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Collectors
Corner:
A
FEW OF MY OWN MACHINES WHICH I
HAVE ACQUIRED DURING MY TRAVELS
UMBERTO
MARNATI~COMPLETE NUOVO RECORD
GROUP, MECH DATED '72. IT HAD BEEN
HANGING IN THE BACK OF A SCOOTER
REPAIR WORKSHOP IN PISA AND WAS ALMOST
BLACK FROM OILY EXHAUST FUMES.
THIS IN FACT HAD PROTECTED IT AND
THERE WAS NO RUST OR DETERIORATION
TO THE ALLOY PARTS. IT HAD YELLOW
BRAKE CASINGS TO MATCH THE DECALS
etc AND I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND A NOS
SET TO REPLACE THE
ORIGINALS. I HAVE FITTED NOS GLOBE LOGO HOODS
AND VITTORIA SUPER PAVE TUBS


This
is Marnati's shop in via Delfico,
Milan. I called in when at the
Milan Show November 2007. The shop
is run by Daniele Marnati, son of
Umberto. He has no records now of
any frames built in the past but
surmised that mine may have
originally been sold by their
agent in Tuscany. I guess
its run pretty much as a
hobby/somewhere to go during the
day. As you see there is no
name above the door, not even a
Michelin sticker. The cycle
in the window is a poor condition
Lygie with a Cambio Corsa and
rubber block pedals! A lot
of interesting old photos adorn
the walls and a few general bikes
were in for repair.
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UMBERTO
DEI~MOSTLY NUOVO RECORD WITH
UNIVERSAL mod.61 CENTRE PULL
BRAKES. APART FROM HAVING WIPED A
CLOTH OVER IT, THIS IS AS
FOUND. WHEN TIME PERMITS, I
WILL FIT THE PROPER LEVER HOODS
AND BRAKE SHOES AND I ALSO HAVE
SOME NR PEDALS IN A BETTER
CONDITION. THE FRAME SIZE IS NOT
MUCH USE TO ME WHEREAS THE MARNATI
IS, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A DEI

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GRAMAGLIA
PISTA~NUOVO RECORD CHAINSET,
PEDALS LARGE FLANGE HUBS, SEATPOST,
HEADSET. CINELLI STEEL BARS/STEM.
BALILLA TOECLIPS. AGAIN,
SHOWN AS FOUND. THE SELLER
SAID THAT GRAMAGLIA HAD A WORKSHOP
IN BAGGIO, MILAN AND HAD BUILT
FRAMES FOR TONI MASPES, BEPPE OGNE SANTE AND
GAIARDONI. THIS IS A LOVELY
BIKE OF ITS TYPE. THE CHROME IS
NOT PERFECT-ITS USED AND
PRESUMABLY HAS SEEN SOME FIERCE
COMPETITION

I
have been given the following
information on Gramaglia by one of
my Milanese friends. Shop
address was v.Forze Armate 401,
Zona Baggio, Milano and he also
owned, apparently, Cicli Auro.
His 'stock' colour as they seem to
have, was green-as Gios blue,
Bianchi celeste etc. Gramaglia
started around 1940 and ceased
trading on 31st December 1975, he
died during 2002. No chance of
finding any decals!
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HETCHINS
24" KEYHOLE MODEL AROUND
1980, SO I'M TOLD. FULL SUPER
RECORD GROUP APART FROM NR STEEL
AXLE BB & PEDALS, I WOULDN'T
RISK RIDING VINTAGE TITA PARTS
NOW. I FITTED A PORTACATENA
BECAUSE THE DROPOUTS HAD THE
TAPPED HOLES IN SITU. CINELLI 1/R
STEM & 63-40 BARS, TURBO
SADDLE, TA ALLOY BOTTLE CAGE

THE
HETCHINS AND THE TEAM GIOS ARE THE
ONLY ONES LEFT NOW. I
WILL LISTEN TO OFFERS STARTING
WITH £1XXX FOR THE HETCHINS AND
£2XXX FOR THE GIOS BELOW. I
DO STILL HAVE THE GRAMAGLIA PISTA
BUT AM NOT DESPERATE TO
SELL-UNLESS I RECEIVE THE
PROVERBIAL OFFER I CANNOT REFUSE
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GIOS
EX-PRO TEAM BIKE 58cm CENTRE TO
TOP. I BOUGHT THIS DIRECTLY FROM
THE GIOS FACTORY AT THE END OF
2004 SEASON WHEN THEY TAKE BACK
THE MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT FROM
THE TEAMS. THIS ONE WAS RIDDEN BY
MATTEO CAPPE' WHO DISTINGUISHED
HIMSELF IN TOUR OF QATAR!
FULL RECORD 10SPD CARBON GROUP
WITH EURUS WHEELS


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IF
YOU ARE OF A NERVOUS DISPOSITION
OR EASILY OFFENDED, DO NOT SCROLL
DOWN FURTHER!!


I
SPOTTED THIS BIKE OUTSIDE A SHOP
AND JUST GOES TO SHOW THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOW WE WOULD
VALUE A CLASSIC ROAD BIKE AND THIS
OWNER WHO USED IT BASICALLY TO
SAVE WALKING AROUND HIS
TOWN. YOU CAN SEE FROM THESE
THREE PICS THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY
A DECENT BIKE WITH THE
PANTOGRAPHING, INTERNAL CABLES,
SLOTTED EVEREST CHAIN AND THE NR
CALIPERS WITH FLAT QR
LEVERS. THE 'BARS HAD BEEN
CHANGED TO FLAT/CITY AND THIS
CHAINGUARD FITTED. THE
BACK OF THE CRANK HAD BEEN
MACHINED OFF TO PROVIDE EXTRA
CLEARANCE AND A TAG BRAZED TO THE
SEATSTAY INSTEAD OF A CLIP.
THE CHAINGUARD HAD BEEN CAREFULLY
WORKED TO CLEAR THE FRONT MECH.
THE
WILIER WITH SUPER RECORD GROUP
BELOW WAS BEING USED IN MUCH THE
SAME WAY BUT THE OWNER HADN'T GOT
ROUND TO FITTING A CHAINGUARD--YET
I
ALSO SAW A SHABBY COLNAGO WITH THE
REMAINS OF 50th ANNIVERSARY GROUP
ON IT, I THINK I WAS SO SHOCKED BY
ITS' APPEARANCE I WASN'T QUICK
ENOUGH WITH THE CAMERA

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Colnago
6 arm chainset
An
immaculate example of this
particularly scarce
component.
It is likely this has
been fitted to a show bike
as there are faint signs of
pedals having been screwed
in-but no chain wear.
The cranks are 170mm
with 36/53 rings.
The only other known
model on show at: www.classicrendezvous.com
(Italy/Colnago)
has the Ambrosio impression
at the head of the crank.
This one does not and
has no indication of
manufacturer. It
is unlikely to have been
made by anyone other than
Ambrosio.
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Record
pedals-all black finish
A
pair of Record Superleggeri
pedals which have been
completely anodised black
including the dustcaps.
The spindles are
normal chromed steel.
Not in any factory
catalogues that I have seen
yet.
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Campagnolo
Sport Front Mech #1011
Introduced
late 1953 and first
appearing in catalogo 12.
This example is
totally mint unused
condition and was found on a
workshop shelf.
Regrettably no box
was available but obtaining
the mech itself was a bonus!
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DE
ROSA SUPER RECORD CHAINSET
One
of the last production
unfluted Super Record
chainsets engraved DE
ROSA
above the chainring
cut-outs.
Cranks are 170mm.
rings 42/52.
I
had a set panto Bianchi
above the top bolt and
another panto COLNAGO
above each bolt.
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