Yes, the Calgary trip was good to me in the bicycle department. Last time I travelled west I hunted up twelve vintge road bicycles and had to disassemble them to fit into the Ranger bed.

I found all of this trip's bikes while I was here in Calgary. The whole mess is now packed up in the pick-up, tied together and padded with saddles removed. There is a chance that I will have to unpack in Regina to (perhaps) make a trade.

The Gitane is a very nice turquoise blue and the paint/art is in really good condition. So too is the chrome plating but the handlebars and brake levers are missing and the crank set has been changed out. The Mafac Competition brakes are near mint but I have no levers on the bike. The wheels mounted are Campy Record low flange laced to Fiamme tubular rims(stainless steel spokes). The seat tube is 62cm(c-c) and I did not measure the top tube or anything else.

The Marinoni is really nice but does need a good cleaning. I am going to keep the C-Record grouppo for my Gitane Anniversary issue road bike but the Marinoni frame set is up for grabs. It too is a 62cm seat post with chrome stays and fork blades.

To the fellow in Regina, do give me a call this evening if you wish but not after 9:00pm since my mother is quite old and I do not want her sleep to be disturbed. My cell number is 1-807-624-7811 and I will call you right back on a land line that does not have long distance costs in the evening.

Though I hate leaving the Polagai I already have over a hundred bikes in The Old Shed and all of them are for sale or trade. With that in mind I don't get all that upset when I have to throw one back, so to speak. But I do like the Polagai...

I will end there and suggest that you have a look at another post that I am considering. I have been thinking of making my website, MY "TEN SPEEDS" a free site but I do not know how to go about it since I really do not want to disappoint those people who have been good enough to subscribe. That said, if you want to find lots of vintage road bicycles, I share all of my bike hunting techniques in MY "TEN SPEEDS" and support each with many examples of exactly how I use each one.

My guess is that some of you might think that I am BSing about finding bikes. I honestly find more than I can handle these days. As mentioned, there will be at least two nice old Italian mounts waiting for me in Thunder Bay when I return, and probably a few more. I should also add that I expect a considerable inflow next fall.

As for infringing on someone else's hunting ground - sorry. It was not my intention to damage anyone else when I look for bikes. I just like finding them, fixing them up and riding those that fit an interest me.