This is an absolutely beautiful frameset that was partially built up, test
ridden five times, then stored for ten years. This Torelli was initially bought
directly from the Torelli USA importer and built up by the original owner. After
he built it up and test rode it a handful of times, he found it was too small
for him. He took the parts off of it (other than the headset because he didn't
want to take a chance on chipping the head tube paint) and placed in storage.
After ten years, the original owner finally concluded he would never build it
back up, so he sold it.

This is a really great hand-made fully-lugged Italian steel frame and fork at a
great price. Here is some detailed information on the Torelli Super Strada from
the Torelli archived website:

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The Torelli Super Strada has been Torelli's best-selling frameset for years. It
is suitable for a racer on a budget. Hand-built in an immaculate, small shop
north of Padua, we believe the Super Strada to be unique in its price range by
using all lost-wax (investment-cast) conjunctions and Columbus SL tubing and
American paint.

Materials: The Super Strada's three main tubes are standard diameter Columbus SL
tubing. To keep the price low without incurring a significant performance
penalty, the Super Strada rear triangle and fork blades are of Columbus cro-moly
steel.

The lugs, fork crown and bottom bracket shell are lost-wax (investment-cast).
This expensive, precise method of making conjunctions imparts greater strength
to the bike. The greater precision of fit between the tubes and our lugs make
possible a better and more strongly brazed joint

The bridgeless cast bottom bracket shell is unique in a frame at this price.
It's design gives greater rigidity to the chainstays, imparting greater
efficiency to the Super Strada without a weight penalty.

The paint is Dupont Imron, applied in the United States with a thick clear-coat
to protect the decals and give the frame a beautiful, lustrous appearance.

Design: The seat stays are brazed directly to the seat lug for lower weight.
Brake routing uses a split, interrupted rear brake cable housing for lighter
weight and crisper braking. Extensive hand-work rare on an economical frameset
is evidenced by the laborious filling and shaping of the dropout joints. The
usual method is to use pre-shaped tubes that eliminate this process, but this
gives a less aesthetic joint that isn't as strong.
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This Torelli Super Strada frame measures 53cm from the center of the bottom
bracket to the center of the top tube, or 54cm from the center of the bottom
bracket to the top of the top tube, with a 54cm top tube. The frame is nicely
painted in metallic silver with red Torelli decals outlined in black. The 1"
threaded fork is painted metallic silver to match the frame, and has a sloping
fork crown with red painted decorative cut-outs in the fork crown. .

This frame has two sets of water bottle bosses, takes a clamp-on front
derailleur for maximum adjustability, rear brake cable is routed at 7 o'clock on
the top tube, pump peg, chain hanger, cable guides under the bottom bracket
shell, and has down tube cable adjusters stops. The bottom bracket is Italian
threaded, and a Campagnolo bottom bracket spun in by hand. The rear dropouts are
horizontal adjustable (adjusting screws included) and measure 130mm wide, while
the 1" head tube measures 122mm long.

As I mentioned above, this frame and fork were built up, test ridden a handful
of times, and stored since then. This Torelli is in excellent condition, with
only a few touched up scratches on it, primarily from years of storage. The main
scratch is on the inside of the left chain stay where the original owner didn't
have the rear tire clamped in when he was testing the gears with the bike in the
bike stand when building it up and rubbed the paint with the rear tire. The
frame and fork have been completely treated inside the tubes with Boeshield T-9
rust prevention spray. Includes a Campagnolo Record headset, but can be built up
with Shimano or Campagnolo components.

$395 picked up in McAlester. Pics available this weekend. Have a safe and Happy
Thanksgiving!

Frank



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