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Old 10-21-22, 02:14 PM
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any Italian inverse brake levers?

I have seen French and Japanese. Of course VO makes a decent retro-looking. But, after finding some vintage 3TTT POPE bars, I thought of a project.
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Saw these a couple of weeks ago on this Umberto Dei. No idea of a brand name, though.

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Ambrosio (like the ones above).

Chapman Bars 01 by iabisdb, on Flickr

Mixte 11 by iabisdb, on Flickr

Mixte 12 by iabisdb, on Flickr



This is a better version of bars and stem.



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Fair warning, I'm not certain, but the diameter of 3TTT bars may be too large for these levers.
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A pair for sale:

Leve Freno Rovescie AMBROSIO rarissime
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Originally Posted by non-fixie
Saw these a couple of weeks ago on this Umberto Dei. No idea of a brand name, though.


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Hey non-fixie!

why didn't we receive a report on this trip/event? 😥

looks like there was fine fun to be had...

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Rob -

have no specific examples to list

here are some marques you may wish to explore:

Agrati

ASH

Falco

FIR

Gloria

OMMAS (no relation to OMAS)

Rosa

San Giorgio

SuperRapid

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Hey non-fixie!

why didn't we receive a report on this trip/event? 😥

looks like there was fine fun to be had...

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Yeah, sorry about that. Seems I made a proper mess of things.

Some of it is here: C&V events in Europe 2022

And some more here: L'Eroica Gaiole 2022 Check-in! Rain, Hail, Washouts Oh MY

And my favorite bit: lunch in Gaiole with the DJ playing Claudio Villa's "Voglio Vivere cosė" in the background.

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Grazie Mille your unfixedness!

I'll bet the boys enjoyed their vacation very much as well.

Do they ever stage a protest when you come to collect them?


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Sorry, Robvolz , for hijacking your thread.

Back to le leve rovesce.

Instead of buying levers that may or may not fit, you may want to look for a complete set of stem, bars and levers. It looks like a safer and certainly cheaper option: https://www.in-vendita.it/manubrio-ambrosio-leve
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those vintage ones are so stunning. Especially the first photo. The grips have such a patina, at first they look like buffalo horn.

I found these bars for $5 at a co-op. so I'm not above drilling and experimenting.

Thanks for the tips!!
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