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Old 09-20-09 | 07:01 PM
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Socrate
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Bikes: Celeste Bianchi Pista 2009 (Japan model)

Originally Posted by igknighted
That's such a gorgeous bike... are you using it as a street bike or in the velodrome? If it is staying on the track, you can't put a brake on. If it is for the road, see if that fork is drilled for brakes. That's a nice track bike, it might not be. If it isn't, and you want to put on brakes (you should), you will have to swap the fork (I wouldn't drill a carbon fork).

It really is an incredible bike... but I would hate to see it on the streets. It'll get torn up in no time.
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Originally Posted by Roy G. Biv
I have the feeling whatever part of town OP is riding this bike around in isn't a high crime area
+1

I imagine it's not a high traffic area, either.
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