Olmo riders unite!

I can assure you they're not. Its just the angle of the bike and the camera

ok :)

Hi Guys, Didnt even know this thread existed!! Here is my freshly painted Olmo, Pics are a bit grubby... as is the bike after a quick blast from birmingham to stratford! Enjoy!
I know some of the finishing kit requires upgrading but this is going to be a slow process due to having a pile of bikes requiring attention!!

I don't own an Olmo !

But I used to !

I bought an Olmo Competition, in Columbus SL, in 1984. The frame cost me £195.

I built it up with Campagnolo Super Record kit, Mavic rims, 3TTT bars and stem. It weighed 19lbs, which was very light for the time.

I used it for road racing and TT's. I won eight road races in a row on that bike. And a number of TT's too.

I loved that bike. Bloody perfect !

Back from the dead....

This is currently on eBay, it's only the fourth Olmo Scatto SLX I've ever seen, and I own two of them :0) Very sweet bike.

While I'm here, if anyone knows where you can source stickers for a early 90's one like pictured, please let me know. I have already tried H Lloyd Cycles and Cyclemondo on eBay.

More detailed pics here.

Olmo > colnago ; )

Already have one :0)

Just joined club Olmo with this Nos SuperLight in ego tubing. Mahoosive chainstays + fastback seatstays ftw. St - 57ct, tt - 56cc.


Thinking of building it up with 2011 Athena11 group(alloy cranks and levers) but unsure of wheels and contact points at the mo..

Sweet!

While I'm here, anyone know of any decals as per my post a few up there ^^??

PS The C Record cranks pictured are currently for sale ;0)

I just so happen to have a 1995 ish olmo giro (yes i know its one of the cheaper ones :P) frame built up with a 1995 ish campy chorus groupset amongst other parts, most (possibly all) of the bike is older than me, as i have inherited it from my dad.
I will put up pics next week when i can...

wheres the best place to find a nice steel italian frames. I have been looking at ebay, but not much in my price range.

i have one for sale if anybody is interested.

Sweet!

While I'm here, anyone know of any decals as per my post a few up there ^^??

PS The C Record cranks pictured are currently for sale ;0)

Still looking for decals folks.

Olmo riders,
I 've just found out about this thread,but i think it worth to try anyway,so, here is my story:
my lovely Olmo got stolen in july around Farringdon and then was on sale on gumtree the day after,
unfortunately i didnt manage to get it back, i ve got in touch with the police but nothing came up.
i ve alreday posted on the stolen bikes thread ages ago,
thats how it looked like,its quite small 52 i think

if you guys see it,let me know
thanks
egle

Bumping this AGAIN.

Can anyone help me with my decals issue? Few posts up there ^^^

Rode it this week for the first time since the Hell of Ashdown in February. Man, I LOVE this bike!!

Here's mine just built on Friday night. Went for a 100k ride yesterday and she sings like an Italian soprano. Columbus Nivacrom Neuron tubing on super-quick Campagnolo Zonda aero wheelset and Athena 8-speed groupset... more piccies here.

Hi! I've never owned an OLMO but judging from this catalogue of great shots and info, it must be a desirable frame to go for. What is the least that I could expect to spend on an entry level OLMO FRAME (55CM) non-carbon?

Mate I picked up my frame for just over £200 from a seller on this forum.

Thanks for that Ekimeno. Good to know; must keep looking then and grab myself a bargain :) No hurry after all...

Hi all,
Not willing to hijack the thread but in need of help to identify a frame, which I suspect is Olmo.
Any help appreciated here.
Merry Christmas by the way!

First post guys!

You'll hopefully see attached my restored Olmo Scatto. Haven't slaved to authenticity - just built it how I'd like it!

I ignored all web-based advice & sprayed it myself - never again (it's hard & expensive). Greg at Cyclemondo did a great job providing the decals (not exact period for the frame, but I'm happy) and even produced the "scatto" decal from scratch.

Will produce better photos when it gets warmer/brighter - may even sweep the floor outside as well!

Hope this is of interest. Cheers

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Nice :0)

If you ever manage to source any 'correct' decals please let me know! I'm assuming it originally had the same as my bike a few posts up there ^^, with the decals in white with smatterings of gold.

I can only find very limited details of Olmo Scattos on the world wide web. Do you know the year yours was built? What's the rear spacing, 126mm or 130mm?

Questions, questions, questions!

Thanks! You're right about the transfers, the originals were the newer type - white with gold. 1990-1994 is my guess on age of the frame - given it's "SLX New" tubing and had downtube gear tensioners rather than the downtube shifters I've fitted. Rear spacing is 130mm, suggesting later I guess. I'd be interested if anyone had any dates for "SLX New" tubing?

If you really need the original decals, Greg at Cyclomondo could make them. He did the scatto decal from scratch for me (from a photo) at a great price and in next to no time!

All the best!