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I'm back
(lemmy.ca)
About 5 years ago I broke my frame. A whole bunch of life changes happened and there was no urgency to replace it. But I have been watching marketplace - I'm in a remote rural area so there's very little lugged steel frame activity.
Last week an old Colnago Sport came up for a very reasonable price and I bought it:
Saddle, stem, bars and rear wheel from my old bike, other bits came with the "new" one.
I'm nearly 60 and wasn't really expecting to ride it - it's more a nostalgia thing. But I went for a short test ride and it feels great. I may actually spend some time on it.
And don't worry - I'm not under any delusion that I have a great Italian icon - I know the "Sport" model is Colnago in brand only. But for my purposes, it's perfect.
Awesome bike. It's hard to tell from the pic but make sure you have some kind of foot retention on a fixed gear. Either clip-in type or straps.
Those are the pedals it came with - they're flat one side and SPD on the other. I left them on for the test ride but I'll put my "pure" SPD ones on before I do any serious riding.
Nice. I use SPDs with my fixed gear and it's a great combo. Never tried bullhorn bars.
I never intended to - they just came with my first bike that I got from my brother and I liked them, so I kept them.