Show me your Olmo
08-01-17, 03:09 PM
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Woweee! That sure is nice!
Lots of nice Olmos in this thread! Wonderful!
I bought my '82 Competition back in 1997. It's got a healthy patina to it, but still looks decent (don't get too close, though). It's been a very good bike for me. The frame seems stiffer than some of my other vintage bikes, and I've wondered what sort of Columbus tubing it has. Presumably it is SP, since it's a large frame?
Anyway, here are some photos of the '82 Olmo Competition:
a shot of the pantographed cranks and chainrings. The crank has been lightened and slimmed down, which I believe is referred to as "the Mexico treatment". Not sure where this term/phrase originated. A reference to how Eddy's bike was lightened for the hour record in Mexico city??
the pantographed brake calipers.....
the seatpost, rear of seat tube, and rear brakes...
the pantographed shift levers...
the pantographed stem.....
I do need to take a photo showing the pantographed brake levers sometime.
and in conclusion, an action shot!
Steve in Peoria
I bought my '82 Competition back in 1997. It's got a healthy patina to it, but still looks decent (don't get too close, though). It's been a very good bike for me. The frame seems stiffer than some of my other vintage bikes, and I've wondered what sort of Columbus tubing it has. Presumably it is SP, since it's a large frame?
Anyway, here are some photos of the '82 Olmo Competition:
a shot of the pantographed cranks and chainrings. The crank has been lightened and slimmed down, which I believe is referred to as "the Mexico treatment". Not sure where this term/phrase originated. A reference to how Eddy's bike was lightened for the hour record in Mexico city??
the pantographed brake calipers.....
the seatpost, rear of seat tube, and rear brakes...
the pantographed shift levers...
the pantographed stem.....
I do need to take a photo showing the pantographed brake levers sometime.
and in conclusion, an action shot!
Steve in Peoria
08-02-17, 08:16 AM
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Nicely done! Your Olmo looks very similar to mine, with a couple of small differences. The pantographing is remarkably extensive. About the only surfaces lacking pantographing are the pedal dustcaps.
Steve in Peoria
08-02-17, 10:01 PM
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@Caliwild that is one lovely bike
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12-21-17, 02:44 AM
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My friend, who is an Italian bicycle historian and living in Italy, told me several years ago that OLMO frames were manufactured by several different well known Italian manufacturers.
12-21-17, 11:27 PM
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Several builders could also be the case with the later Olmos, specifically those with the Olmo SPA bottom brackets. Olmo could have distributed their Olmo SPA bottom brackets to various builders with serial numbers already stamped. There are some dating incongruities if one dates strictly by the Olmo SPA serial numbers, since some bikes have dated parts quite different than their serial number position indicates relative to other bikes. However bottom brackets or boxed parts can lay at the back of a parts shelf for a long time before getting used, with new stock being placed in front.
Such are the mysteries....
12-23-17, 04:31 PM
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Here is my faded/patina Olmo, 62-63' estimate. It's one of the odd serial jobbers Peter B is referring to and had a lower serial letter.
Campy G.S. drive. Olmo (Magistroni) stamped cranks, headset, seat collar, hubs and stem bolt. Ambrosio bars and stem, Universal 61' brakes. Rides nice other than the Sheffield pedals are not very wide.
Campy G.S. drive. Olmo (Magistroni) stamped cranks, headset, seat collar, hubs and stem bolt. Ambrosio bars and stem, Universal 61' brakes. Rides nice other than the Sheffield pedals are not very wide.
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12-27-17, 02:56 PM
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Thanks for showing your 60-62 Olmo Special. Back when this was new I was 14 years old growing up in Oakland Ca. Hank and Frank's bike shop was the only bike shop in the world and the two bikes I dreamed about were the Schwinn Continental and the Olmo Special. I was riding a Schwinn Middle weight with a 2 speed kick back bendix. Then some kid sold me his 62 candy tangerine Flandria and I was in love. I rode that bike through high school and college and loved it.
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11-07-19, 09:47 PM
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Here’s an Olmo I encountered recently. The lights probably don’t help the handling, but they do give it a bit of flair
11-07-19, 11:24 PM
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This is a wierd one. I recently acquired a '61 Legnano Gran Premio, and when I started cleaning it up, I discovered an Olmo branded headset.
11-07-19, 11:29 PM
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Thanks for showing your 60-62 Olmo Special. Back when this was new I was 14 years old growing up in Oakland Ca. Hank and Frank's bike shop was the only bike shop in the world and the two bikes I dreamed about were the Schwinn Continental and the Olmo Special. I was riding a Schwinn Middle weight with a 2 speed kick back bendix. Then some kid sold me his 62 candy tangerine Flandria and I was in love. I rode that bike through high school and college and loved it.
Thanks so much for sharing this memory capnjonny!
If you recall Hank & Frank you probably recall Elmer Baciagalupe.
Ran into him once at a going out-of-business auction for a shop which had closed. It was 1977, the shakeout year when all the folks who had entered the retail trade with too little too late thinking the boom would bootstrap them to solvency had to give up and declare bankruptcy.
The Hank & Frank in Lafayette is still going. I pass by it each week.
Your co-op is certainly fortunate to have the benefit of your work and bicycle knowledge.
Thanks again.
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I've had this beauty stored away, thanks for thread, me and her are going to play!
Olmo track by TimothyCreamer, on Flickr
Olmo track by TimothyCreamer, on Flickr
03-24-20, 01:51 PM
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The previous owner drilled the fork out for the brake bolt. Currently I’ve an old Dura Ace front brake on this Olmo.
03-26-20, 10:23 PM
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This bike was sort of pearl pink when i got it.Powder coat and new decals. I ride a 52cm ,she is 62cm wall hanger for now
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Olmo Sanremo 1989, Columbus Cromor tubes, 60 cm.
Spring/summer-2014:
Rear deraileur: Shimano Exage 400EX;
System: Shimano Biopace 52/42, cranks FC1055 170 mm;
Cassette: Shimano HG20 13-23 7-speed;
Front deraileur: Sachs;
Hubs: Shimano Exage;
Brakes: Shimano Exage;
Levers: Shimano Exage;
Stem: Italmanubri Eclypse 130 mm;
Headset: Shimano 105;
Seatpost: Kalloy;
DT shifters: Shimano Exage 7 speed;
Bartape: foam rubber grips (came as purchased), I changed them to proper BBB bartape pretty much quickly;
Tyres: Silver Arrow Duro 700x20c (POS! They feature steel cord which made me recall every insult I knew, almost impossible to mount on the rim).
Fall/winter-2014:
Tyres: Maxxis Re-Fuse 700x23c (don't mind non-matching color, these blue were only available at the time of purchase, soon I'll change 'em to something right-looking (black or black with green sidewalls), however the tyre itself is very good: reliable, bombproof and it has good traction when you take the shower from the sky).
Two days ago I changed the wheelset to Mavic Open 4 CD with Shimano 600 HB-6400 hubs, new cassette, new KMC chain, so I'll take new photos soon.
Spring/summer-2014:
Rear deraileur: Shimano Exage 400EX;
System: Shimano Biopace 52/42, cranks FC1055 170 mm;
Cassette: Shimano HG20 13-23 7-speed;
Front deraileur: Sachs;
Hubs: Shimano Exage;
Brakes: Shimano Exage;
Levers: Shimano Exage;
Stem: Italmanubri Eclypse 130 mm;
Headset: Shimano 105;
Seatpost: Kalloy;
DT shifters: Shimano Exage 7 speed;
Bartape: foam rubber grips (came as purchased), I changed them to proper BBB bartape pretty much quickly;
Tyres: Silver Arrow Duro 700x20c (POS! They feature steel cord which made me recall every insult I knew, almost impossible to mount on the rim).
Fall/winter-2014:
Tyres: Maxxis Re-Fuse 700x23c (don't mind non-matching color, these blue were only available at the time of purchase, soon I'll change 'em to something right-looking (black or black with green sidewalls), however the tyre itself is very good: reliable, bombproof and it has good traction when you take the shower from the sky).
Two days ago I changed the wheelset to Mavic Open 4 CD with Shimano 600 HB-6400 hubs, new cassette, new KMC chain, so I'll take new photos soon.
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