Old 04-14-20, 10:21 AM
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Awesome looking Olmo. It's very clean compared to most of the ones you see that age!

The Gran Sport I restored over a couple of years and sold last season just before gluing the tires onto the wheel set I had built up especially for the bike, may well be my most regrettable parting... I really wish I got to ride that Olmo at least once after all the time I put into the restoration! It had the same paint/chrome/graphics scheme as yours, and was almost all original with a Magistroni cottered crank set and first generation Record chain rings, Balilla brakes/calipers and a full Gran Sport drive train. The Ambrosio Champion stem and bars were both the alloy versions on mine. Alas, being a full-time student and recently married at the time was not conducive to expensive vintage bicycle restoration projects.

Enjoy it for the rest of us!

-Gregory


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