Palo Alto Bicycles framesets were made by contract builder Biemazetta (also spelled Biemazeta) in Italy back in the 1980's and were stamped "BMZ" on the bottom bracket shell along with the c-c size (53cm in this case) of the frame. I built this frame up with Campy parts because I thought they fit the character of the bike a lot better.
Frame:
Columbus tubing throughout with Columbus chrome engraved seat stay ends; Gipiemmi dropouts; chrome right chainstay
Fork/Headset:
Columbus fork with chrome Columbus engraved crown and Gipiemmi dropouts; Campy Record Strada headset
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Campy Victory
Pedals:
LOOK
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Regina 6-speed freewheel; Campy chainrings; Sedisport chain
Derailleurs/Shifters:
Campy Victory (or Triomphe)
Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle Italia Turbo saddle, Campy Nuovo Record seatpost
Brakes:
Campy Victory
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Sun MA13II rim; Campy hub; Panaracer Pasela tire 27 X 1"
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Sun MA13II rim; Campy hub; Panaracer Pasela tire 27 X 1"
Accessories:
Vintage water bottle cage, Benotto handlebar tape
More Info:
I bought this frame new from the Palo Alto catalog a long time ago and this is the bike I finally built it into after several other iterations of it.
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Current Stage Info:
I decided to switch this bike over to Campy and Cinelli parts because I thought they would better compliment the frame's Italian heritage. Most of them are from the Triomphe group.
Added by taguy4. Last updated about 3 years ago.
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taguy4 says:
Thanks for the compliment. I need to update this bike because it's now equipped with Campy parts and the Shimano parts got used to upgrade another bike I bought. I haven't been on this forum for a while: I didn't know how much effort to put into keeping my bike list up to date because most of the bikes here seem to be fixed gear bikes these days and I didn't know if anyone would be interested in my bikes any more since none of them are that way.
Posted over 6 years ago