Luigi

[Dirtylitterboxo]

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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[Simon Mason]

"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers"
<wafflycathcs@aol.comcomcom> wrote in message
>
> 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 ;-)

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.

[Jon Senior]

"Simon Mason" <simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk> wrote
> 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 :-(

The new toy? Broken already? What happened?

Jon

[Simon Mason]

"Jon Senior" <jon@restless_REMOVE_lemon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1082135830.1947.0@iris.uk.clara.net...
> "Simon Mason" <simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk> wrote
> > 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 :-(
>
> 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.

[Zog The Undenia]

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:

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

Is Luigi a Bianchi?

[James Hodson]

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 17:53:41 +0100, "Simon Mason"
<simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk> wrote:

> 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