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lupo64

Hello,
I'm Luigi, I'm new on the forum, first of all, sorry for my english, but I'm trying to ameliorate it. I'm an old italian (not professional) rider untill '80 years. Now I don't run but I prefer to ride my byke for long trips around the mountains ther are around my area. I attend a french cycling forum too, because I like exchange cycling experiences with other foreign country people.
Well, now I go to see the other posts.
Sportly.

kdelong

Hello Luigi,

You do not need to apologize for your English. It is as good as anyone who posts in this forum. I was in Italy in the late 1970's and would like to return someday. It is a beautiful country with a lot of interesting history and full of very nice people.

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Yojimbo_

Your english is about a million times better than my Italian.

Welcome aboard.

lupo64

Thanks for your answers, so which is yours interests in cycling, do you like follow professional races, do you run or do you enjoy go by byke?
Which is your bike? For instance do you like italian bikes?
I have two. A Casati steel/carbon frame equipped Campagnolo Record, and a Pinarello steel frame too (Dyna Lite model) with Campagnolo Record too.
I forgot, which is your favorite equipment?
Campagnolo, Shimano or the new entry SRAM?
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janiejones

welcome to the forum,

I race in a club, I ilke to follow the Euro pro cycling (mainly through the net, tv, and magazines - we don't get a lot of coverage over here though on tv).

I've been riding for about 20 years, on steel, aluminium and a combiniation of alloy/carbon, with campy, shimano of various levels - but i think my favourite has been the alloy with carbon stays/forks with Ultegra.

I did have a nice al Bianchi Via Nirone - reparto corse - with campag veloce and campag wheels - that was a nice bike to ride.

Cycler6n

hey, welcome! I don't mind your english, its better than mine.

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lupo64

Hello,
a question for Cycler6n, in New York, where do you ride? Perhaps in the Central Park? I've been in 1994 in honey moon, and I remember I've seen a lot of cyclists ride their bikes.
As reguards the australian friend, you know in Italy your cycling is very esteemed, we know very well your best riders, somebody, like Rogers, lives in Italy too.
Another thing, I told to some french friends who attend the french cycling forum (the site adress is http://velo101.com/) to come and post on this forum, it would be nice to create an european groupe, for exchanging our cycling experiences with you.
Sportly.

Cycler6n

I don't live in new york, new york, i live in upstate new york, I actually have never been to the city.

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kdelong

I pretty much just ride for my own pleasure now. I'm a little too old and seasoned to ride competitively anymore and have never been much of a spectator for any sport. Most of my bikes have been Raleighs, a preference handed down to me from my grandfather who was a fairly accomplished Welsh racer in his day. I owned a Bianchi many years ago but I traded it for an automobile. I always wanted a Masi until I learned that they are now made in the U.S. instead of Italy. I currently own a 2003 Raleigh Competition, a 1978 Raligh Grand Prix frame which I am restoring to original condition, a 1985 Raleigh Supercourse that I used to race in the late 1980's, a 1994 Mongoose MTB for when I need to ride off the roads, and a late 1980's vintage Univega frame that I built up using all vintage Shimano 600 components.

I prefer Shimano because it is less expensive here in the US and is easier to obtain in my area. It is also good enough for the riding that I do. If I was still competing, I would probably use Campaglono Record components, but I cannot justify the cost when I just ride for my own pleasure. I am hesitant to use SRAM because I have heard that they are difficult to deal with if any problems arise. I do use a SRAM Cassette that came with a wheel that I purchased on eBay and have had no problems with it.

I have obtained a lot of old Suntour components for the 1978 Raleigh Grand Prix restoration. I put them on the frame prior refinishing it and rode it a couple of times. I am really impressed with how well these old parts work. It uses old friction shifters but the shifts were fairly crisp and accurate considering the fact that I haven't used friction shifters since 1990.

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p38lightning

Hello Luigi. It's nice to have someone on the forums that's older than me, as I recently turned 60. As to bikes I have the following:

1983 Bianchi Alloro road bike,Columbus steel tube frame, mostly Campagnolo hardware.
1991 Serotta Colorado II road bike, Columbus steel tube frame, complete Campagnolo C Record groupo.
2001 Bianchi Grizzley mountain bike, Dedacchia steel tube frame, Marzocchi forks, Shimano Deore XT components.
1978 Schwinn Speedster single speed with coaster brake.

I think Italian bikes are as good as they get, but we Americans also make some great frames (Serotta, Waterford, Rivendell, Trek, Specialized etc.) With all due respects to the excellent Shimano components, when it comes to road groupos there is nothing in the same class as high line Campy. On Mt. bikes Shimano has no competition.

Being of Italian heritage (my mom is one Mafalda Grande from Calabria) I have always taken pride in the great Italian tradition of excellence in both bicycle equipment, and great riders. Maybe my cycle choices indicate that.

All the best to you, Vinnie.