Italian U-Braked delight

[bikeworkshop]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25669221...-a554-1ee5ec6831ae|iid:1|vlpname:vlp_homepage

 

[trailwright]

An oddity for sure, but you've delighted me!

 

[bikeworkshop]

It's got the paint job, saddle and frame geometry of a surrealist's supermarket special!
Suntour XCE?

 

[XTSTIMAN]

Aye Captain, we canna push the stem to hard..... I'll get me coat

 

[legrandefromage]

No.

Just no.

 

[bikeworkshop]

The Italians' early mtb adventures were sometimes a little odd.
Which is surprising as they do bikes and have loads of mountains.

 

[legrandefromage]

These were also sold by Puch, some even came with XT and Columbus tubing

 

[bikeworkshop]

What was the claimed benefit of the low seatstays? Greater compliance? Upper seat tube has lost some lateral stiffness...

 

[legrandefromage]

Nobody cares

 

[legrandefromage]

Maybe a whole load of unsold mixtes redone as manly man bikes