c-c seat tube with a 7 cm stem. I don't think this bike was ridden much. Paint is in overall great condition, as is the chrome. The seat tube decals are a bit tatty, but the down tube lettering is very nice. 99 % original. Magistroni Olmo branded h.s. cranks, hubs. NOS Sheffield pedals. Uni 61 center pulls with Uni NOS levers, lever hoods and adjuster boots. 27 " Fiamme clincher rims. Campagnolo Gran Sport front and rear derailleurs, down tube shifters, down tube cable/housing guide, top tube housing clamps. I stripped it down, cleaned until it sparkled and then put it back together with new cables, brake pads and fresh bar tape and grease. Beautiful and ready to ride. Larger photos and details available to those interested in BUYING. Low ballers, time wasters, and e-mails from your uncle in Siberia will be ignored. http://images.craigslist.org/3n33k93...f173c018dc.jpg http://images.craigslist.org/3n13m63...8c201614f6.jpg http://images.craigslist.org/3nf3p93...1ea381194b.jpg |
My sense is that that's an entry level bike - I believe quite a few similar ones came into the US. Seems to me that general lug type was pretty common on run-of-the mill bikes of a certain age. I doubt it has much real collectability, but might be fun to own and ride for the right price.
(IMO, $600 is too much.) |
BTW, it clearly says it's a Olmo "Special" - what is it with people adding an extra "e" on the end?
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Originally Posted by Picchio Special
(Post 9317195)
BTW, it clearly says it's a Olmo "Special" - what is it with people adding an extra "e" on the end?
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Originally Posted by JunkYardBike
(Post 9317238)
What's with an Italian frame with English spelling?
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Originally Posted by Picchio Special
(Post 9317256)
Well, first of all it was imported into the US (and likely intended for import, since it has the 27-inch wheels.). Secondly, Masi Specials and Grandis Specials were also "Specials," without the "e." So it's certainly not unusual.
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Originally Posted by JunkYardBike
(Post 9317286)
I don't disagree with you, it's just stupid.
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Originally Posted by Picchio Special
(Post 9317327)
Or, you just don't get it.
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When I visited Pegoretti he had a Masi Special"e" that I lusted after and Dario made quite a point of telling me that it was really special because the decal said "Speciale" not "Special" like most Masi. It was kind of lost on me at the time but in lieu of this discourse maybe it means something...?
vjp |
Originally Posted by JunkYardBike
(Post 9317346)
What, that they were being marketed to Americans?
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Originally Posted by vjp
(Post 9317364)
When I visited Pegoretti he had a Masi Special"e" that I lusted after and Dario made quite a point of telling me that it was really special because the decal said "Speciale" not "Special" like most Masi. It was kind of lost on me at the time but in lieu of this discourse maybe it means something...?
vjp |
Originally Posted by Picchio Special
(Post 9317379)
Maybe there's some aspect of the subject of which you're not aware, that were you aware of it, might make you more hesitant to simply throw the word "stupid" at something.
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Originally Posted by JunkYardBike
(Post 9317398)
So enlighten me.
Now, Tommasini labeling the first bikes he imported into the US "Thomas" - well, maybe that qualifies. |
You guy,s are worrying over an "E" ? sheesh !
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Given the linguistic carnage perpetrated on this forum, the extra "e" seems rather a misdemeanour, to me.
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Originally Posted by ozneddy
(Post 9317515)
You guy,s are worrying over an "E" ? sheesh !
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Originally Posted by Picchio Special
(Post 9317584)
What's with people using commas instead of apostrophes?
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Originally Posted by Picchio Special
(Post 9317584)
What's with people using commas instead of apostrophes?
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Originally Posted by JunkYardBike
(Post 9317613)
He's in the Southern Hemisphere.
vjp |
Originally Posted by KonaBuyer
(Post 9317610)
Neither a comma, nor an apostrophe are called for in the above-cited example. Apostrophes are to denote possession or missing letters. I have never understood the random insertion of apostrophes, particularly given the rather alarming level of the use of "your" instead of "you're".
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Originally Posted by KonaBuyer
(Post 9317610)
Neither a comma, nor an apostrophe are called for in the above-cited example. Apostrophes are to denote possession or missing letters. I have never understood the random insertion of apostrophes, particularly given the rather alarming level of the use of "your" instead of "you're".
But how do you feel about apostrophes used in plurals of single letters, e.g., He received a series of F's on his homework assignments? Neal |
Originally Posted by nlerner
(Post 9317664)
But how do you feel about apostrophes used in plurals of single letters, e.g., He received a series of F's on his homework assignments?
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could b a nic bik
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Originally Posted by JunkYardBike
(Post 9317646)
It's because languages tend towards efficiency (e.g. most speakers and writers of American English use 'toward' instead of 'towards', except me.)
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Originally Posted by nlerner
(Post 9317664)
And you made a subject/verb error in your first sentence. Neither/nor calls for a singular verb.
Originally Posted by nlerner
(Post 9317664)
But how do you feel about apostrophes used in plurals of single letters, e.g., He received a series of F's on his homework assignments?
Neal |
Originally Posted by Picchio Special
(Post 9317678)
I feel he needs to study much harder, and perhaps not participate for a while in extracurricular activities.
Neal |
Originally Posted by KonaBuyer
(Post 9317707)
I don't agree that the growing use of homophones is efficient (your - you're, defunked - defunct, etc.). I think it is the manifestation of linguistic ignorance and it troubles me. I believe that the linguistic and the conceptual are linked and that a diminution of the former leads to the diminution of the latter.
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