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Old 02-06-06 | 11:18 AM
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s70rguy
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From: Hua Hin Thailand

Bikes: Dave Lloyd custom, Brands SLX, Visser Vainqueur, XACD ti custom, Hewitt Scandium, Presto 1972, and more ...

I tell myself I have to stop doing this, but anyway, 50 euros and a 400 km roundtrip on a misty and cold Sunday morning (to the highest inhabited spot in the Netherlands, as the seller told me; all of 200 m above sealevel I guess), got me this sweet RIH from, I believe, 1967. Reynolds 531 throughout, and the large rake of the front forks makes it biased towards touring.
It seems RIH (the small but famous framebuilder from Amsterdam) licensed Fongers (located in Groningen) to build raceframes to RIH design, for the general public. This must be one of those, as the RIH letters are gold-edged. Secrets of the trade I guess.
Parts are more 70s vintage: Dura Ace brakes, Huret Jubilee derailleurs, Suntour shifters mounted on the stem, Nervar cranks, Ideale saddle, 27 inch wheels with steel rims.

It's too small for me, but I'm still gonna keep it! It's such a nice frame!
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