olmo speciale
07-20-09 | 02:23 PM
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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. joe
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07-20-09 | 03:02 PM
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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
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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07-20-09 | 03:10 PM
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07-20-09 | 03:17 PM
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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.
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.
07-20-09 | 03:21 PM
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Bikes: '39 Hobbs, '58 Marastoni, '73 Italian custom, '75 Wizard, '76 Wilier, '78 Tom Kellogg, '79 Colnago Super, '79 Sachs, '81 Masi Prestige, '82 Cuevas, '83 Picchio Special, '84 Murray-Serotta, '85 Trek 170, '89 Bianchi, '90 Bill Holland, '94 Grandis
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.)
(IMO, $600 is too much.)
07-20-09 | 03:22 PM
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Bikes: '39 Hobbs, '58 Marastoni, '73 Italian custom, '75 Wizard, '76 Wilier, '78 Tom Kellogg, '79 Colnago Super, '79 Sachs, '81 Masi Prestige, '82 Cuevas, '83 Picchio Special, '84 Murray-Serotta, '85 Trek 170, '89 Bianchi, '90 Bill Holland, '94 Grandis
BTW, it clearly says it's a Olmo "Special" - what is it with people adding an extra "e" on the end?
07-20-09 | 03:27 PM
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07-20-09 | 03:31 PM
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Bikes: '39 Hobbs, '58 Marastoni, '73 Italian custom, '75 Wizard, '76 Wilier, '78 Tom Kellogg, '79 Colnago Super, '79 Sachs, '81 Masi Prestige, '82 Cuevas, '83 Picchio Special, '84 Murray-Serotta, '85 Trek 170, '89 Bianchi, '90 Bill Holland, '94 Grandis
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.
07-20-09 | 03:35 PM
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I don't disagree with you, it's just stupid.
07-20-09 | 03:41 PM
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07-20-09 | 03:42 PM
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07-20-09 | 03:45 PM
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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...?
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07-20-09 | 03:46 PM
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Bikes: '39 Hobbs, '58 Marastoni, '73 Italian custom, '75 Wizard, '76 Wilier, '78 Tom Kellogg, '79 Colnago Super, '79 Sachs, '81 Masi Prestige, '82 Cuevas, '83 Picchio Special, '84 Murray-Serotta, '85 Trek 170, '89 Bianchi, '90 Bill Holland, '94 Grandis
07-20-09 | 03:48 PM
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Bikes: '39 Hobbs, '58 Marastoni, '73 Italian custom, '75 Wizard, '76 Wilier, '78 Tom Kellogg, '79 Colnago Super, '79 Sachs, '81 Masi Prestige, '82 Cuevas, '83 Picchio Special, '84 Murray-Serotta, '85 Trek 170, '89 Bianchi, '90 Bill Holland, '94 Grandis
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...?
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07-20-09 | 03:48 PM
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07-20-09 | 03:50 PM
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07-20-09 | 04:16 PM
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07-20-09 | 04:20 PM
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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".
07-20-09 | 04:21 PM
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07-20-09 | 04:24 PM
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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".
07-20-09 | 04:27 PM
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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?
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07-20-09 | 04:30 PM
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