Old 03-14-13 | 12:04 PM
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Bikes: 2013 Wilier Triestina Gran Turismo, Mercian King of Mercia (Floppy); Fuji 500X; GT backwoods; Tour de Suisse; Diamond Back Interval

Very late into the fray (dead thread). The Tour de Suisse" was an actual brand, or sub-brand as it was made by Mondia. I had two of them as hand me downs from Dad and grand pop. They bought 4 of them in all from Ridgewood Cycle in NJ. I think they were about $250 each, which i guess was not cheap for back then. Very nice Reynolds 531 nervex lugged frame. Circa 1973-ish i think. They were only made for a short time. Generally they were a bright orange or an ugly gold with white detail around the lugs. The decal/logo was a map of Switzerland. Mine had Mainly shimano stuff, weinman brakes and weinman wheelsets...something on it was suntour but can recall which, 3T stem. The bottom of the Fork and lugs were chromed which looked awesome. This is the extent of my knowledge. A simple google search reveals several images out there...most of them are beat up. Mine was in very nice shape other than the wheel set which was bent from when I got hit by a car. I had it stored at my brother's garage..I found out he sold it for $25 a couple years back to a co-worker....nearly strangled him. The OP is probably no longer monitoring this but figured I would post for posterity.

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