Medici Catalog of 1982 — “Go for It!!! the 1982 Medici”: the Pro Strada Specifications, Paint, Sizes, Configuration and Frame Geometry

A six-page Medici catalog in green: a “1982 Bicycles” cover, a “Go for it!!!” photograph page, a text page, the Pro Strada specification sheet, a photograph page and a sheet of paint, sizes, configuration and frame geometry.

— Page 1 (front cover) —
NEW
Chromed Rear Dropouts
Paint Electrostatically Applied
Campagnolo Super Record Brakes
All Standard on the 1982 MEDICI
MEDICI
1982 BICYCLES

[The front cover of the 1982 MEDICI BICYCLES catalog, with a large green heraldic lion and a diagonal corner banner announcing the new standard features. The cover is printed in green and black on white.]

— Page 2 —
Go for it!!!–the 1982 MEDICI

Comparison Note: The Standard 1982 MEDICI Pro Strada road racing bicycle is equipped with Campagnolo SUPER RECORD seat post Campagnolo SUPER RECORD chainrings, Campagnolo SUPER RECORD brakes, Campagnolo Superlight Black pedals, Clement SILK tires & all investment cast lugs. Is any other bicycle?

[A page of black and white photographs under the heading “Go for it!!!–the 1982 MEDICI”: a man brazing a frame, a man at a drill press, a frame being worked in a machine, a stem, a water bottle in a cage with a lion emblem and a derailleur and chain, beside a large photograph of a mustached rider in a MEDICI jersey and cap on a road bicycle.]

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MEDICI BICYCLES

In 1978, the MEDICI road racing bicycle made its appearance in the U.S.A. Manufactured in Los Angeles, the name MEDICI was selected as being illustrative of the dedicated craftsmanship of the Italian renaissance.

A product of experienced, professionally trained experts, MEDICI is designed and manufactured along classic Italian racing lines. A production bicycle, it is constructed in optimum angle and tube length for each of its 18 seat tube sizes between 46.5 and 65 cm.

Handcrafted in the most fully equipped factory of its kind in the world, and machine quality controlled, these bicycles employ all of the most sophisticated current technology in the field.

MEDICI bicycles are built of brass-brazed Columbus SL & SP double butted steel tubing, depending on seat tube length. They feature:
• Eyeletted seat stays with maximum lug contact
• Chromed dropouts, front and rear
• Smooth indent-free chain stays
• Brazed-on guides, stops and fixtures
• Specialized bridge reinforcing
• Investment cast lugs, fork crown and bottom bracket shell
• Cross-grooved drop-outs

No short-cuts are taken during filing, sand blasting, pickling (acid bath) and paint priming. Colors are lustrous, electrostatically applied, oven-cured and rendered safe and beautiful by special prismatic decals and clear coat top lacquer.

Framesets are available in the eight 1982 colors or in “completed” ready-to-ride form, as shown in the specifications.

Fitments for down tube derailleur shift levers are provided as a matter of course but stops for handlebar shift cables are available upon specific order at no additional cost.

All sizes of MEDICI, in each of the 8 colors, are in STOCK on both the East and West Coast of the U.S.A. Delivery is immediate!

Ride & race safely on steel!

[A studio photograph of a MEDICI road bicycle with a water bottle in a cage, beneath the heading “MEDICI BICYCLES” and text describing the frame construction and features. The caption “Ride & race safely on steel!” is printed above the bicycle.]

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Specifications
MEDICI pro strada

STEELWORK | Slotted steering column and bottom bracket are Italian threaded. All bridges and supports are separately reinforced and stiffened.
Frame & Fork | Columbus double butted SP on frames 59 cm & larger, SL on frames 58cm & smaller
Seat & Chain Stays | Spaced to accept conventional 6-speed freewheel. 5-speed design available on special order at no additional cost.
Lugs | Rexart investment cost
Bottom Bracket Hanger | Cinelli investment cast
Fork Crown | Haden investment cast
Dropouts | Rexart slotted, investment cast

COMPONENTS | All Italian threading except as noted. Campagnolo SUPER RECORD equipment, other than those items mentioned as standard, is available at additional cost.
Headset | Campagnolo Nuovo Record
Brakes | Campagnolo SUPER RECORD (short reach) with yellow cable housing
Bottom Bracket | Campagnolo Nuovo Record
Cranks | Campagnolo Nuovo Record 170 mm to 59cm 175 mm over 59cm
Chainrings | Campagnolo SUPER RECORD 42/52T to 59cm 42/53T over 59cm
Derailleurs | Campagnolo Nuovo Record (front & rear)
Pedals | Campagnolo Superlight BLACK Pedals
Hubs | Campagnolo Nuovo Record 36 hole, low flange, BSA thread
Seat Post | Campagnolo SUPER RECORD 180mm long-27.2mm diameter
Seat Post Bolt | Hauge Stainless Steel
Rims | Super Champion
Spokes | DT, 14 or 15 straight gauge, stainless steel
Tires | Clement Silk
Freewheel | Regina Oro, BSA thread, splined body
Chain | Regina Oro or Sedisport
Toe Clips | Christophe spring steel—short, normal or long—according to frame size
Toe Straps | Binda, with buttons
Water Bottle | AL• E plastic with MEDICI logo
Water Bottle Cage | Cobra alloy, SS screws
Pump | Silca frame—fit, color matched to bicycle frame with Campagnolo “blue foot” steel head
Saddle | Avocet or Unicanitor
Stem | Cinelli 1/A or Triple T length according to frame size
Handlebar | Cinelli #64 or Triple T Grand Prix taped with chrome plugs

BRAZE-ON FEATURES
A. Top Tube brake cable tunnels (3)
B. Campagnolo Bottom derailleur cable guides (20
C. Campagnolo right reat chain stay cable stop (10
D. Down tube water bottle cage fittings (2)
E. Down tube derailleur guides (2)
1. Shift lever bosses, or
2. Fingertip control cable stops
F. Campagnolo front derailleur — optional at additional cost
G. On special request we will fit a second set of water bottle fixtures on the Seat Tube & move the pump to below the Top Tube, held in position with a brazed-on peg.

[The “Specifications” page for the MEDICI pro strada, with the green lion emblem at top left and a list of steelwork, components and braze-on features in label and description form. A small speck sits beside the seat post line.]

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Big Bikers Note: MEDICI standards require Columbus SP tubing & 16 mm seat stays (14 mm for smaller bikes) on framesets of 59 cm & larger. Strength where strength counts. Custom built framesets are available to 72 cm (seat tube length).

All Sizes In Stock – Immediate Delivery

[A page of black and white photographs of MEDICI frames hung on a rack, two framebuilders at work at a bench and a vise, a brake bridge and fork crown detail, cast lugs and a machine tool. A MEDICI Bicycles shield with the words Road and Track Racers, Touring and Tandem appears in the lower left of the first photograph.]

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PAINT & FINISHING
A.) Standard 1982 colors available are:
1.) Deep Metallic Blue
2.) Star Metallic Silver Classico — This color selection is accompanied by:
a. Black Highlighting
b. Black Pump
c. Black Brake Cable Housing
d. Black decals
e. Black Water Bottle Cage
f. Black toe straps
3.) Blazing Orange
4.) Fire Engine Red
5.) Dense Gloss Black
6.) Brilliant Metallic Jade Green
7.) Bermuda Pink (accented in Black)
8.) Metallic Gun Metal
B.) Pump is color matched to frameset except as noted
C.) A fully chromed fork is standard. Painted fork optionally available.
D.) Lugs and some details are picked out in yellow except as noted
E.) Decals are head and seat tube, world bands, down tube identification, and chain stay model
F.) Paint procedure: Acrylic primer, two coats of color, decals, clear overcoats. Each application is separately oven cured.
G.) We shall copy, so far as we are technically able, any paint chip submitted as a custom option at additional cost.
H.) Engraved handlebar stem.
I. ) Chromed rear dropouts to prevent rust
J. ) Optional Chrome — Right Chain Stay and Head Tube Lugs can be chrome plated at extra cost.

SIZES
Frames are manufactured in seat tube length of from 49cm to 65cm (19¼” to 25½”) in increments of one cm (0.4″). In addition, a limited number of 46.5cm (18″) frames are available at extra cost.
Measurement is figured from center of bottom bracket to top of top tube.

CONFIGURATION
A.) Angle between top tube and seat tube: 73 to 75 degrees according to frame size (see chart)
B.) Angle between top tube and head tube: 73 to 75 degrees according to frame size (see chart)
C.) Bottom Bracket height from ground: 267mm (10½”)
D.) Fork blade rake: 48mm (1-7/8″)
E.) Wheelbase: 38½” to 40¼” according to frame size
F.) Chainstay: 420mm (16½”) measured from center of bottom bracket to center of derailleur hanger
G.) Top Tube: 52cm to 60cm according to frame size. From 46.5 to 55 cm toptube is slightly longer than seat tube. From 56cm to 65cm top tube is slightly shorter than seat tube. (see chart)
H.) Seat Tube: 46.5 cm to 65cm

| A | B | G
SIZE | A SEAT ANGLE | B HEAD ANGLE | G TOP TUBE
46.5cm | 74° | 72° | 51.5cm
49 cm | 75° | 73° | 52 cm
50 cm | 74° | 73° | 52.5cm
51 cm | 74° | 73° | 53 cm
52 cm | 73° | 73° | 53.5cm
53 cm | 73° | 73° | 54 cm
54 cm | 73° | 73° | 54.5cm
55 cm | 73° | 73° | 55 cm
56 cm | 73° | 73° | 56 cm
57 cm | 73° | 73° | 56.5cm
58 cm | 73° | 73° | 57 cm
59 cm | 73° | 74° | 57.5cm
60 cm | 73° | 74° | 58 cm
61 cm | 73° | 74° | 58.5cm
62 cm | 73° | 74° | 59 cm
63 cm | 73° | 74° | 59.5cm
64 cm | 73° | 74° | 59.5cm
65 cm | 73° | 74° | 60 cm

Callouts: B G A H E F D C

PRICES
See accompanying price sheet or call Medici at the numbers listed below.

In the East:
Medici Bicycle Company
1183 West Side Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 792-6360 Telex 12-7737
In the West:
Medici Bicycle Company
3238 Union Pacific Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90023
(213) 262-3212 Telex 69-1645

[A frame geometry page for the 1982 MEDICI bicycles with paint and finishing, sizes and configuration text, a seat angle, head angle and top tube chart for 46.5 cm to 65 cm, and a white-line frame drawing on a green block with callouts A to H. The East and West company addresses are printed at the foot beside a green letter M.]