Roman Stankus wrote:
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> Chuck,
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> Is it the Molteni orange that bugs you or the modern parts on a lugged steel
> frame or both? Just wondering what doesn't work in your mind. What is a
> "current bike"(per your post)in your mind? Are you still talking lugged
> steel or something else? (cut)
I think the word bug is a little strong. To me the twin plate fork crown and the Legnano paint job with seat bands etc. on the Pegoretti is a little too cute for a modern (current) bike (lugged steel in this case). Trying a little to hard to be hip? Kind of like the current crop of cars trading on the retro look? The Bug looks fun, just not sure I'd ever plunk down the money to own one.
A current bike to me would be lugged steel, tigged steel, brazed steel, tigged aluminum, carbon (what have I left out) with current parts. And current parts would be anything from the last five or ten years. Actually some of the bikes I ride fall into this catagory ;)
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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