WTB: your under the radar Italian Racer Special
04-01-23, 05:51 PM
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WTB: your under the radar Italian Racer Special
Really want to pull the trigger on something special. Just the right patina, custom spoke protector, turkey levers, hard to find padded bar tap and just right broken in brake pads.
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04-01-23, 06:07 PM
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04-01-23, 06:30 PM
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Turkey lever jokes, 
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04-01-23, 08:05 PM
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I'm not sure I've ever seen an Italian made bike with Turkey levers.
04-02-23, 07:24 AM
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April Fool's Day? 
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A patina'd Centurion Cinelli with extremely FrenchFit? I can't find the pictures of when I put 650bx34 tires to gain some standover...
