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Thank you. Yes, when I had the mudguards fitted sometimes my foot did touched the front one. Slightly, but it did.

Thanks for the comment and yes, please not me if you go ahead with your plan :) This Olmo is ridden every week, I alternate my commute between this bike and another one. It is a great ride.

Upgraded the saddle with a Brooks Team Professional and a new pair of Weinmman levers. Not quite sure what model they are, but they look life Campy Super Record.

Love it! :D

To keep the original in good shape, in case of one day I decide to sell the bike. And the material is not very "rain friendly", it soaks a lot, I do not like the feeling. Many thanks for your comment. I really like this bike, it is an awsome ride. And not just on weekends, it is my daily ride...

No, you were quite right!

So cool. Great bike, great story.

I have contacted Olmo, they replied saying that the bike is almost certainly from 1979 or 1980. Good enough for me. Meanwhile I fitted a pair of SKS mudguards and a Carradice handlebar bag, to make my commuting more confortable in the winter.

Many thanks for the tip! Reading the info on the 3 catalogs scans found on http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/ I do believe that the bike is almost for sure pre-1984. It also seems that on certain models the customer could request the cable holders on or under bottom bracket shell. Your Olmo...

Well, fitted 2 Continental Giro tubular tyres, a Selle Italia Turbo, new brake pads and covered the original bartape with another one. I´ve spent a few time polishing minor scratches on the frame but is almos perfect now. I have also replaced the Columbus sticker, the old one was a mess.

No, there is no date stamp underneath the saddle. Thanks for the link, I´ve checked it but there´s no usefull info about dates. Cheers!

Many thanks for the comment. Can anyone tell me the precise year of production? I think is between 1980 and 1985, but I am not sure...

I was missing a very cool Bottecchia I owned a few months ago, so I began chasing a oportunitty to get my hands on another Italian classic road bike. A completely stock Olmo Gentleman in Columbus Zeta tubing suddenly crossed my path, and I now ride this beauty every day in my commute. It is in...

Yes, quite expensive. I was quite fortunate to find this barely used one on Ebay, at a "moderate" price.

Such a cool TCR :)

Re: Re: I tend to change my bikes mods every now and then, this latest one aimed mainly at confort. Since this is my daily ride in short distances, I wanted to try a diferent handling position. I am quite satisfied with it, but yes, I do agree with you, the bike had a really nice set up in its...

Made some mods to my Giant. I decided to try a riser handlebar, and I really liked the result. Great improvement on confort, great fun to ride. Deore levers and shifters are not as precise as the road 105 brifters, but they do the job. I have also changed the saddle, really crazy about these...

Yes, and LOOKs great, to :) Now I must think of ways to trim about 170 grams in order to go bellow the 8 Kg mark, without spending to much money. A carbon crankset would resolve, but most of them are a bit expensive.

Just upgraded the fork. Look HSC2 full carbon, weighs 350 grams. Better handling, shock absorbing and looks. Really awsome. Bike is with 8,160 Kg.

Hey, very cool build. I do like the anodized touches :) Nice tasteful bike, it looks almost new!