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  1. Original post
    Dirtylitterboxo
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    Went out for a pootle on Luigi, my birthday present, today,
    over the lunchtime. I rarely use Luigi, as he's a race bike
    as opposed to Gino, my trusty tourer. Plus, Gino has a
    triple chainwheel, whereas Luigi just has a double
    chainwheel, and yours truly being a wimp, I like having a
    granny ring. As it's the start of the club 5 & 10 mile TT
    events next week, and as I was encourageed, sorry, coerced
    into doing them this year, this is why I have Luigi. I have
    already told our club timekeeper that she had better be
    prepared to bring along her duvet, as I'll be the slowest
    recorded time by a long margin. I have absolutely no
    illusions about my abilities - they are naff ;-) I do,
    however, enjoy cycling.

    Luigi, as well as being much lighter than Gino (Luigi does
    not have mudguards, or a rear rack etc., et..) he has carbon
    forks. Ooooohhh.... they are nice - a very smooth ride, if I
    may say so. I *know* I go faster than greased lightning on
    Luigi - even if the clock says otherwise ;-)

    Cheers, helen s

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  2. Simon Mason
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    "dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers"
    <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:


    Luigi, as well as being much lighter than Gino (Luigi does
    not have


    mudguards,

    Quoted message said:

    or a rear rack etc., et..) he has carbon forks.
    Ooooohhh.... they are


    nice - a

    Quoted message said:

    very smooth ride, if I may say so. I *know* I go faster
    than greased


    lightning

    Quoted message said:

    on Luigi - even if the clock says otherwise ;-)

    You're making me jealous now, my Italian stallion has been
    in dry dock for a week waiting for its back wheel to be
    fixed - just when all the roadies are about :-(

    Simon M.

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  3. Jon Senior
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    "Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    You're making me jealous now, my Italian stallion has
    been in dry dock


    for

    Quoted message said:

    a week waiting for its back wheel to be fixed - just when
    all the roadies are about :-(

    The new toy? Broken already? What happened?

    Jon

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  4. Simon Mason
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    "Jon Senior" <jon@restless_REMOVE_lemon.co.uk> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    "Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    You're making me jealous now, my Italian stallion has
    been in dry dock


    for

    Quoted message said:

    a week waiting for its back wheel to be fixed - just
    when all the


    roadies

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    are about :-(

    The new toy? Broken already? What happened?

    Rear wheel developed a large amount of play on its
    cones/bearings (sealed unit) after only 70 miles. Since
    it's Italian and has a Campag cassette, it's been a job
    in itself getting anyone to even look at it. Left it with
    local wheel building top man, but heard nothing since
    last Saturday.

    Simon M.

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  5. Zog The Undenia
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    dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

    Went out for a pootle on Luigi, my birthday present,
    today, over the lunchtime.

    Is Luigi a Bianchi?

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  6. James Hodson
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    Simon Mason said:

    You're making me jealous now, my Italian stallion has been
    in dry dock for a week waiting for its back wheel to be
    fixed - just when all the roadies are about :-(

    Interesting, Simon.

    I'm sure I've already mentioned this in the NG but ...
    Recently I saw a full-suss MTB (use loose, I know) called an
    Apollo Creed. Made me laugh.

    James

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