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Old 05-25-15 | 12:51 PM
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MiloFrance
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From: Capestang, France

Bikes: Lots of French, some British and a couple of Italian

Looks gorgeous! One thing to check on (sorry!) if you're planning on L'Eroica or the like, brake cables must be outside the bars:

" 6.1 – BICYCLES
Historical Bikes (also called Bici Eroiche in Italian) are all road racing bikes built in 1987 or earlier both with gears and without gears, as those built in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. These bicycles most likely have a steel frame, but also other types of rare frames are permitted, such as the aluminium frames built by Alan and Vitus with screwed or glued joints and the Exxon Graftek frames of the late 1970’s with carbon tubes glued to aluminium lugs.
Regarding the components the bicycles should be in line with the following general guidelines:
a) more recent bikes with gears and derailleurs, such as Simplex, Huret, Campagnolo, Zeus, Shimano, Suntour, etc. must have shift levers on the down tube of the frame; exceptions include pre-1980 non indexed bar-end gear shifters and rod/hand manual operated front derailleurs;
b) pedals should be with toe clips and straps or, for older bikes, as the original pedals; quick release, clip-less pedals are not allowed;
c) the brake cables must pass outside and over the handlebars (cables can pass inside the frame)"

http://www.eroicagaiole.com/regulation
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