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Old 11-06-08, 11:04 PM
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Old 11-06-08, 11:16 PM
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I'm impartial to the saddle... but sweet frame!
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Old 11-06-08, 11:25 PM
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Its kind of cool, fits the bike Now post a picture of the entire bike please!!!
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Old 11-06-08, 11:28 PM
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for any red and black bike, looks good.
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Old 11-06-08, 11:31 PM
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Looks good, is this you by chance?

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Old 11-06-08, 11:49 PM
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perhaps one of the best shape out there. many people prefer the older flite to the newer one.
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Old 11-06-08, 11:54 PM
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I like half of it.
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Old 11-06-08, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by vic32amg
perhaps one of the best shape out there. many people prefer the older flite to the newer one.
I wish they still made the old one.
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Old 11-07-08, 12:03 AM
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I like half of it.
The front or the back?
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Old 11-07-08, 06:43 AM
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Aesthetically, I like it, but my full opinion is that the old Flites hurt my bum.
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Old 11-07-08, 08:14 AM
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Thanks all! I was not sure at first, but at $25 in excellent condition, this was an offer I couldn't refuse...
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Old 11-07-08, 09:06 AM
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Sorry to get off topic, but is that a steal frame with internal cable routing? Who makes that?
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Old 11-07-08, 09:18 AM
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Sorry to get off topic, but is that a steal frame with internal cable routing? Who makes that?
It's an older Pinarello, a great steel frame. As for the saddle I like it since it goes well with the bike.
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Old 11-07-08, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Medpilot
Sorry to get off topic, but is that a steal frame with internal cable routing? Who makes that?
Lots of upper end makers did internal routing on steel frames in the late 80's through the 90's (and some still do for those still making steel frames). This example is a Pinarello, but I've seen many Italian and other European makers doing it.
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Old 11-07-08, 09:55 AM
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^^^ thanks.
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Old 11-07-08, 10:00 AM
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can't go wrong with flites, but i've never been a fan of saddles with seams and/or stitching.
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Old 11-07-08, 01:57 PM
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I like the shape, as I've been riding first generation Flites for 7 years, but the colours and seams aren't my thing.
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I like the shape, as I've been riding first generation Flites for 7 years, but the colours and seams aren't my thing.
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Old 11-07-08, 05:19 PM
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Old 11-07-08, 07:33 PM
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Where did you get the saddle, from a circus?
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Old 11-07-08, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by dalava
Where did you get the saddle, from a circus?
Rossin, Colnago & Guerciotti Circus:


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