Old 07-17-17 | 08:15 AM
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Bikes: 1962 Carlton Franco-Suisse Custom,1968 Raleigh DL-1/Tourist, 1971 Holdsworth Professional, 1973 Holdsworth Mistral,1973 Raleigh Gran Sport,1974 Raleigh Grand Prix, 1993 Trek 2200 Composite, 2011 Trek 7.3FX

Originally Posted by RiddleOfSteel
Can't decide if this is C&V or just modern but made entirely of steel: a 1999 Marinoni that was offered to me for free at a co-op (we were stripping off components of bikes that had come in for processing) because of the huge dent. I was taking the few remaining Dura-Ace parts off it. Um, in a word, YES! Literally saved from the recycle bin. That was Tuesday, and I finished it yesterday and have ridden it both then and today. Great bike!

Frame as taken home on my bike:
I can't tell you how many frames i've saved from our recycle bin at our coop. I haven't gotten down there in weeks and i shudder to think whats gone through without me catching them good snag! a dent like that would have been a tough sell at my coop
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