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@Miura
That stem on that yellow bike. You might not like it but I think it's a treasure! Early Cinelli Milano stem. That dropbar is Soma Major Taylor (25.4 clamp size) and I see no spacers. It's probably rarer than anything... They're produced with 26.4mm clamp size and some rare productions had 26.0mm. Never seen one with 25.4mm
Rims look like old logo Mavics, probably Montherlies or Argents. They're arguably the lightest tubular rims of the era. It's a guess from that red sticker and rim design. The headset is Stronglight with cylinder bearings, it's light as a feather. I'm pretty sure that San Marco saddle has titanium rails too. It's an old school weightweenie case, but why use steel stem and bars when you have so many superlight parts? For the looks? Change those dull aluminium parts then!
I don't think that bike is used in track, front brakes aren't allowed in velodromes, right?