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12-05-15 | 02:20 PM

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jonwvara

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Bikes: 1973-4 Gitane Tour de France, early 1970's Lejeune, 1970 Italvega Super Speciale, 2010 Surly Long Haul Trucker 26

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Originally Posted by satbuilder

My first road bike was a Jacques Anquetil gas pipe with a Simplex Prestige and a 14-28 5 speed freewheel. Worked fine until I wrapped it up in the spokes.

To add insult to injury I replaced it with a Campagnolo Valentino.

I'd say it was less a case of "insult to injury" than "out of the frying pan and into the fire."

On second thought, it was probably both.

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