Costalotta birthday bike

[Nabeaquam]

I built this for my Son’s birthday. A project that became all consuming and expensive. It was a fixie and I bought it for the frame. The owner didn’t know what it was but I knew it was a Gloria frame. It was too messed up to ride. Dents, cracks bent.
The fork tube was bent so I temporarily replaced it so I could shake it down for other problems.
Shakedown mode.
Problems.
Back from the frame builder.
Powder coat

 

[Nabeaquam]

I built this for my Son’s birthday. A project that became all consuming and expensive. It was a fixie and I bought it for the frame. The owner didn’t know what it was but it was, but I knew it was a Gloria frame. It was too messed up to ride. Dents, cracks bent.
The fork tube was bent so I temporarily replaced it so I could shake it down for other problems.View attachment 842208View attachment 842209
Shakedown mode.View attachment 842210
Problems.View attachment 842211View attachment 842212
Back from the frame builder.View attachment 842213View attachment 842214

It was winter I so I built it inside on our bed. My wife said I better not use the bed only as bike repair bench, she claimed I have a bike fetish.

 

[Spankyfart]

Don't know the brand, what are we looking at.
It glammed up nicely.

 

[Nabeaquam]

Don't know the brand, what are we looking at.
It glammed up nicely.

Early Gloria frame and fork.

 

[chickendrumsticks]

Love those cool 'bars.

 

[Nob]

Loving the BB & Headtube tools

What brand are they?

 

[moonlite]

Beautiful job. And laughed hard at your wife's comments regarding the use of your bed!

 

[oilumiun12]

Is the bike too tall for your daughter? What if she wants to wear a dress?

fnaf​

 

[Nabeaquam]

Is the bike too tall for your daughter? What if she wants to wear a dress?

fnaf​

For da 1son, 186 cm tall. He rides this fixed gear bike on long road trips, 250 km a day. He likes it that much.

 

[Jesper]

Don't know the brand, what are we looking at.
It glammed up nicely.

Same company Ernesto Colnago worked at before starting this own company. I have the Gloria Garabaldina road bike with Camp. cambio corsa system. Company had been around since the early '20s.