Torpado Brochure — Super Light, Super Racing, Super Strada, Nuovo Sprint, Beta and Alfa, from the Agrati-Garelli Corporation

Torpado’s six road bicycles in a brochure of the Agrati-Garelli Corporation of Lexington, South Carolina, its US importer: one folded sheet in five overlapping scans. It prints no date.

— Page 1 (front cover) —
T O R P A D O

[The cover panel: a rider in a Campagnolo cap and a blue Torpado jersey bends over the bars of a light blue Torpado bicycle, under a green, white and red stripe and the Torpado name on a yellow ground. The Campagnolo and Torpado names on the cap, jersey and frame belong to the photograph.]

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T O R P A D O

Super Light — Presenting the most exotic production bike in the world today. This highly-pantographed, 18.7 lb. professional racer begins with a frame of Columbus “SL,” double-butted tubing with brazed on shifter bosses, bottle bosses and chain hanger. It’s then outfitted with Campagnolo Super Record brakes, pedals, freewheel, saddle post, derailleurs and hubs. The crankset spindle is Campagnolo Nuovo Record and the heat-treated Nisi tubular rims sport Clement Criterium Seta silk tires. Bars and stem are pantographed Cinelli and an Everest special chain delivers the power to the road. Few competitors even come close to this Italian beauty.

Note the craftsmanship of the Campagnolo Super Record Derailleurs — another Super Light perfection.

The Super Light Seat Cluster combines a micro adjust seatpost with a CX Royal saddle, plus a chrome cap. Exceptional stability with a touch of class.

[The Super Light, a light blue Torpado road bicycle, photographed whole, with its description and two close views on a black band: the seat cluster with its Torpado badge and the Campagnolo Super Record rear derailleur. A vertical fold line runs down the center of the segment.]

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T O R P A D O

Super Racing — Dedicated road racers will really appreciate this 20.5 lb., 12-speed machine. It sports Campagnolo Nuovo Record components on a highly-pantographed frame of Columbus “SL” double-butted tubing. Features Universal CX brakes, T.T.T. pantographed bar and stem, Regina Oro freewheel and Ambrosio “Montreal” tubular rims. Pearl blue.

The Italian red Beta features the ultra efficient Campagnolo “980” derailleurs.

The sloping forked crown of the Super Strada is punctuated with Torpado pantographing contrasted with color inserts in the cutout lugs.

Beta — Features a Columbus “Aelle” frame with many competition components. Like Campagnolo “980” derailleurs, Ofmega alloy pedals and Gran Premio crankset. Universal 125 sidepull brakes bring this Italian red, 23 lb. beauty to a quick stop.

[Also shown on torp-p04.]

[The Super Racing and the Beta, two Torpado road bicycles, photographed whole, with close views on a black band of a Campagnolo rear derailleur and the Super Strada fork crown. The right edge cuts the Super Strada bicycle, the Super Light frame set and the T O R P A D O letters, which run on across torp-p04, so the letters are given here in full; the line ends at the lower right begin the Columbus SL text given in full on torp-p04. A vertical fold line runs down the center of the segment.]

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[Continues the text of torp-p03.]

Super Strada — This is the hot one. Excellent component mix with lots of attention to detail, including pantographed stem, chain ring, seatpost and seatstays. With its double-butted Columbus “Aelle R” tubing it weighs in at only 21.7 lbs. With Universal 77 brakes, Regina Oro freewheel and Campagnolo Nuovo Record derailleurs, this pearl beige racer performs like a thousand dollar bike.

Nuovo Sprint — You can impress the competition on this 22.5 lb. sprinter. The Columbus “Aelle” tubing frame sports Campagnolo dropouts and contrasting-color cutout lugs. You get Ofmega Competition crankset and pedals feeding Campagnolo Gran Sport Derailleurs. Varese alloy bar and stem and Miche S.F.Q.R. hubs add to the value of the pearl yellow Nuovo Sprint.

Torpado pantographing accompanies the workmanship of Super Strada’s Ofmega chain ring. Another example of “craft”coupled with”class.”

Clean cable routing along with stylish cutouts add to the efficiency and beauty of Nuovo Sprint’s bottom bracket.

Columbus SL tubing, Cinelli cast bottom bracket, clean cable routing, pantographing and seat stay caps…they all combine to give the Super Light frame set — fantastic efficiency plus super styling.

Alfa — our economy model features a frame other topline bikes are jealous of. It features Columbus “Aelle” tubing throughout with chromed right chain stay, dropouts and fork. Shifter bosses, bottle bosses and chain hanger are all brazed on. It also sports recessed brake mounting bolt, Gipiemme dropouts and pantographed seat stay cap and fork crown. Quality components keep the medium metallic blue Alfa down to only 23 lbs.

[The Nuovo Sprint and the Alfa, two Torpado road bicycles, photographed whole, with the front of the Super Light frame set and close views on a black band of the Super Strada chain ring and the Nuovo Sprint bottom bracket. The left edge cuts the Super Strada bicycle, whose rear is on torp-p03, and the T O R P A D O letters, given in full on torp-p03; the line beginnings of the Columbus SL text that this edge cuts are read from torp-p03. A vertical fold line runs down the center of the segment.]

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T O R P A D O SPECIFICATIONS

MODEL | ALFA | BETA | NUOVO SPRINT | SUPER STRADA | SUPER RACING | SUPER LIGHT
BARS & STEM | I.T.M. Alloy | I.T.M. Alloy | Varese Alloy | T.T.T. Stem Pantographed | T.T.T. Pantographed | Cinelli Pantographed
BRAKES | Modolo Corso | Universal 125 Sidepull | Universal 125 Sidepull | Universal 77 | Universal CX | Campagnolo Super Record
CRANKSET | Ofmega Supercorsa | Ofmega Gran Premio | Ofmega Competition | Ofmega Competition Pantographed | Campagnolo Nuovo Record | Campagnolo Super Record w/Nuovo Record Spindle
PEDALS | Steel Quill Type Pedals | Ofmega Alloy Pedals | Ofmega Alloy Pedals | Ofmega Alloy Pedals | Campagnolo Gran Sport Pedals | Super Record Pedals
FREEWHEEL | Regina Corsa 14-23 | Regina Corsa 14-23 | Regina Oro 14-23 | Regina Oro 14-23 | Regina Oro 14-23 | Campagnolo 14-19 w/Everest Special Chain
SADDLE & POST | Alloy Post Clamp On Quilted Saddle (Italia) | San Marco 313 Saddle w/Micro Adjust Post | San Marco 313 Saddle w/Omega Post | T.T.T. Saddle Campagnolo Seatpost, Fluted & Pantographed | Campagnolo Seatpost, Fluted & Pantographed Concor Saddle | Campagnolo Super Record Seatpost w/CX Royal Saddle
DERAILLEURS | Gian Roberts | Campagnolo “980” | Campagnolo Gran Sport | Campagnolo Nuovo Record | Campagnolo Nuovo Record | Campagnolo Super Record
HUBS | Ofmega S.F.Q.R | Ofmega S.F.Q.R. | Miche S.F.Q.R. | Campagnola Tipo S.F.Q.R. | Campagnolo Nuovo Record S.F.Q.R. | Campagnolo Super Record
RIMS | Ambrosio “19” | Ambrosio “19” | Ambrosio “19” | Ambrosio Elite, Black Anodized | Ambrosio “Montreal” Tubular | Nisi Heat-treated Tubular
COLOR | Medium Metallic Blue | Italian Red | Pearl Yellow | Pearl Beige | Pearl Blue | Pearl Blue
WEIGHT | 23 | 23 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 20.5 | 18.7

GARELLI
GARELLI
Agrati-Garelli Corporation
P.O. Box 889
Lexington, South Carolina 29072

[The Torpado specifications table for the Alfa, Beta, Nuovo Sprint, Super Strada, Super Racing and Super Light, with the Garelli logotype and badge and the Agrati-Garelli Corporation address in Lexington, South Carolina. The panel is scanned in landscape, with a green, white and red stripe running down its left side; a thin strip of yellow and photographic color shows along the top edge and faint brown spots mark the right margin.]