Jim if you don't own a Mondia take the plunge, they are quite nice and the paint is also wonderful. I still kick myself for passing on a matched set, mens and womens, Mondias. I've never seen such a nice mixte frame in my life and I doubt I ever will on better, it was much nicer than the Herse that was on ebay a while back. enjoy, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
"Nobody can do everything, but if everybody did something everything would get done." Gil Scott-Heron
On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Jim Cole wrote:
> Talked to a guy that has a Mondia for sale. The frame is 531 with the
> cool airbrushed look paint scheme. It's all Campy NR except for Mafac
> brakes and seems very similar to a Raleigh International in many
> respects. Ok, so what would I be getting into here as far as threading
> issues are concerned? Would the frame have metric sized tubing and
> require the "French" sized front derailleur clamp? How about seatpost
> and stem size? It is a complete bike, but all my spare parts are
> British thread. Always thought Mondias were good looking bikes and
> wondering if I should take the plunge. Thanks for any input!!!
>
> Jim Cole
> Memphis, TN