Quite a few of you know that I have been negotiating the purchase of a large lot of bicycles from a shopowner who will be retiring shortly. The shopowner has been involved in racing for almost the whole of his career and worked for quite a few top-notch pro teams (principally Salvarani and SCIC). He also was the team wrench to a number of amateur teams. Most of the bikes included in the lot came to him by way of his involvement with racing and come with some special 'history'.
You can see most of the bikes included in the lot here:
http://www.wooljersey.com/
The Bianchi, Legnano and magenta/fuchsia Zanardi are not for sale. The second Zanardi and the Chiorda will likely be offered for sale at a later date, but then only after I have had an opportunity to check them out in person. Some interesting points about these bikes are: 1) The Legnano was raced by Lino Belloli in 1959-1961. Belloli held a UCI 'pro' license but was never a member of any pro team. He raced both as an independant as well as in numerous 'open' races and supposedly did quite well (however not well enough to attract a team contract.) The bike remains almost as it was when he stopped racing. 2) For more information about the Zanardi frames and their builder, check out my post of December 12, 2004: http://search.bikelist.org/
I am offering the following bikes for sale: A) The light blue metallic Maurizio-branded bike built by Agnetti. I am guessing the frame size to be a 54-55. This bike belonged to Claudio Torelli as an amateur in the early 70's (the bike was supplied by Agnetti to Torelli's amateur team). Torelli then raced on the Italian military national team in the mid-70's (this was a common way to 'sponsor' important riders that couldn't yet pass pro) Torelli won the military World TTT Championship in 1975. When Torelli turned pro in 1978, the bike was left to his amateur squad, where it passed through a few further hands before being retired. It has a very nice Cinelliesque fork crown. I would like $700 for this bike delivered. B) silver with blue headtube 1955 Bussandri bike with Campagnolo Gran Sport derailleurs, including corresponding bar end shift levers that are marked Gran Sport. I guess this to be a 52-53 cm frame. Also has an adjustable Ambrosio stem. Bussandri is now 83 years old and still does the occasional bit of repair work. This frame was likely built by either Romani or Fiorelli, who were the two builders who supplied Bussandri's shop with frames. The bike was the personal road bike of the fellow who I purchased the bikes from. I would like $1000 for this bike delivered. C) If you compare the Bussandri to the Romani, you will indeed see many similarities, so it is quite believable that they were both built by Romani in Sala Baganza in the province of Parma. The Romani is also from the late 50's, again with Gran Sport derailleurs, however without the bar-end levers. Here too I guess it to be a 52-53 cm frame. I would like $800 for it delivered. D) The red Romani track bike was also the personal bike of the fellow who sold me all of the bikes and therefore carries his initials: PM or Piemme. My guess is that it is a 52-53 cm frame. It was supposedly built in the late 60's but was updated thereafter. The rear dropouts are quite interesting as are the forks. I would like $650 for the bike delivered as it appears or $750 with Campagnolo chainset and appropriate pedals. F) The mint green Giuffredi is from about 1960. Iguess it to be a 55-56 cm frame. I would like $650 for it delivered.
All prices are valid for delivery to addresses in the lower 48 continental states. For foreign deliveries or for Hawaii and Alaska, I will pay the first $35 of the actual shipping charge. The bikes are presently in Italy and will not arrive before the end of February (that is why I can't give you precise sizes).
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Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ