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And another Holy crap!
Very nice, well done! 


A few weeks ago I was smitten by the pictures of this Bertoni in the C&V sales thread. It came to me as a frame and fork with a few extra panto pieces thrown in. The original look was so attractive that I tried to stay true to it. I had a bunch of miscellaneous Campy components in my stash, so very few needed to be purchased. I saved the old Almarc bar wrap, as it's quite fragile, and substituted some Velobitz instead. (If I re-do it I'll use black thread.) It fits me well and the ride is super-smooth! Great example of Italian craftsmanship and beauty 

#502
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Hi again PFB. Yes Milremo High Pressure pumps were the piece of kit that few had where I lived as a keen and up and coming cyclist in Liverpool.
I had one on my 19.5" 1937 Hetchins Curly(Vibrant Triangle)track bike that was later converted to be a road going bike with widened rear stays and Campagnolo drop-outs by the late Norman Roberts of Walvale Cycles,Liverpool and fitted with a 5spd Regina block and double Stronglight chainrings plus TA cranks.
I used to ride Sprints and Tubs back in the early/middle 1960's. The Milremo HP pump would just snugly fit between the BB and the underside of the top-tube.
Notice the Marcel Berthet Lyotard Platform Peddles in the images - I still have and ride those very same pedals today on my Steve Goff plus I have an additional two pairs.
One pair are on my Bianchi Via Nirone 7 Alu Carbon Flat Bar Hybrid.
I had one on my 19.5" 1937 Hetchins Curly(Vibrant Triangle)track bike that was later converted to be a road going bike with widened rear stays and Campagnolo drop-outs by the late Norman Roberts of Walvale Cycles,Liverpool and fitted with a 5spd Regina block and double Stronglight chainrings plus TA cranks.
I used to ride Sprints and Tubs back in the early/middle 1960's. The Milremo HP pump would just snugly fit between the BB and the underside of the top-tube.
Notice the Marcel Berthet Lyotard Platform Peddles in the images - I still have and ride those very same pedals today on my Steve Goff plus I have an additional two pairs.
One pair are on my Bianchi Via Nirone 7 Alu Carbon Flat Bar Hybrid.
#503
Old guy on a Bike
I'm Ialian so I see these as a vintage Alpha and Ferrari.
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Alpha = Alfa Romeo?
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Old guy on a Bike
Yup. Always compared my Torpado as an Alpha Romeo. Quick, stylish and not too expensive. Then I got my Tommasini. I think of it as a Ferrari. Fast, expensive and sexy as hell. At least for two wheels.
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A couple more bikes I haven't posted in this thread. A Giordana Spica and Pinarello Record.
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A pair of Grandis
Don't get much more Italian than these 2 Veronese beauties from Grandis....
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It’s in the Colnago section but I’ll put it over here also 95’? Altain I put my old superbe pro on it to see if I’ll like it.... and I do😃 old pedal on just because normally have SPDs Berkeley digital fish scale show 20lbs 6oz as shown. So if I change the pedals and the heavy wheels... 🙄😉

Tony
(Should I have put it in front of my garage door for a pic?)

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(Should I have put it in front of my garage door for a pic?)
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1984 Gianni Motta.
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Not mine...Went to The Bicycle Stand in Long Beach Ca.

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1983 Basso Gap... 2013 Colnago CX1...2015 Bianchi Intenso
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Another one of my Italian bikes. De Rosa Professional.
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83 Davidson Signature
84 Peugeot PSV
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84 Gitane Tour de France.
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86 ALAN Record Carbonio
86 Medici Aerodynamic (Project)
88 Pinarello Montello
89 Bottecchia Professional Chorus SL
95 Trek 5500 OCLV (Project)
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83 Davidson Signature
84 Peugeot PSV
84 Peugeot PY10FC
84 Gitane Tour de France.
85 Vitus Plus Carbone 7
86 ALAN Record Carbonio
86 Medici Aerodynamic (Project)
88 Pinarello Montello
89 Bottecchia Professional Chorus SL
95 Trek 5500 OCLV (Project)
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#515
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Very nice, Dave. Very nice indeed.
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Cinelli Speciale Corsa, ~1965 frame with ~1960 fork. Columbus tubing, thicker walled version (what would later be called SP). Best riding bike I have ever been on, bar none. It has a snap, a liveliness, that I have never before experienced. Cino Cinelli and Guido Valsassina knew a thing or two. And yes, the chain stays and wheelbase are as long as they look.

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Was gifted this recently, parts sourcing has begun. Tim

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My 1984 Bianchi Tipo Corsa. I built it back then when I was working in a bike shop. I admit I'm riding my '85 Cannondale more these days, but the Bianchi is still my favorite!

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Carrera Podium 1991/4


Recent find here. Lugged Columbus Genius tubing.
Just built up with available parts here, but it rides very well: )
Would love more info please.
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Here's my Boeris that I made a post about the other week:

Boeris was/is apparently only sold in Europe so hardly anyone knows what they are on this side of the pond. This bike was gotten new from Boeris then brought over here by my dad sometime in the 1980's. Boeris supplied the bikes for the Fiat racing team and my dad worked for FiatAgri.

Boeris was/is apparently only sold in Europe so hardly anyone knows what they are on this side of the pond. This bike was gotten new from Boeris then brought over here by my dad sometime in the 1980's. Boeris supplied the bikes for the Fiat racing team and my dad worked for FiatAgri.
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And my Biemazetta framed Campy Triomphe equipped Palo Alto, which is an Italian bike disguised as an American bike:

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My wife's '92 Cinelli 'The Next Machine'.
