Must be garbage day. Went to the auction this am, nothing but a bunch of kid's Huffys and Pacifics. Not that I have anything against 'em, I just don't want 'em, and if I let the dealers at the kids bikes, mountain bikes and cruisers, they tip me off to old roadies. Seems none of them can sell old roadies.

At any rate, I was tooling home at a slow pace thru one of Southside's tony neighbourhoods, and I glance down a side street. Lo and behold, there's a bike leaning up against the kerb, along with a grill... it's trash collection day. Curious, I tool over and find this old Urago. Fairly beat and rusty, but frame looks okay. Fork may be a replacement. Appears to be a UO8 equivalent, I'd guess early to mid seventies. Nervar cottered cranks, Pivo stem, Excellto hubs (uncommon) on steel rims, Mafac racer brakeset with the half-hoods still reasonable. Stronglight style serrated washer headset. Unfortunately, the Ideale saddle is just about gone. A couple of odd additions: Mathhauser (sp?) brake pads, and "record" toe clips, Italian made. Guessing not campy, but I don't know campy that well.

Unfortunately, the darn thing is my size, but the price was right. The worst I'll get out of it is some French parts. The best might be some sort of burning man style fixed gear to drive Mswantak crazy . It might also wind up being my spare beater fixie frame if the UO8 gets nicked. Heck if I know, the project pile keeps growing. With any luck this week will be French week, after last week's sterling Japanese week.

ColinM; nice find-- suntour barcons, I'd have grabbbed it for those alone! And I'd like to see the Colnago poopncow found....