Joined: May 2008
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From: Fredericksburg, Va
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
For some unexplained reason, I have a preference for Italian steeds. My list of desirables is long and getting longer the more I frequent this site! Your list was fine until the statement of relaxed geometry frames. It might just be me but I don't associate Italian frames with relaxed geometry. That being said, I am sure there are plenty, just not the marques I have in mind, COICC is one of them.
So here is my list and you can do a search on this forum for each:
De Rosa
Colnago
Pinarello
CIOCC
Masi
Bottecchia - possibility here for you
Olmo
Bennetto
Tommasini
Gios
Bianchi
Cinelli
......
I would not discount other countries makes either, Japan, UK, Dutch, since you already mentioned Trek, USA. There are some fine French bikes too, just different dimensions of parts limiting options.
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