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Old 09-05-16, 06:43 PM
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John E
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

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I put 24 miles on my still-new maroon(!) Brooks Team Pro saddle. I had forgotten how long it took me to break in the Brooks Pro it is replacing, but we're getting there.

The most exciting(?) part of the ride was having my saddle turn into a rocking chair as one of the Campag. seat post bolts started to come loose. Not having a 10mm spanner with me, I managed to finger-tighten it enough to complete the ride securely and uneventfully, but it was a good wake-up call to check all bolts and fitments more frequently.

I had been doing most of my recent riding on the Peugeot UO-8 with panniers, so it was a treat to get out on the older Capo. Next year, rider and bicycle will have a combined age of 125, so I guess that qualifies as C&V content.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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