
~1973 SOMEC Special Frameset: 56cm - 12th Frame!!! -Tulip PANTO! EXC+
Description
This is one of SOMEC's very first frames ever built, likely from 1973. The frame number is 12, confirmed by Lara Gallegati to be the 12th frame they ever built. A true piece of Italian bicycle history! It's also drop dead gorgeous and stands out from the bigger Italian framebuilders. The most unique feature is the head lugs that have a cutout starting on the sides that then wraps all the way around the front of the head tube. Finely filed long tang lugs are pantographed with the iconic SOMEC Tul...
Posted Apr 24, 2026











