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John E
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

This is another reason I have two Capos. Capo #1 has been repainted in a modern deep BMW-like metallic red, which I preferred over the original candy apple, and the crank, pedals, and derailleurs have been updated and upgraded. Capo #2 has original decals and chrome on the lugs, forks and stays and mostly-original white paint, although the head tube's contrasting red enamel is irreparably flaking off. It also has mostly-original components, with the slight cheat of a 14-26 ultra-6 SunTour freewheel replacing the original 14-22 5-speed Caimi. I have also downsized the original 52-48 half-step to my favorite, 49-46.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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