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hello brixxton & congratulations on your find
this example hails from the 1972-73 time
we had a distributor in California who purchased one batch of these at this time and then the Garlatti marque disappeared from our shores yet once again
have never known who it was; may have been someone such as Merry Sales Co. of your town or Euro-Asia, then in Carpinteria
we had had a decade long drought on the marque prior to this; the previous batch, again a one-time thing, was ~1963; here is an example -
had two from this batch come through me workshop; one interesting feature of them is that they came through with the not often encountered Campag Sportman hubs
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frame -
constructed with Agrati lug pattern "ROMA" nr. 000.8020/U
upper head lug is item nr. 000.8024
lower head lug is item nr. 000.8023
seat lug is item nr. 023.8059
bottom bracket shell is item nr. 005.8057
fork ends are item nr. 000.8010
back in post nr. 7 it was mentioned that dropouts are "Campagnolo second tier" - they are not. they are Agrati. the difference between the Campag Sport ends set and this model of Agrati is that the Campag is marked with the Campag name and the Agrati is unmarked.
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fittings -
headset is Agrati item nr. 000.4001
bottom bracket set is Agrati item nr. 113.3021
chainset is Agrati
pedals are Sheffield (Noli-Cattaneo) model Corsa Nr. 655
brakeset is Universal model Sport (not model 61)
stem & bar set is 3TTT Tourist
hubs Gnutti large flange one-piece alloy 36 hole
rims Maccari steel 36 hole 27"
gear ensemble Campag Valentino
drive chain and gear block Regina
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usage tip -
one feature of these frames is a quite low bottom bracket shell
this design gives the bicycle what is called a nice "roll" - nothing to do with friction
the downside is that one cannot pedal through hard cornering without risking a pedal strike
likewise the design is not the ideal for "gravel grinding" or "cow trailing"
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accessory -
the cycle's REG (Rampinelli) water bottle holder nr. 164 is of value; even in this poor condition
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hope that you enjoy lots of good fun with the machine!
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