This won't last long...
 

Anybody looking for a very rare jewel for a restoration project? In size 51.5cm center to top? You couldn't do much better than this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1969...item19d6f77d0a

Too small for me or any of my relatives ;)

Good luck!

DD

A few pics:

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Vintage-1969-...Irg~~60_57.JPG

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Vintage-1969-...l3w~~60_57.JPG

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Vintage-1969-...58w~~60_57.JPG

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Vintage-1969-...u5g~~60_57.JPG

DD

4 minutes wow

^ Gone already?

Oh, guess not :)

I'd snap this up myself if I didn't have four frames in various stages of restoration right now (and they'll all be going on the back burner for a year very soon).

DD

If it were my size the "BIN" option would have happened right before this post.

This beauty ended at $510.

It took incredible self control to pass.

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/70s-GRANDIS-S...oGQ~~60_57.JPG

Just out of curiosity what's so nice about grandis, what's the historical significance?

A starter.

http://www.cicligrandis.it/mountain-...randis_ENG.htm

Past that, perhaps CDM could speak to personal experiences with brand?

From my perspective, I brought back a Superleggera for my son on our last visit to my wife's family in northern Italy.

Damaged in shipping and I ended up filing a claim.

Since sold the bike to a friend that had it repaired locally.

The frame was beautifully detailed with panto'd headbadge and an exquisite fork crown.

The seat cluster and drop outs were also noteworthy.

Very, very nice!

fwiw My wife's uncle actually rides a Grandis 29er mountain bike as an adventure bike in the Bavarian foothills.

http://www.cicligrandis.it/public/Ar...1020124854.jpg

I thought about that bare one quite a bit.
As I have a few bikes in the same size range waiting for my kids to grow into them, I passed.
Also, referencing how the graphics were done at the time and color(s) to use was going to be some effort.
I have not seen a Grandis from this period before. I have done some searching as I have one from 1976 or 1977.
Love that fork. My guess the stand over is pretty good as the fork appears as it could be pretty tight, most probably made for Universal brakes. I think the seller could have marketed it better by mocking up the headset and taking a side view shot with wheels fitted.

The dimensions on mine place it very close to what Colnago was doing at the same time for what that is worth for comparison.

Oh yeah....! So tempting, and if it were even a little closer to my size I would snap it up !! I currently have a Grandis in my size in the line up for resto...albeit from about 1986-89 period.....beautiful detailing.

I am hoping someone buys the one on ebay, so I don't buy it just to restore it as well. Quite rare in the US.

Joe

Oh....it has sold !!

Not surprising.

Good lord that's a beauty at an amazing price!

Grandis is one of the frames I'm really looking for - I had one go through my hands and it was among the nicest looking frames I've had the pleasure of seeing. Grandis is, to me, one of the most special of the Italians.

I'm glad that was too big for me (what a great price!); what in the world would I do with another orange bike?!

DD

I sure hope it was somebody here - I'd love to see more details and following a restoration thread on it while in DG would be tits :)

DD

Here's one in Italy for you...looks like a great resto project for a decent price....figure another 130-150 euros for shipping...

http://annunci.ebay.it/annunci/bicic...andis/37855840


Joe

[QUOTE=JPZ66;14979882]Here's one in Italy for you...looks like a great resto project for a decent price....figure another 130-150 euros for shipping...

http://annunci.ebay.it/annunci/bicic...andis/37855840

About the figure I paid for the Superleggera.

Hard to find these though.

Right at the top of my list for our visit next summer.

Grady - see if you can find one in a 55-56 ;)

I'll set my search team in Bayern on it straight away!

Those boys come up with the nicest bicycles!

Heh - I'm broke for a few months, or until I sell something :)

The way my wife's cousins operate, it could be tomorrow or two years from now.

I just give them a list and they start the hunt.

They go local first, then Bayern, then Germany, then German speaking countries.

Btw They include all northern Italian cities all the way south to the Lago Garda region as well.

The last bicycle they found for me was in Innsbruck, Austria.

Sheesh - you, sir, are a lucky man!

Yes I am, but that's how I ended up with a basement full of Italian racing bikes.

Casey (Thirdgenbird) and his wife stopped by yesterday while they were in town and they took a little tour.

As they can attest, I am out of space and in need of a continued marketing plan well into the spring.

But back on topic, I would take the right Grandis Superleggera in a second once I get things straightened away here.

I just have to focus on a brand or three versus a wide net.

Grady - we should each get a list of 5 "acceptable" builders and only purchase if one of those (sort of like the ten celebrities your spouse is allowed to cheat with list). Making them difficult to find would also help. It would help to cut down!

My exception 5:

Grandis
Picchio
Passoni (earlier)
Spectrum/Kellogg
Kirk

So... You still sitting on that Palo Alto? :P

An acceptable plan.

I'll put together a short list and get back to you.

Grandis will be on it, no doubt.

I will say, it is nice to have some bike funds again after selling so many this fall.

Four or five more to go!