Julie S’s 80′s Brugelmann Barellia

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Try saying that 3 times fast.  Has some interesting features: forged drops, pump peg, slanted fork crown, brazed on guides, and the top tube connects halfway up the seat tube.  I believe it is of the German persuasion.  Last submission perhaps indefinitely-the market for fixer-uppers at a reasonable price is pretty much over .  Glad to have this sight to visit!

Thanks Julie

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  • older1

    Brugelbar…Brugelbam…you’re right, Julie, I can’t even write it three times fast!
    I don’t think I’ve ever seen a non-mixte women’s/ladies lugged-frame OTS with all those refined features. Looks great! It’s either German or from northern Italy?
    Hope you can keep your outlook positive.

  • julie s

    Thanks O-1 Dropouts are gipimme; so it may be italian/the crank was a german ‘thule’. Marketed under ‘Brugelmann Bicycles’ in Germany. Stories have it that they would give them italian sounding names/ah the world of marketing. It IS quite unique, at least on this side of the pond. Thanks for the kind words.

    • older1

      Deutsch, ja. Makes sense: a serious bike built for a serious rider! Pas Auf!
      Over here, any non-mixte women’s model was (and continues to be) generally a cheap, department-store ‘quality’ bike (unless it’s a bombproof electro-forged Schwinn).
      I’ve heard the Britons correctly use the term BSO (Bicycle-Shaped Object), and definitelty NOT to be applied to a Brugelmann!