Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Baltimore MD
Bikes: '72 Motobecane Grand Record, '72 Gitane tandem, '72 Raleigh Super Course, '73 Raleigh Gran Sport, '73 Colnago Super, '76 Fiorelli Coppi, '78 Raleigh SBDU Team Pro, '78 Trek 930, '81 Holdsworth Special 650B, '86 Masi GC, ’94 Bridgestone RB-T
Many Italian makers did a full range of bikes, from basic gas pipe up to race-level (Bottechia, Bianchi, and Atala spring to mind), while some only do top tier stuff (e.g. Masi, DeRosa). So pay attention to tubing, drops, and components, as much as the maker.
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