Originally Posted by
BillyD
You have my dream collection, except for the Orbea BSO. And I'd probably swap out the Zeus for a Colnago.
You missed the boat. I have been N ----- ing to the power of 10. Zeus and Bottecchia gone and every one not 59/60/61cm, 'cept 1. No more Merckx or Vent Noir, Falcon or Follis. Even down 1 Pinarello. No desire for a Colnago (did many other Italians). DeRosa is my grail. But another namesake added
, and it will be friction, non-aero, long stem slammed to stretch out, with cotton bar tape (one coat of clear shellac) and tubulars.
The Orbea is my un-grouchiness - to the reality of 7+ decades in the books. And hills that must be ridden.
Call me Wildwood Harding…..
(1972 Holdsworth Pro badged Irish Harding)
(quick mock-up = wrong bar, stem, shifter, hoods)
….but say it with an Italian accent
