Italian U-Braked delight

bikeworkshop · 2024-10-28T07:36:33+0000

trailwright · 2024-10-28T08:17:11+0000

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

bikeworkshop · 2024-10-28T08:21:21+0000

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

XTSTIMAN · 2024-10-28T14:07:52+0000

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

legrandefromage · 2024-10-28T14:29:00+0000

No.

Just no.

bikeworkshop · 2024-10-28T14:32:26+0000

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

legrandefromage · 2024-10-28T14:43:26+0000

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

bikeworkshop · 2024-10-28T15:05:20+0000

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

legrandefromage · 2024-10-28T15:06:19+0000

Nobody cares

legrandefromage · 2024-10-28T15:07:28+0000

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