Re: [CR] FS: 56 cm 1950's Italian track frame and fork

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:38:38 -0500
From: "Harvey Sachs" <hmsachs@verizon.net>
To: hayesbikes@gmail.com, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] FS: 56 cm 1950's Italian track frame and fork


I bought the Roma Sport that Tom is selling at a swap meet in the DC area, and it did not add significant patina when it lived with me. Indeed, Buyer should ask Tom what happened to the replacement Roma decals I bought at L'Eroica and thought I gave him. :-) Way back when, Beloved spouse had an Atala with similar loopy lugwork. If you have not seen this style, I commend Tom's pictures to you; they're nice, and nicely finished.

I did a century on that bike, fixed gear, in rather hilly country in Southern Maryland. Didn't know it was hilly when I started, eh? If Italy had made path racers, this would have been one of them. Very nice ride on the road. I sold the bike to make way for others, since I keep the collection size small. I hope another enjoys her as much as I did.

harvey sachs mcLean va _+++++++++++++++++++ Tom Hayes wrote:

I have the following for sale should any members be interested in purchasing it. It is 56 cm cc (58.5 ct with the extended seatpost to accommodate a seatpost tightening collar) 56 cm cc topttube; it has ~118 rear drop-out spacing. The frame is called a Roma Sport. It comes with a headset, seatpost collar, and cottered bottom bracket. I purchased this from list member Harvey Sachs approximately a year ago. I have since transfered the parts to an English frameset I recently picked up. Since my purchase of it, I have put approximately four hundred miles on it. It has a nice headbadge, the paint has patina enough for several frames, the chrome on the fork crown has rust, the locknut on the headset has rust, drilled for a fornt brake.

$250 plus shipping, approximately $25 for East Coast, and $50 for West Coast.

You can see pictures at the following:

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/hayesbikes/romasport/