Red Olmo Giro

I don't really know how old the frame is - early to mid-90s maybe. Anybody else know? I like the red colour and the frame's Italian - always a good combination!

I'd say it's pretty fast - definitely the fastest bike in my bike shed at the moment. Probably depends more on the rider than the bike, though if you were serious about cycling, it's not the sort of bike you'd race in competition. But steel frame bikes look better than modern carbon fibre bikes!

The 7-speed block came with the clincher wheels I bought for it. The bike originally had tubular wheels with a 6-speed block and I didn't notice any difference in axle length between the two. I've ridden both sets of wheels over some pretty crappy roads and I've had no problems with the rear axle so far (touch wood).

I did break a rear axle on my other bike, but the drop outs are quite far apart so a long axle with spacers are needed which might have something to do with it - I'm not going to put the blame on my skill as a cyclist (or lack of it).