rgvg

I'm thinking of going to look at this frame but I don't want it if it doesn't fit 32c or at least fat 28c. Seller doesn't know what size it will take, thinks 28 and possibly 32 but he's not actually sure. The last time I rode a bike with 25c tires I remember thinking, I never want to ride anything with 25c or less unless I had no other choice.

Did Marinoni ever make frames that fit 32c? Frame appears to have single eyelets front and back, and rack eyelets on the seatstays. So probably not a racing bike, but will it take wider tires?

Aubergine 

Front fork looks like it has room for a 32. Why not take a pair of wheels with you, wearing 32 mm tires, so you can test the fit?

rgvg

It's at a coop and they're not open till Tuesday, but it's been burrowing in the back of head for a few days now... Figured I'd ask the smart people here. Another thing that I'm somewhat concerned about it there seems to be a 531 decal on the seat tube. All the other Marinonis I've seen online seem to be Columbus though I suppose it wouldn't have been impossible for some to have been built with 531.

John Nolan 

It's usually easy to tell if it's a real Marinoni: it will have branded lugs. The picture seems to have something on the seat stay. Mine has "Marinoni" debossed (stamped or cast, I don't know) there.

My touring Marinoni fits 32s

rgvg

Yeah, says Marinoni on the seatstay caps. I don't think it's a full blown tourer, which is fine as I've given up hope on ever touring. Sport touring is what I'm hoping for, with generous tire clearance preferably. But I can live with 28s like continentals.

Dfrost 

My ‘87 Marinoni SLX Sports Tourer (that’s what Simonne Marinoni called it when I sent the serial number) will take true 32’s. I measured the Compass Stampede Pass as 32.5mm wide after they’ve been ridden a bit on 22mm rims. For a while it had a Grand Bois on the back that measured just over 33mm, but any debris on that tire would make itself known touching the fender mount on the underside of the brake bridge. BTW, mine also has a fender mount inside the steerer tube. (Fenders using those mounts work great with 650Bx38’s as it is ATM.) Mine has vertical rear dropouts, single front and rear eyelets and rear rack mounts like those shown on the blue bike. My seat stays, however, are fastback style at the seat lug. Note that short reach brakes work with pads at the bottom of the slots.

jdawginsc 

I did not know Marinonni made touring models. That’s cool! Subject bike has rack mounts. Can’t imagine it can’t take 28s.

John Nolan 

Yes, they made touring models until recently. The Turismo and the Turismo Extreme were on offer up to a year or two ago, but they're not shown on the current website.

RB1-luvr

I too did not know there are touring model Marinonis out there. Neat.

clubman 

Take a look at the drive side dropout for cracks. It looks a little splayed.

randyjawa 

I have been lucky enough to own several Marinoni road bikes. Not one proved disappointing in the ride quality department. This one, kinda similar to the OP;s, came my way last Fall (the seller even threw in a near mint Zeus rear derailleur and a lovely, little used or NOS take-offs pedals). I have not even had a chance to ride it yet. I know, I know. Anyway, this on one of two Marinoni bikes that are present in my diminished stable...

rgvg

Alas and alack the frame was sold. They just forgot to take the ad down. It could be a sign that I should just be happy with the bikes I have now.

Thanks for the input though, it is good to know some Marinonis aren't all race type bikes.