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Hi everyone! It's be en a long time since my last visit.
I participated in a group ride for old racing bikes in Vaasa, Finland with my Gitane Piste. I also mounted porteur bars on it, and I think ... |
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At the finish line of "Finnish l'eroica", Wauhtiajot.
https://picasaweb.google.com/jyri.lehtonen/Wauhtiajot2012?authuser=0&feat=directlink |
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http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/391306_412692128793663_696528946_n.jpg |
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Done did it...
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l6PgXxVj3R0/T_3NRzgFQLI/AAAAAAAACyc/fIBko_xRuvc/s512/Valmis2.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YBcmmMgRLQU/T_3M4PNjQGI/AAAAAAAACxk/x9QNrgiI ... |
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Finally I found matching cranks. They are Gipiemme sprint, unfortunately road model for double chain ring, and in my opinion great looking.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6813465400_5dab475214_ ... |
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According to decals this Piste which I bought from Cedric in France (Thanks for tip Trois Tubes) is from 1980 - 1983 era. It has three main tubes made of Reynolds 531, french bottom bracket and french ... |
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Meetoo!
I'd be glad with repro decals too. I'd still need to get a decent picture of the bubble font. |
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The day I've been waiting for was yesterday. Finally the streets were dry enough to have a test ride with updated cockpit, chain, pedals and wheels+tyres.
She's fast.
http://farm6.static.flickr. ... |
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Hi again.
The winter has been cruel, cold and snowy and all my fast bikes have been inside for a long long time waiting for the the spring. Snow is melting fast and I hope next weeks will be warm s ... |
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I've got this track frame from -85 and its made of columbus tretubi. (which means that only three main tubes are columbus) Fork and lugs look similar to yours.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/inforest ... |
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Hi again.
I haven't been around for a while. Sorry for that.
I managed to ride about 50km with this bike and couldn't get that smile off my face for a week. So the winter came and we already hav ... |
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Some detail photos of a muddy bike:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1043/5188171288_fd6d1704b1_z.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1035/5188174820_74a0751080_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.co ... |
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Done:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1325/5166802220_11f54be006_z.jpg |
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