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Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Nieuwkoop:

That there's really nothing new. A couple pics from a hundred or so years ago. Low gears? Check. Wide tyres? Check. 650B? Check.

Supposedly mr Ripley was quite talented.

Splendor is indeed a Belgian brand from Namur. Owner was Armand Marlair. Between the late fifties and mid-eighties they were involved with several cycling teams, including their own, which existed from 1979 through 1984.

Nice find. The fork is an Alfrex aluminium item, which was also found on the Pro and FullPro models at the time, I believe.

On sizing for a true French fit: this is a frame specified by René Herse in 1975 for someone with an 82cm inseam. Centre-to-top frame size would then be 58.5cm, i.e. 71% of the inseam. For me at 89cm that translates to a 63.5 cm frame size and for 87cm that would be 62cm.

My knackers are fine. But thank you for asking. :) TBH, I'd never even heard of stand-over height being a thing until fairly recently. In practice it has never been a problem for me. This is on a 63cm frame, with plenty of room to spare: The largest size I ride is 66cm. Not a problem either:

57-58cm frames will be too small for you, if you want not much saddle to bar drop. My cycling inseam is 89cm, and I generally ride 62-64cm frames. Check out the pics I posted earlier of 63cm and 64cm bikes for how that looks. Translated to 87cm that would be 61-63cm.

Welcome, @Mehdibike . Nice bike in a classy colour! But unless the Bianchi direttore was clairvoyant this machine is no older than 1975, given the championship decal. The downtube decal is in a style that was solely used in the seventies, AFIK, so I'd say your bike is from the latter half of...

The BB shell seems to say 72°-72°, which I would assume the be the seat tube and head tube angle. Just a guess: 2F10 might be a serial number "Asian style" for a year ending in 2, in which case the F could be a week indicator, given that only two digits follow. And even then that would mean a...

It seems that Bridgestone built also frames for quite a few other brands than their own, and their specifications may well have differed, including the use of internal cable routing. Brands that are suggested by T-Mar's Asian Serial Number Guide are: - C. Itoh (Japan) - International (the...

Actually, Marc Duchesne, the current owner of the brand, is a member of this forum. Have a look here: Regina Sport bike frames

The logo on the BB shell belongs to Bridgestone:

Caught a big 'un today. The Driehuis church in Mijdrecht, Holland. Had to step way back to get all of the steeple into the picture.

Mrs non-fixie and I will be there. Great event. Haven't missed one since our first in 2014. :)