At 10:08 PM -0400 6/1/02, Joe Bender-Zanoni wrote:
>I had a bike exactly like the ebay bike- I mean exactly, in the shop I
>managed, brand new in1974. The Mafac brakes were correct for that year. I'm
>not sure about the saddle (a Unicanitor maybe?) and the rims and skewars
>have been changed. These Mondia Specials, dare I say it, have a lovely ride.
Dare, dare. . . I may not agree with Joe 100% (humorous emoticon of your choice here) but I too am glad this bike doesn't fit "just right". . . . oh and that I don't have the money right now.
I've always been impressed with the Swiss and German bikes and have always found them to be "better" bikes than the English and Italian of the "same quality." There have been a few bikes I'd wised I'd bought and still kick myself for and one was a Mondia Professional(?) mixtie. Had I bought that bike, and kept it, I wouldn't have spent the last 6 months designing the perfect mixtie frame for Mitzi. enjoy, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
PS: Another 10 points to the person who can make the reference in my
first line.
HINT: Mel Brooks