Paletti Folder of about 1980 — the Lightnine, Super Record, Nuovo Record, Track, Record Special and Tour Models and the Specifications List, from Bikes for Champs

A four-page English folder for Paletti bicycles from the American importer Bikes for Champs of Mt. Prospect, Illinois: six models, a long specifications list that runs across the panels and a montage of four detail photographs. No year is printed.

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PALETTI
LIGHTNINE model
equipped with CAMPAGNOLO
SUPER RECORD UNIT.
S.L. COLUMBUS FRAME.
Internal control transmission.
Patd. LP derailer with sliding guide.
SUPER RECORD model
Equipped with
CAMPAGNOLO SUPER RECORD UNIT.
S.L. COLUMBUS TUBE FRAME.

PERFORMANCE… it doesn’t just happen with any bicycle. It takes experience, engineering know-how, dedication and a little touch of inspiration to bring you the finest racing and touring machines.

PALETTI Bicycles are engineered with components that are state-of-the-art, and selected for maximum performance and compatibility by our designers who have built their reputations thru many years of award-winning results on the world’s toughest circuits. These components are custom matched to bring out optimal performance in every PALETTI Bicycle—so whatever your requirements, from racing to long-distance touring—PALETTI offers a performance machine that’s just right for you.

Specifications

FRAME AND FORK
■ Columbus SL double butted tubing ■ Campagnolo drop-outs ■ Brazed on cable guides ■ Shifter bosses ■ Bottle cage fittings ■ High quality cable runner at BB shell ■ Columbus SL fork w/engraved “LP” Logo

HEADSET
■ Campagnolo Record ■ Super Record on top-of-line models ■ Gipiemme Professional on GPM models

HANDLEBAR [cut off]

[The word PALETTI in huge black capitals across the top, above two bicycles on blue grounds, the LIGHTNINE model in orange and the SUPER RECORD model in silver, each with a caption. An introductory text and the first Specifications entries, FRAME AND FORK and HEADSET, run down the right side; the huge title is cropped at the top and right edges, the HANDLEBAR heading is cut at the foot, and a horizontal fold line crosses the page near the middle.]

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NUOVO RECORD model
Equipped with
CAMPAGNOLO NUOVO-RECORD UNIT.
S.L. COLUMBUS TUBE FRAME.
TRACK bicycle
Equipped with
G.P.M. OUTFIT
STEERING, MOVEMENT,
F.T. HUBS on ball bearings.

■ 3ttt Professional (Top-of-line model: leather covered)

STEM
■ 3ttt Paletti engraved ■ Black anodized heat-treated for added strength on top-of-line models

BRAKES
■ Campagnolo Record ■ Super Record on top-of-line models ■ Gipiemme on GPM models

CHAINWHEEL
■ Campagnolo Record ■ Super Record on top-of-line models ■ Gipiemme on GPM models

PEDALS
■ Campagnolo. ■ Top-of-line model equipped with Super Record Extra Light pedals ■ Gipiemme on GPM models

CHAIN
■ D.I.D. ORO ■ Drilled on Super Record bikes

FREEWHEEL
■ Regina CX: 6 speed; 13—14—15—16—17—18T ■ Or choice on custom-built bikes

HUBS
■ Campagnolo Record ■ Gipiemme on GPM models ■ Small flange

RIMS
■ “Ambrosio” (Durex, heat-treated, “synthesis” on top-of-line models) Super Professional, tubular ■ Roval wheels optional—aerodynamic, nippleless, radial front, radial/crossed rear

TIRES
■ Clement “Prestige” ■ Top-of-line with Clement “Criterium” silk extra tubulars

DERAILLEURS [cut off]

[The NUOVO RECORD model, a silver bicycle on a red ground, and the TRACK bicycle, a black-framed bicycle on a yellow ground, each with a caption. The Specifications list continues on the right from the end of the HANDLEBAR entry through STEM, BRAKES, CHAINWHEEL, PEDALS, CHAIN, FREEWHEEL, HUBS, RIMS and TIRES to the DERAILLEURS heading, which is cut off at the foot; a horizontal fold line crosses the page near the middle.]

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RECORD SPECIAL model
Equipped with
SPECIAL G.P.M. UNIT.
S.L. COLUMBUS FRAME.
TOUR model
Equipped with
G.P.M. SPRINT UNIT.
ECONOMICAL—TUBE FRAME.

■ Campagnolo Record ■ Super Record on top-of-line models ■ Gipiemme on GPM models

SADDLE
■ Leather ■ “Concor” or “Italia S/L” on top-of-line models

SEAT POST
■ Campagnolo Record ■ Super Record on top-of-line models ■ Optional—3ttt “Criterium” upon request

COLOR As shown at left on brochure.

SIZES 52cm to 64cm

WEIGHT Range: 21 max/19 min (9.5K to 8.6K)

ACCESSORIES
■ Silca Pump w/Campagnolo valve
■ Bottle cage and “Paletti” bottle ■ Spare tubular with top-of-line models

ALL top-of-line models come with engraved and lightened components.

Exclusively Imported by:

BIKES FOR CHAMPS
1913 Yuma Lane, Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056
312/824-6400

[The RECORD SPECIAL model, a yellow bicycle on a red ground, and the TOUR model, a blue-green bicycle on a yellow ground, each with a caption. The Specifications list ends on the right with SADDLE, SEAT POST, COLOR, SIZES, WEIGHT and ACCESSORIES, followed by the importer block “Exclusively Imported by:” with the BIKES FOR CHAMPS lettering, a gold crowned shield showing a cyclist, and an address. The first line at the top of the text column is half cut off by the image edge, and a horizontal fold line crosses the page near the middle.]

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[Four black and white close-up photographs of bicycle parts fitted together as a montage: the top of a seat cluster with a PALETTI nameplate, a rear derailleur with a chainring, a head tube with a brake caliper and a fork crown with a small lug emblem and a freewheel. The page carries no printed lettering apart from the names on the photographed parts; a yellow-brown water stain marks the top left edge, a small brown spot sits near the middle and fold lines cross the page.]