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Old 12-15-09 | 05:41 PM
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Bikes: ? Proteous, '65 Frejus TDF, '73 Bottecchia Giro d'Italia, '83 Colnago Superissimo, '84 Trek 610, '84 Trek 760, '88 Pinarello Veneto, '88 De Rosa Pro, '89 Pinarello Montello, 'Litespeed Catalyst'94 Burley Duet, 97 Specialized RockHopper, 2010 Langster

Bought mine in '73 used for $200. Le Champion was the top of the line in that year and sold for $350 new. Stock with sew ups.
Mine last summer:
http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...C_SideD_03.jpg

At some point they switched over from Stronglight/Campy combo to dominantly Campy. I believe the Stronglight BB was Swiss threading. Not confirmed. Don't know about the Campy BB threading. My headset is also Stronglight.
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