Patrizio Rampazzo's Sannino Pista

First, it's for sale HERE NOW (and again not by me, ok?). Super nice!

"The Sannino Cycles came constituted in 1978 to Turin (Italy).

The founding associates were: Sannino, Sannicandro, Cavallito and Brusaschetto, had the scope to produce chassis for racing bicycles of high range. Mauro Sannino and Sannicandro were the “technicians” of workshop, both had had handicraft experiences in the precedence activities. Mauro was the "telaista" of the group. The Sannino Cycles had center in Via Montemagno, near the Velodrome of Turin.

The Sannino Cycles supplied bicycles to the national ones of the countries of the European east of the juvenile fields, introducing themselves to international level and exporting the Italian product also in the USA. The springboard of launch for the Sannino products, through which the same ones were known in the world, laughed them to 1981, year in which the Turin company sponsored the National Poland and feminine USSR of categories juniores male and olympic.

In 1984 the Sannino Cycles were signaled between the first manifacturing companies to insert a new model of destined chassis to the chronometer on road, a model then realized from other producers and used also from Francisco Moser and its famous Hour Records.

Some names of runners legacies to the Sannino brand of those years, that they have contributed to make to know it and to appreciate: Santysiak, that it came from the national one of the Poland, Stefano Baudino, big of the time trial from olympic to Los Angeles.

Then a decrease of interest for the wrought steel chassis by hand, and aggravated moreover from a serious familiar mourning, carried the Sannino at the close. But the ability to Mauro Sannino came recognized from Corratec, German factory for which still today it works.

This chassis was constructed for Patrizio Rampazzo, 7 times Italian Champion Tandem and Vice World-wide Champion of the Juniores Sprint."

And as it happens, there also a nice geared Sannino road bike on Ebay at the moment, check it out here.

Sannino Pursuit On Ebay

Come on now guys, there's a SANNINO Pursuit Pista on Ebay.

Go bidding crazy, we love Sanninos over here. Plus that's apparently a slightly older model with straight (instead of curvy) sloping top tube and bit different detailing than the ones cruising around Helsinki. And there are quite a few of them here for some strange reason.

"Frame builded by Sannino Cicli in the 80's.
Sannino was an Italian factory who build Frames from 1978 to the 1999. Sannino frames are knowed by their well based building, very good products.
The frame is a 55 cc and it has a fork for 650c.
Bottom Bracket is Italian NOT English.
Head tube is 8cm, fork tube is 11,5cm
Under the Bottom bracket box is marked on the steel "SANNINO" and on the back there is the typical "S" of this frames.
Its in good condition, there are few scratch near the chain, just to be clear.
It was builded with Columbus Tubi "Acciaio Speciale" (special steel)."

Sannino Appreciation

Cicli Sannino. Construito da Mauro Sannino.

Sannino Pursuit Track Bike

Here's an Italian 1980s Sannino 52cm pursuit track bike for sale locally here in Helsinki. The frame's been painted black, unfortunately, and the original 650c steel fork has been swapped into a 700c carbon one. The bike also has a pretty interesting seat post. 

Whatever. I would buy that bike if I didn't already have a secret new project going on...  

Sannino Pursuit Pista

There's a nice looking complete vintage Sannino Pursuit track bike on Ebay right now with some Campagnolo parts, front 650c disc wheel and all... but wait, why does it look so familiar?

Sannino Pista Molto Speciale

This downright bizarre Sannino pursuit(?) track frame is currently up for grabs on Ebay in Germany HERE.

Helsinki Fixed Gear Wednesday Tricks Session #11

Last night was the night of the 'fiksikeskarit', or Helsinki Fixed Gear Wednesday Tricks Session again. 

The score:

1.) beers 

2.) some blood on Kalle's Pista  

3.) one super hot new ride (ie. Lauri's Sannino Pursuit track bike, see the crappy pic below) 

4.) couple of rounds of Foot Down, with Santtu reigning pretty much supreme. 

5.) race to Old Sophie's (which yours truly won, ahem...), and then to Luft bar (which was won by the man with the bloody Pista.)

6.) myself wiping out onto the street while swerving/skidding to my yard late at night. 

Enabled The Barspin Mode

Posting John Prolly's BMW inspired me to post the current incarnation of my Daniel Salmon, which is now much of more trick bike than a track bike. 

After all the videos of guys doing tricks with 650c front wheels and trying Lauri's Sannino's front wheel on my bike I simply had to do it. And it was like fate. Ebay offered me a nice & shiny Ridiga DP 22 UP aero 26" rim and I had no other option left but teach myself how to build a wheel. Which in the end was easier than I expected, even if I first had wrong length spokes... 

Rossin Track Bikes

ASB sent me these photos, taken recently at Liikuntamylly AKA the Helsinki indoor cycling track. 

They're all 1980s Rossin pistas, like my new whip. There's actually quite a few Rossin track bikes (as well as Olmos and Sannino pursuit track bikes) here in Finland. Some of the older dudes training in Liikuntamylly told ASB that the reason was that at some point during the 1980s someone thought that track cycling would be the next big thing and a bike shop in Turku ordered a big bunch of Rossin frames. Then, as you can probably guess, the great Finnish track cycling boom never happened, unfortunately. 

Sannino Pursuit

Rare Breed: Sannino Pursuit Pista

Rare. And scary. That's all I'm saying.
It's up on Ebay right now, look HERE for plenty of more shots.

Lap At The Track

Helsinki Velodrome (last rides for the season) from Miglos on Vimeo.
Here's your special chance to experience (almost full) 400 metres of the Helsinki velodrome with Miglos, who's riding my old Sannino Pursuit, actually. Kind of a virtual reality tour in a way.