ok picked up the bike i mentioned in the other thread


we'll have to get some more pics but here is the list of what it is

frame: fiorelli novi L re (serial # on seatpost lug said 03466? think we can guess a year on this frame anyone)
crankset: campagnolo strada (holes drilled all around the chain rings)
RD: shimano 600
FD: triplex
shifters: triplex
brakes: dia compe centerpulls
levers: dia compe
headset: fiorelli w SR handlebar stem
rims: araya 27x1 1/4
hubs: shimano
tires: shot to he11
saddle: brooks

not bad for $35

get this - nice older lady sold me the bike
older children are gonna so they are moving
i go into basement to check out rest of the collection
she comments "why are some wheels so pretty? and the others are plain?" cute...
she was referring to the rear having a freewheel and the front not

anyway - she tells me "the one hanging is not for sale..."
i look
hanging is a MINT
coppi w guerciotti crankset and campy dripping everywhere
it looked beautiful
my uneducated eyes were popping out of my head
"my bro-in-law's" she said
"he has no room for it - he's gonna hang on the wall or something..."
she took my # to pass along...i'll keep my fingers crossed that he goes w a moosehead and lets me make an offer

The frame details are important, not the mix and match non original parts. Looks like it has the cool fork crown, and the 60's lug-set. So I would say a mid 60's frame based on the one pic. Assuming it has Campagnolo dropouts (which it looks like it does), it would be a pretty nice frame worth restoring.

My early/mid 60's track frame is # 04410, but i have no idea if their numbering system means anything.

Novi is the region FWIW.

cool - thanks for the info - tough to find alot of info about the bike

Before sundown, take it outside and photograph it from the drive side, with extra photos of the lugs, dropouts, fork crown. That'll let people here tell you a lot about it. We need to see the frame underneath the paint and the parts. Any residuals of tubing stickers?

Fiorelli was a production house and they made the Coppi branded bikes as well. Some (most) are pretty mediocre (IMO) but the early/mid 60's (and earlier) high end bikes can be very nice. My track frame is very nicely built with good filing.

Search Wool Jersey gallery and the CR website as there's a couple of complete 60's bikes posted. My track bike can be seen here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/5461623...7627235313127/

otis - your bike is a beauty
sadly - i now realize that forks are missing those fiorelli 'end caps'
i'm gonna check out wool jersey