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    Easy riders.

    If anyone is finding their rides a bit boring at the moment, how about trying this?
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    Caminargent.

    The French are good at quirky transport - think Citroen 2CV. Pierre Caminade came up with a great bicycling example seen here - a Nice-Evian randonneur. The tubing is octagonal so cannot rotate within the "lug" castings in which they are retained by dozens of individual bolts. In theory the...
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    Italian stable 3. More escapees.

    Found a few pics of some more old friends that have gone to new homes. The Colnago shot shows some of the bits that were attached to my MXL - including Campag Record triple chainset. I did a lot of miles on that bike. I never really rated Bianchis, although to be fair I never owned any of...
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    Italian Stable 2. The ones that got away.

    Having searched out for another post some pics of Colnagos that I no longer own, I thought perhaps they might be of interest here. In order: MXL ( in AD14 - my favourite paint scheme) C50 Anniversary. An incredibly addictive bike. 10000 + miles. C94. Basic...
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    Colnago pista.

    A few more pics of a masterpiece. Understated, sophisticated and elegant. Ernesto made many flamboyant bicycles over the years, this is not one of them.
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    Eddy Merckx Corsa 01

    My stalwart bike, ridden a lot. Bought as a NOS F/s 15 yrs. ago and built up with Campag SR (of course). Nice to get one in Vlaanderen yellow - most appropriate. These Merckx steel frames were meant for training, not racing - hammering round Belgium in winter necessitated a bombproof bike...
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    Couple of oldies.

    The Bodelet Montargis ( find another!) is a "scorcher/path racer" from c1904. ( but with a "modern" brake added) Still on it's ORIGINAL wooden rims. Can't risk riding it. The Dissard ( St. Nazaire) is c1908 and is on modern Ghisallo (wooden) rims and rides superbly. I ride it often in...
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    Jack Taylor

    This was NOS F/s I had built up over 15 years ago. Attended a JT ride in Yorkshire on it couple of years ago, Ken Taylor came up to me - " I painted that frame" What a legacy !
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    Italian stable.

    Some from my Italian section. A few missing from this post - a lovely Freccia F/s and an early (71ish) "Molteni Super" complete bike. The Pista was a rare find. I'll post a few more pics. My "Molteni" is currently in storage and I don't have any photos. I intend to post some stuff about the...
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