Re: [CR]Torelli 57 cm Columbus Steel with Sachs-Huret 6000 gruppo how old?

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Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 19:57:20 -0800
From: "Jim Allen" <jimallen@nctimes.net>
To: Patrick Roberts <thebadge@earthlink.net>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Torelli 57 cm Columbus Steel with Sachs-Huret 6000 gruppo how old?
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Patrick,

What numbers are on the bb?

Later,

Jim in Sunny San Marcos, CA

Patrick Roberts wrote:
> Hi All,
> I bought this bike for the frame which I like very much. Its my first road
> bike since my college days (15 years or so). I am trying to date it within a
> few years at least. It has a full Sachs-Huret 6000 Gruppo, with down tube
> shifters, 7 speed (14 total gears). The Sachs-Huret gruppo (especially the
> brakes) don't impress me at all, but I believe it is all original and should
> help me date the bike. And of course my next problem is what gruppo to
> purchase and install. It goes without saying a campy gruppo of some sort is
> in order, how much $$ to spend is the real question. Purchasing a new bike
> would have been the smart thing to do, but after finding out about this
> list, via Sterling Peters I am hooked on steel framed road bikes.
>
> regards
> Patrick Roberts
> in Sunny So California
> thebadge@earthlink.net