1950's Frejus track bike?

[hzqw2l]

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when you service the machine's head fittings you may discover the dragonfly on the steerer as well

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it was fairly common for Sheffields to get stamped with the name of the bicycle, especially in the case of major marques such as Bianchi...

can see from the new pictures that pedals are not model Corsa 655

they are one of the Sprint series models

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one simple check you could make is to pull one of the axle locknuts on the Campag hub to learn its date. might be interesting to see how close it is to that of the cycle...

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One marked 67...other 68

So is it a worthwhile endeavor to try and find a correct wheelset or just leave it as is?

The former owner told me the original wheels were replaced in the mid seventies. He bought it from original owner in 1971. These are glued tires. He said originals were sewn. He said it was hanging in shed since 1980. He wanted to restore it with new paint but lucky for me...never did.

 

[juvela]

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if mine, would seek out or build a period correct wheelset

would definitely want FB hubs , regardless of how badged
this forum thread illustrates a variety:

F.B. OEM Hub photos needed

might wish to consider wood rims such as Ghisallo

Cerchio Ghisallo – dal 1946 il Cerchio in Legno

the Clement Elvezia tyre that is on there is a heavy "covered" training tyre

since a previous owner has fitted a brake the cycle must have been employed for training at some point. the Elvezia rather fits in with that application. for actual track use silk tyres of much lighter weight would have been employed...

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[juvela]

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came across this image of a Libellula fork blade marking today and thought to glue it into the thread -

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if you should wish to return the cycle to more of a track configuration one thing which could be done would be to fit track model pedals. this Noli-Cattaneo model 618 set is correct in terms to national origin, time and application -

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