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Only 3 guys to win all 5 Monuments....and I want a Torino!
Eddy Merckx
Roger De Vlaeminck
Only 3 guys to win all 5 Monuments....and I want a Torino!
Gios Torino Super Record
- Thread starter ededwards
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garethrl
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Gios- ... 1114148056
Not as sweet as Ed's, but will certainly end up cheaper
Not as sweet as Ed's, but will certainly end up cheaper
Rolling Thunder":1m9v3aj9 said:
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I'd be in like Flynn, but I'm 6'4" tall...so need a 62cm-64cm Torino :cry:
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I'm stalking him!
garethrl":2i4aj9fz said:
I have soaked with PlusGas but a bit halfheartedly as quite worried at twisting the forks too fiercely. I'll have a more concerted effort now as, one way or the other, I'll be riding it at the RetroRonde.
Rolling Thunder":2i4aj9fz said:
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Lol...metaphorically stalking that is! 
Got to keep tabs on him just in case he decides to sell up one day!
Got to keep tabs on him just in case he decides to sell up one day!
A couple of hours updating it for next weekends RetroRonde (i.e. removing bottle cage, continuing to fail to free stem, fitting 40 spoke rear wheel, gettinghandy with the cone spanners) and then the first ride with rain threatening but never quite arriving.
A very smooth ride indeed with gears working an absolute charm and even managing to engage the berg friendly 28t. Single pivot calipers are a bit rubbish though.
Next step was to pack the kit - wool Brooklyn jersey? Obviously. Retrobike bibs? Naturally (I can do a wool jersey but no way am going the wool short route). Pristine white leather mitts? In the bag. Sidis, Duegis or adidas Merckx? Hmm, possibly the Duegis as the Sidis and Merckx are both l'eroica veterans so seems only fair to let the Duegis see some action. Apart from a range of podium kit, everything else is gravy apart from the need for a Gios cap to round off the look.
All in all, seems a fair excuse for a couple of unnecessary bike photos.
A very smooth ride indeed with gears working an absolute charm and even managing to engage the berg friendly 28t. Single pivot calipers are a bit rubbish though.
Next step was to pack the kit - wool Brooklyn jersey? Obviously. Retrobike bibs? Naturally (I can do a wool jersey but no way am going the wool short route). Pristine white leather mitts? In the bag. Sidis, Duegis or adidas Merckx? Hmm, possibly the Duegis as the Sidis and Merckx are both l'eroica veterans so seems only fair to let the Duegis see some action. Apart from a range of podium kit, everything else is gravy apart from the need for a Gios cap to round off the look.
All in all, seems a fair excuse for a couple of unnecessary bike photos.
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