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About 5 years ago I broke my frame. A whole bunch of life changes happened and there was no urgency to replace it. But I have been watching marketplace - I'm in a remote rural area so there's very little lugged steel frame activity.

Last week an old Colnago Sport came up for a very reasonable price and I bought it:

Saddle, stem, bars and rear wheel from my old bike, other bits came with the "new" one.

I'm nearly 60 and wasn't really expecting to ride it - it's more a nostalgia thing. But I went for a short test ride and it feels great. I may actually spend some time on it.

And don't worry - I'm not under any illusion that I have a great Italian icon - I know the "Sport" model is Colnago in brand only. But for my purposes, it's perfect.

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[-] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Ride it. Don't take for granted that you can, if you do, then you won't be able to soon.

I'm 60. I miss my 1982 Shogun 1000. I foolishly left it behind when I moved to a new state in 1992. It wouldn't fit in my car. I prioritized the wrong things.

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