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I stumbled across a lovely nos Olmo Sintex 50th anniversary edition frame a couple of years ago, paid 470 euros about...just for comparison purposes. Only thing "wrong" with it is some scraping under the fork, apart from that totally nos - headset never been greased :-)

'cycling jeans' are a thing now eh

I just use my 'jeans', they seem to work pretty well for the task of cycling

killer!

haha

cheers for all the responses you absolute legends

Well well, thanks for coming to me x 2, soz Hefty

For a second there I thought I was shorter than I actually am. Still though, at 5 feet 9 inches I'm still more suited to a 53 than 55 I think?

Not according to this

Edit: but thanks for coming ;)

totally would love to just keep the frame hanging in the garage or something:) but yep space and funds are an issue, will have to sell it on

haha my bad guys yes you are correct @Shroom, I'm about 175 cm OR 5 feet 7-and-a-half inches tall...so @Hefty yeah I guess that even further cements the case to go with the Olmo

to be fair to the Nago, that up there is a shite pic, here's a better one in its' current almost-built-up state. I'll be sad to see it go but for the reasons stated above the Olmo seems more and more like the obvious choice

Yeah Olmo's indeed a 53, the colnago is actually a 55. I'm about 5.75 so they'd both kinda fit I think, with the Olmo probably being slightly more my size (correct me if I'm wrong guys).

nago

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thanks @Tijs, pics attached

bump.

yeaaaaaahhhh. I know, 'harden the f*ck up and pick one douchebag'. I realize how much of a pontz I am by posting this but am genuinely interested in people's responses. Indulge me.

I've got a Fuji with a ding about the same size, however mine with loads of paint missing as well. Been riding it for a year or so, no worries (yet)

Ok guys here's the dilemma, I only have room for one nice vintage steel bike in my life. About six months ago I purchased an early 80s Colnago Super in STUNNING red paint scheme & yellow decals. It's so bloody nice, however it's a (tasteful) respray/refurb, so not original paint...but lovely colour. Downside as well, paint seems a little thin and wondering if it'll start chipping once I start riding. Other downside is that the original fork is not with the bike - but instead a NOS Columbus chrome fork with Campag dropouts. Very nice fork to compliment the bike, however not the original one.

I've been gathering loads of nice mostly period SR parts to go with the above bike, and have been really looking forward to getting it built, only the wheels remain. So I'm close.

Fast forward to last week and I come upon a beautiful 89' Olmo SLX frameset in a local shop, in fantastic condition (see Olmo appreciation thread). It's super nice, in silver paint scheme. It's not as much of a looker as the red hot Colnago, but it's a killer bike with original paint and original fork.

So my question to you guys is - which bike would you keep? For the past week since I picked up the Olmo I've been swaying back and forth, wondering which one to sell on and which one to keep. I'll only keep one and plan on having it for years to come. Cheers for suggestions!

Not sure yet. Got another project I'm just about finished, need to decide if I should take the parts off that to use for the Olmo or finish what I started and start sourcing new parts for this. Can't afford to keep both bikes I don't think, as much as I'd like to...one will have to go I reckon

Delighted to be joining the prestigious Olmo Club with this little 50th Anniversary Sintex SLX number I nabbed the other day...not a scratch on the frame, doesn't look like it's been ridden at all:)

nice bike

would potentially take the CBT off you if you'd be willing to post

very little info on these in english unfort, (they're a small danish brand) but they're quite fantastic - recommended

https://vimeo.com/106376358

there are a couple of ladies' supers & mexicos on flea bay looks like. never knew that ernesto made ladies bikes at all tbh…

lovely builds JusCos:)

thanks for the pics JusCos. They pretty much disprove that girls' supposed infallible clover cut-out theory don't they

ah well JusCos, if you know that's fer sure a mexico then there goes that theory

Ok fellas - I hate to rehash this old SuperMexico debate but I've just read something interesting and would like to know if there's any truth to it.

I've just read from a girl who claims to know 'for sure' that the clover stamp on the bottom of the Supers have a pointed stem on the bottom, like the grey one in the pic. Flat stem bottom like on the red and gold ones here are indicative of Mexicos. Apparently.

So all you Mexico-Super owners, what kind of stamp ya got?