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70s Olmo
- Owner: dekkard42
- Country: Australia
- Brand: Olmo
- Posted: 18 October 2009
About this bike
Picked up a late 70s Olmo frame a few months back and have just spent the past while sourcing the group set components that are sympathetic to the era. It’s been a fun, but hard slog, with a few beautiful components slipping through my fingers. But nonetheless, I’m pretty happy with the results. She’s featuring:
Olmo Professional frame with Columbus (SL) tubing
Olmo Pantographed 3TTT Stem and Handlebars (from around ‘82)
Olmo Pantographed Campagnolo Nuovo Record Downtube Shifters
Campagnolo Super Record Seat Pillar with Italian Tri-colour Panto
Campagnolo Super Record Rear Derailleur (Patent. 81)
Campagnolo Super Record Headset
Campagnolo Record Front Derailleur (Also early 80s)
Campagnolo Record Front & Rear Brakes (2nd generation)
Campagnolo Super Record Crankset (excluding the inner chainring which is Sugino)
Campagnolo Nuovo Record Brake Levers
Regina CX-S Freewheel (14-24)
Concor Supercorsa saddle (reissue)
Campagnolo Record Hubs
Couple of things to note, the pedals are temporary until I get a hold of some Campagnolo black anodised quills, and the wheels will eventually be replaced with Mavic MP4 rims with Dallesandro tubulars - though the Velocity Razor Rims with Clement Monza tyres are looking pretty sweet for my initial kms.
Lovely build mate, very impressed. Make sure you don’t catch any side mirrors with those generous brake cables!
Ha ha. They’re well inside the handlebars. Think it’s the perspective of the shot. But that said, they are quite a loop and seem to be getting a few comments. According to my brother in law, who helped me with the rebuild (and who has some awesome vintage Bianchi and Bottechia builds that I’d love to shoot and get up on here) it’s the authentic look for the period, but also from a practical point of view, it ensures there’s no undue tension on the cabling or restriction of handlebar movement.
Thanks for you comments.
beautiful bike and restoration. I have an old pair of GP4’s if you want them…still very straight and welcome to a good home.
Cheers brisvegasbiker - and as a result I’ve just realised my typo: GP4 not MP4. Mixed my abbreviations up. Appreciate the offer, but I already have a pair, they’re just being glued up at the moment. The Velocity/Monza combo may be a little more reliable for the upcoming Gong ride though ...
Really love the attention to detail and your commitment to crafting a bike to that period. Looks beautiful. Wish you the best in finding those parts to complete the look you want to achieve.
true simplicity