I Hate This Place ! !
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08-16-23, 10:35 AM
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- British 531 build,
- Italian sl/slx build,
- Japanese build....tange no 1 or miyata triple butted,
- a custom bike,
- and one wild card (french, swiss, mtn bike, 3 speed some thing quirky cool)
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Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
(looking for Torpado Super light frame/fork or for Raleigh International frame fork 58cm)
Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
(looking for Torpado Super light frame/fork or for Raleigh International frame fork 58cm)
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08-16-23, 10:42 AM
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Let's talk about Huffys and I'm sure you'll be cured in no time.
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There were 135 Confentes, but only one...Huffente!
There were 135 Confentes, but only one...Huffente!
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08-16-23, 11:07 AM
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08-16-23, 11:16 AM
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Crawlin' up, flyin' down
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08-16-23, 11:41 AM
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I'll just say THANKS for that and, indeed, we don't need to talk any more about it.
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08-16-23, 01:09 PM
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I am giddily, dementedly helping keep old (and newer!) bikes on the road. Obviously I am a terrible humanitarian, though not as terrible as the guy who sends all the leftover-hoarded low-rent (for the US) parts to Africa to keep their stuff going. Don't know why he keeps coming back to Bike Works every Warehouse Sale!!!
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08-16-23, 01:13 PM
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I guess I have a flush. 5 Italian bikes. TreTubi, SLX, TSX, TSX, PRX.
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08-16-23, 03:10 PM
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Happy banana slug
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08-16-23, 04:09 PM
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08-16-23, 04:14 PM
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feros ferio
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How many have littermates, like my two Siegers, which are only 27 serial numbers apart? 
Going mostly original parts and patina on one, resto-mod on the other.
Going mostly original parts and patina on one, resto-mod on the other.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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08-16-23, 04:15 PM
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feros ferio
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American, Austrian, British, French, and Italian, and I did ride a Japanese bike for 20 years.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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08-16-23, 05:44 PM
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TeeOhPea 2tha DeeOhGee
08-16-23, 08:20 PM
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...Cromor is the best, or they wouldn't call it Cromor
...Cromor is the best, or they wouldn't call it Cromor
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08-16-23, 09:31 PM
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Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
(looking for Torpado Super light frame/fork or for Raleigh International frame fork 58cm)
Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
(looking for Torpado Super light frame/fork or for Raleigh International frame fork 58cm)
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08-16-23, 09:35 PM
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Yep, I’m with you! Sell all my funky Campy machines for one Chinese plastic bike…that’s what I’m talking about!
08-16-23, 10:43 PM
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Cromor is OK, I guess. But it's no Tenax.
Or maybe it is?
Or maybe it is?
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
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08-17-23, 12:06 AM
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Not lost wanderer.
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No Italians yet
Centurion Pro-Tour, oops Tange 2 but what the heck!
J Henry Tandem
Gazelle OpaFiets by way of Cambodia then to USA built with SA 5 speed and drum brakes front and rear.
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Cambodia bikes, Bridgestone SRAM 2 speed, 2012 Fuji Stratos...
Cambodia bikes, Bridgestone SRAM 2 speed, 2012 Fuji Stratos...
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08-17-23, 05:23 AM
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Recommend a stable of diff bikes that covers multiple use cases (road, street, gravel, mtn) and diff frame types (steel, Ti, AL, CF)
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08-17-23, 06:29 AM
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It's not really a disorder, so you may not actually be sick (the jury is still out on the rest of us, here). I have U.S., Taiwan, France, Italy and Britain. Now all I need is Lotus, Malvern Star and N.S.U. and I'll have Japan, Australia and Germany. I asked the United Nations, and they said what I was doing is perfectly fine.
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