Vintage Italian Olmo Road Bike Restoration and Ride

Vintage Italian Olmo Road Bike Restoration and Ride

This vintage Olmo road bicycle is part of a viewers collection. The bike was left to him by his father who'd past away. It really has been a pleasure to help put these stunning bicycles back on the road where they belong.

The video shows the bicycle being completely stripped down, cleaned repaired then built before being ridden again in all its glory. The video also tells the History of Olmo bicycles brand showing historic cycling footage of the man himself Giuseppe Olmo.

Watch as this Olmo Bicycle is completely restored to like new condition. These Italian road bike build's are more like art work than a mode of transport. With simple vintage Campagnolo running gear with amazing looks, these steel road bikes really are a pleasure to work with. The video shows the full bike restoration, including the build and the ride. Plus hints, tips and help with your own projects along the way.

Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:08 - Introduction Italian Olmo bicycle
0:47 - Olmo bicycle company history
1:11 - Olmo road bike
1:56 - Bike stripped down
3:00 - P olishing bike frame
3:19 - Cleaning groupset
4:13 - Restoration update
5:38 - Polishing metal
5:58 - Wrapping handlebars
6:21 - Crankset assembly
7:37 - Bicycle build update
8:18 - Vintage Olmo bike build
10:30 - Bicycle ride of the Olmo road bike

I hope that this video gives you some ideas, help and inspiration in your own bicycle projects.

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[BikeItUK]

Really enjoyed this restoration and especially the ride, I hope you like it. We have a few Italian bikes lined up, please leave a comment below what bikes you'd like to see on the channel or what you would like to see more of. Thank you for watching and all the support that you give it is much appreciated. All the best Andy

[ubuONJ]

These are the bikes that I grew up with, the only type of bike I believe are real.

[wheeler]

Was a golden period for tasty looking bikes in the 80s .. cycling weekly was full of them . real eye candy stuff..

[thegeordiefellwalker]

another beauty 👌cinnelli bars & stem rolls saddle 👍it was a trend to have our levers lower in the 80s for some reason🤔

[Thetoad]

You have a 1987 Olmo Corsica. With Oria tubing. I got one on my 17th birthday from Woody's Bicycle World in Los Angeles. Mine was blue with full Campagnolo Victory and Galli wheels. You're going to love the ride quality, Andy! Enjoy.

[Jaydad]

I work at a local LBS and I only work on used bicycles every day all day and still enjoy your uploads I’m so burned out the Covid bicycle rush but I still find your uploads entertaining I do the same thing every day, I’m so glad to recycle bikes so they don’t end up in the land fill process!

[SCarter]

Great work! A bit sad to see the Oria decal disappear :') Nonetheless beautiful!

[rudyramos]

Hello there great idea to have the frame repainted....the end result speaks for itself
Best regards...Rudy

[steppings]

Turned out beautiful. A real classic.

[watsonroadster]

Very nice!!!! I assume this is a mid-'80's version??? The paint job is SPECTACULAR!!!...I also noticed that on the ride there were no original Christophe toe clips....lol..

[MrDazPadvntures]

I am yet again amazed at this restoration you have just completed Andy. It really does stand out from the crowd - so to speak, and looks absolutely stunning . Chapeau !

[karlnordinger]

Very nice frame but for aesthetic reasons I don't care for mixing different manufacturers and different gruppos on the same bike. [Thanks for showing your friend Mitch's vintage bike collection - astounding, has to be the best collection in the world ! Every bike lover should watch it.]

[glennoc]

Lovely bike and a tasteful resto. I'm sure his dad would be very pleased with the way its turned out.

[deanpesci]

Great stuff - just discovered your channel! In the late 90s I had a Denver Spoke ('84 Alexi Grewal LA Olympics build as well) built De Rosa Replica '57 thin tubed, fully lugged "speciale" Columbus steel frame with 8-speed 12-23 Record. This frame was rumored to having been built by Ugo himself. Also my birth year....how happy was I? What a sweet bike...best ride was the infamous one day Denver-Aspen Classic ride - 202 miles, with over 13K of climbing, to above 12, 000 ft, in around 13 hours. My buddy had a gorgeous Master Lite in blue, with the 3-leaf clovers and Ernesto signature, chrome fork, full Record as well, and we rode the foothills above Denver and into the high mountains on countless "credit card" bikes had a soul that just became a part of you, and were the best bikes in the history of were the best days of my life. That was also back when you could buy or build out an Italian classic with Record for around $3500. I'll pass on offering my opinion of the Chinese carbon bike industry today....

[yvindSb]

I too prefer wrapping from the top. Several of my vintage bikes came wrapped like that when new and I think it looks much cleaner that way since you don’t need finishing tape. In my experience it stays nice and tight as well if you do it properly😎 Great video as always🙏

[lephotographefilmeurdumont]

Well...what a great result, and a pure moment of happiness! Doctor Andy rules : congrats for all .

[rickmtbhaywood]

That frame respray is amazing.whole bike just brilliant love it well done Andy

[scotthughes]

Paint job is INCREDIBLE! Beautiful build! Has to stay in the collection.

[WorldofColnago]

One of the best looking bikes. Lovelie work.

[bigmikeshooter]

Great job as always Andy. The bike looks awesome. Bravo from Greece...