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Romoni_63,

I posted some photos awhile back of my Romani road frame in this thread.

SteveE

I gots me a pinarello trevisio roadie, i love it!

Benotto is Mexican, not Italian.

Almost all the brands listed made some low end models that are not that great. Some of the Atala's and Bottechia's especially are real crappy.

Benotto used to be made in Italy, pre mid/late 80's.

Italvega was a good Italian frame.
I'd take a Masi (pre california). I'd
really like to find a mid 60's Pogliaghi thats
one of my holygrail bikes.

Marty

I stand corrected on the Benotto's.
A Pogliaghi would indeed be a great find.

I had a great beater Pogliaghi. It'd been crashed badly enough to bend the top tube, so John over at Land Shark had welded a sleeve over the bend, added top-tube cable routing and canti bosses, and pulled off the derailleur braze-on. I built it up as a cross bike and christened it the "Pogli-Ugly". I think someone from my old shop is still riding it.

I've got a Pogliaghi, but don't ride it much as I'm so paranoid about the damn thing. Great bike though, and great as art on my wall as well.

OK - since this was resurrected....

That Faggin I have - right rear dropout broke - like snapped in two.

AND THEN...

The left seatstay cap split in half.

Fortunately, my ghetto brazing skills fixed both of them.

Beware of crappy italian bikes.

Umberto Marnati (OOOOOOOOOOhm-beeeeaeaeaeaeaer-toe..................Maaaaaaaarna-teeee!)

I just finished building up a Gios Super Record...sweet ride!

Simoncini

are the new Bianchi bikes better than those from 25 years ago ?

Frejus are crap. if you come across one, contact me immediately. I will make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. especially if it's chrome.

did i miss it.. or did no one say my favorite... ciocc

I think it was already mentioned. I don't think I've seen Somec, the most unItalian sounding name ever.

Might have been mentioned earlier, but Viner makes a good product and I own one. Small company, handmade in Italy. Good craftsmanship and price.

I too also thought that the Benotto that I'm riding now was Italian.
I also have a Carrera, is that from Italy, or Germany?

I was at TrackStar the other day and they had the new "Bareknuckle" frames. Not Italian sounding but it is. Deda Elementi tubing made in Italy in a small frame shop. No stickers or markings on the frame. Frames were going for around $550. I'm sure the powder coats on these are more durable than the paint on my Cinelli.

i got a steel cinelli frame for $100AUD at a used bike shop outside Melbourne....bargain!!! the guy that owned the place found it behind some junker car in his garage. he'd forgotten he had it. it came with no name wheels on bladed spokes and campy record hubs. how great a deal was that?

i really want one of those. i feel like selling my surly frame and getting one, but $550 just seems like a little too much. if it were $100 less i'd pull the trigger.