Cicli Meacci

Well I decided to downsize and sold the Olmo today. It went to a nice guy who appreciates steel frame bikes from Philly via the low country of SC. He made a trip to Charlotte just to pick it up, so it was nice to talk about bikes and look at what I have left.  --- I found a great looking OLMO Sintex frame, evidently from the early 90's. I haven't found any catalogue cuts but narrowed down the pantographed signatures on the seat stays, BB and fork lugs to the early 90's. Regardless, its a wonderful iridescent turquoise with a pearl sheen to the point. This 56cm frame is made from Columbus SLX steel. Ive built it up with the random parts from the Tommasini America and went with white tires and bar tape(which I quickly changed from the blue in these pics.   A few pics from when I unbolted it. The wheels were an extra set I had laying around. Looks like the BB has the frame size stamped as well as what must be a serial number 61C? The previous owner replac...

Not that I needed another bike, but old habits die hard and this 1989 Bottecchia Special frame was on eBay. I got it for a great price, even without the original fork, so another project is in the works. Its first build will be similar to others, starting life in the stable as a single speed townie. This Columbus Aelle Tretubi steel frame is 55cm, is Bottecchia Blue and has a great head badge. A few surface rust spots but in decent shape with no dings or dents!  Currently built with a set of Campagnolo Record hubs laced to Mavic Open 4CD rims, Shimano BB and 600 Crankset, Modolo Equipe Brakset, 3ttt quill stem, FSA headset, random seatpost, Tange Champion CrMo forks and VO Milan bars, flipped to ride more like a cafe racer style bike.   Love the head badge!

Update: I used a few of the old parts hanging around to rebuild the frame into an  8 speed. Used some navy blue Cinelli tape on Cinelli bars and a polished 3ttt Mutant threadless stem. Not that keen on the stem look compared to the quill, so I may change it back at some point. It is outfitted with an old set of Campagnolo 8 speed, pre-1998, Ergopower shifters and a Veloce 9 speed rear derailleur. Its rolling on the Campagnolo Sirocco G3 Wheels, which are a little beat up but serviceable for around town. Topping it off, is a natural Brooks Cadmium saddle. Not sold on the look of the wheels on this bike, so I may be in search of something more traditional looking.  Picked up this understated navy blue and gold frame from a bike forum member this week. A few nicks and scratches but overall in solid condition. It unusual to see a simple paint scheme on 90's italian bikes, which is why this is so interesting to me. The frame is 55cm an...

UPDATE: Already switched up a few things. Swapped the threadless stem with black Cinelli bars, 1R stem and seatpost. Keeps the black and white theme going well I think. Much more comfortable with a little height on the bars.  Score! I finally found a Basso Fior di Loto. I've been searching for this color variant and model for a while now and this one popped up on Ebay from Brownsville Texas. Super excited to build this up with the Campagnolo parts from the Pegoretti upgrade that's in the works.  From what I have gathered so far, this frame is most likely from  1990. Its a  55cm  Columbus SLX steel frame and fork,  Basso Fior di Loto model in the Caribe colorway. It has a few fandom stickers on it that removed fairly easily and with a little elbow grease. The paint polished up nicely afterward and there are only a few nicks and scratches.  This 1990 Catalogue cut shows the color variants available for this...

Update: I recently came close to selling the frame. It was listed on Ebay for a month and actually got a lowball offer that was close to tempting, but less cash than I ultimately wanted to part with this frame. I just haven't seen this marque very often, so I decided to take it off the market again. Lucky me, a few weeks of self isolation gave me some ideas on what to change. Was tired of the VO bars and decided to shift back to some drops. Love the yellow bar tape to compliment the decal color.  I picked up a Grandis frame off the bike forum. Dont know much about this brand, but it appears to be really nice construction. It was an impulse buy. Had the Flu and needed a pick-me-up. Raided the parts from the Rossin single speed build just for something to do on a rainy cold February weekend.  But that quickly changed. The second build is now  outfitted with a vintage Promax seatpost, 3T quill stem (pantographed Anza, not sure what that means),  Ve...