Hi from Auckland
03-18-19, 10:00 PM
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Hi from Auckland
After three decades of riding only mountain bikes (and because everything on the Lambretta side of the garage was broken) I suddenly felt nostalgic for drop bars again, like the new ten speed I had in 1979. So I've gotten myself some steel bikes with dropbars which I'm using every day and loving.Have found the forums useful getting the bikes sorted and will no doubt have some questions as the latest is getting built up. I couldn't find an Australian 'Lawrencia' like I used to have, so got closest things I could find.
03-19-19, 03:59 AM
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03-24-19, 08:04 PM
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Thanks all. Gotten 1400km out of Colnago and Tommasini before first major failure (front hub). De Rosa still under construction.
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Welcome to the group!
After three decades of riding only mountain bikes (and because everything on the Lambretta side of the garage was broken) I suddenly felt nostalgic for drop bars again, like the new ten speed I had in 1979. So I've gotten myself some steel bikes with dropbars which I'm using every day and loving.Have found the forums useful getting the bikes sorted and will no doubt have some questions as the latest is getting built up. I couldn't find an Australian 'Lawrencia' like I used to have, so got closest things I could find.
