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01-01-17 | 09:22 PM

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dadoflam

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From: Great Southern Land

Bikes: ’71 Cinelli SC;‘ 72 Cinelli SC ; 2011 Baum Corretto Ti; 2007 BMC SLC01; 1986 Pinarello Team Bike; 1983 De Rosa Professional; 1959 Bianchi TdF; ’78 Masi GC Ca

Ok – I made the decision and bought the bike. It is a Banesto Team bike made by Dario Pegoretti in 1993 and ridden by Jean Francois Bernard during the 1994 season including the TdF where he supported Indurain to his 4th victory. (and the last TdF won on asteel bike)
This bike ticked a few boxes for me – the key ones being that it is a Pegoretti (which I have always quested after), a vintage Pinarello (which I collect) and a 90’s era steel bike with early Campy ergo shifting (I don’t have) all in one.
When Dario replied to my email and very kindly confirmed that it was one of his it was enough to take the gamble on the dents either being minor or repairable – I am pretty stoked to have got it.
Dario indicated that it is made with Excell tubing which I had not come across before. A bit of Googling gave me a bit to work with including that it has a different composition to many products makingit light, strong but also a bit harder to work with.
The dent on the right hand side is the one I am concerned about

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