Sure is a nice looking bike, but has it been ridden, I bet that RD changes like a 1st timer with a 13 speed roadranger gearbox in his truck, NON syncr o gearbox for those NON truckers out there. I really have to wonder with some of the things I see on ebay...........wayne davidson Invers NZ.......
on 17/1/07 9:51 PM, Schmid at schmidi@gaponline.de wrote:
> The seller states not NOS but "komplett renoviert" which means
> cpmpletely restored. Very nice bike but i wonder if they used the
> Benotto plastic glossy bar wrap in 1974 already?
> Any comments?
>
> Michael Schmid
> Oberammergau
> Germany
> Tel.: +49 8821 798790
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>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] Im Auftrag von Chuck
> Schmidt
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. Januar 2007 07:49
> An: CR RENDEZVOUS
> Betreff: Re: [CR]1974 Gios Torino bike?
>
>
> Dale Brown wrote:
>
>> Re: eBay item #270080177797
>>
>> Unless corrected by a more knowledgeable person with insider info,
>> I think that is a stunningly nice restoration... Paint looks too
>> thick, decals look like they are under deep clear coat, a few items
>> are newer than that time frame (toeclips, for instance.)
>>
>> Comments?
>
>
> Just needs some HARD miles on it to apply some real world patina (way
> beyond the famous "first scratch")... then it would be perfect!!!
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, CA
> http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)