New Italian Bike

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Originally posted by bikejung2004
I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June. Would you
recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I hope I
would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The plan is to
ride for long distances not mountain biking.

Gios line is very nice.... but there are so many to consider.

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I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June. Would you
recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I hope I
would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The plan is to
ride for long distances not mountain biking.

A road bike? Has to be a Colnago or a De Rosa if you have
deep pockets.

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Quoted message said:

I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June. Would
you recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I
hope I would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The
plan is to ride for long distances not mountain biking.

A road bike? Has to be a Colnago or a De Rosa if you have
deep pockets.

Nah, Pegoretti. Deep pockets also.

Lou

bikejung2004:

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I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June. Would you
recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I hope I
would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The plan is to
ride for long distances not mountain biking.

Some members of the club I ride with have just been to Italy
and came back with some very nice steel De Rosa frames.
Apparently, they were dirt cheap because Italians aren't
interested in steel frames, only alu. (But please don't
flame me if that's a contentious thing to say - I'm just
repeating what they told me.)

d.

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I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June. Would you
recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I hope I
would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The plan is to
ride for long distances not mountain biking.

Or stop in just northeast of Milano and say hello to A.
Mondonico and have him fit you with a nice, custom lugged
steel frame ;-)

- rick

Any bike that fits and comes in a color you like would be
great.

Enjoy the shopping

Bruce

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I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June. Would you
recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I hope I
would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The plan is to
ride for long distances not mountain biking.

Hi. Better yet, Torture all the Italians, and buy a
Hetchins! (English Bike) Mark

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I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June. Would
you recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I
hope I would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The
plan is to ride for long distances not mountain
biking.

A road bike? Has to be a Colnago or a De Rosa if you
have deep pockets.

Nah, Pegoretti. Deep pockets also.

Lou

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by bikejung2004
I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June. Would you
recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I hope I
would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The plan is to
ride for long distances not mountain biking.

Dear BikeJung,

The Padrone della Strada di Furia cannot be
too highly recommended.

It would be close to 100,00 obsolete lira at
the Mart della Parete.

Carl Fogel

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Quoted message said:

I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June. Would
you recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I
hope I would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The
plan is to ride for long distances not mountain biking.

Or stop in just northeast of Milano and say hello to A.
Mondonico and have him fit you with a nice, custom lugged
steel frame ;-)

- rick

Oh, YES!!! Mr. Mondonico and son build some absolutely
exquisite frames! I've been lusting after a Futura Leggero
for several years now! There is something unique about
having the name on the frame be the same as the name of the
person that actually built it...

bikejung-<< I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June.
Would you recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I
hope I would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The plan
is to ride for long distances not mountain biking.

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With the exchange rate, don't expect it will be cheaper. BUT
if you use greenbacks or large denomination traveler's
cheques, you will gert a better deal.

Look for a smallish Italian frameset, like Daccordi,
Scapin, Bottechia, look for an older, lugged steel.
Campagnolo, fo course.

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Originally posted by Zog The Undenia

B said:

I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June. Would you
recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I hope I
would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The plan is to
ride for long distances not mountain biking.

A road bike? Has to be a Colnago or a De Rosa if you have
deep pockets. [/B]

On 22 May 2004 12:56:45 GMT, [email hidden] (Qui si parla

Campagnolo ) said:

bikejung-<< I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June.
Would you recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I
hope I would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The plan
is to ride for long distances not mountain biking.

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With the exchange rate, don't expect it will be cheaper.
BUT if you use greenbacks or large denomination traveler's
cheques, you will gert a better deal.

And don't forget to get a VAT receipt, which you can
exchange for real money at the airport on the way out.

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Campagnolo said:

With the exchange rate, don't expect it will be cheaper.
BUT if you use greenbacks or large denomination traveler's
cheques, you will gert a better deal.

Peter, why would one get a better deal using dollars or
large denomination travellers cheques?

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Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

With the exchange rate, don't expect it will be cheaper.
BUT if you use greenbacks or large denomination
traveler's cheques, you will gert a better deal.

Peter, why would one get a better deal using dollars or
large denomination travellers cheques?

Because Italy is a [censored]-poor third world nation where the
local currency is some worthless [censored] called the Euro, and
so Italian bike shops will give you a discount for paying
with US Wonder Dollars that they can actually use to buy
stuff. Even though they will have to pay commission to
change them into the local currency.

Or that's what was implied.

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Interesting. I'll will be in Naples and Rome in the
begnning of July. Would you have any suggestions on where
to find a frame?

steve [email hidden]

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Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

reply-<< Peter, why would one get a better deal using
dollars or large denomination travellers cheques?

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My experience when shooppong in Napoli. Money changers are
everywhere but they make more $ on large denomination
greenbacks or traveler's checks, better rate that they
will 'share' with you.

Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
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costruite eccezionalmente bene"

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Mark South said:

Because Italy is a [censored]-poor third world nation where the
local currency is some worthless [censored] called the Euro, and
so Italian bike shops will give you a discount for paying
with US Wonder Dollars that they can actually use to buy
stuff. Even though they will have to pay commission to
change them into the local currency.

I believe the advantage of dollars is that it allows
Italians to buy nylon stockings and Hershey bars from Sgt
Bilko's store.

ian

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I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June. Would you
recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I hope I
would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The plan is to
ride for long distances not mountain biking.

I test-rode a DeRosa Neo Primato (steel) and found it very
nice indeed. Ended up going with a far more expensive TI-
carbon bike from Seven, but only just.

DeRosa makes a lot of carbon and aluminum bikes, too.

Is Fondriest Italian? I believe so. I test-rode a bike by
them, which I also liked.

But you say "ride for long distances". Are you interested in
a touring bike, on which you want to carry lots of things?
Then recommendations would be different, of course. All the
fab racing-type bikes would have to be excluded.

Dave

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I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June. Would you
recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I hope I
would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The plan is to
ride for long distances not mountain biking.

If you're near Verona, go see the Grandis boys.
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I'm going to Italy the first two weeks of June. Would you
recommend to me which Italian bike to purchase? I hope I
would be able to buy it cheaper over there. The plan is to
ride for long distances not mountain biking.

Cheaper here than where? It ain't necessarily so ... .

Sergio Pisa