Alex,
Bev and I did the San Bernadino pass in a 1907 Itala a few years back wih no trouble. Was a bit marginal going down into Aosta with very poor brakes on the rear wheels only but we made it fine.
We are going over the Semplon Pass that is shown in Chris' photo above. Much steeper than the San Bernadino but not as long. The blitzes are quite OK for this crossing and if the boys follow the principle that you use the same gear to go down as you would to go up they will have no problems.
Lang
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