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If this review was from '86, I think that was the first year of production for the Volpe. It's still made today..rather a long run for any model..they must be doing something right.
I had a '96 in "Gang Green" color (sort of a dark-ish seafoam green(not celeste) and red decals). It's a very comfortable "all-rounder". Not a lightweight, but most bikes, even many pricey new ones, aren't either. I ran 38mm tires on mine..cushy and fast ride. Ovalized tubing in the main triangle. It had a Tiagra group on it, 9 speed triple. Shifted like butter. Cane Creek cantis. I did one tour with it with a 28lb load. Worked fine. Given all the gravely bike designs available today, with room for larger tires, the Volpe in '86 was ahead of it's time to some extent. (Although bikes have ridden on gravel/dirt roads for over 100 years)