I rode bikes like that in Germany. Very great commuter bikes.
I want an Xtra cycle some day. Get a rental car when I need a car, use the bike the rest of the time. (after child is grown. hard to do mom carpool duty with multiple children on a bike)
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10-22-2006, 04:02 PM #1
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10-23-2006, 07:32 AM #2
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SWEET! I like the skirt guard! You don't see those in the US too much.
"Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." -- Bill Nye
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10-23-2006, 08:01 AM #3
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hehe I was just looking at Marinoni bikes. They can have fenders AND campy components!
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10-23-2006, 08:50 AM #4
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Nice to know that more Marinonis are available in the Pacific North West! I'm from Montreal, aka Marinoniland. At the Grand Tour (major one-week bike tour, 2200 people), at least one in ten bikes is a Marinoni.
Marinoni bikes are first and foremost road bikes, commuters or racers (check out the VR2). Pepe Marinoni reluctantly introduced Shimano but mostly the bikes are fitted with Campy. They make great touring bikes, so if your commute has some distance to it, it might be totally worth the investment.
By the way, you can have them made-to-order for just a few more dollars, so the shop will take your measurements and you'll have your own custom bike. You can also get the paint job made to order.
Ok, end of pro-Marinoni rant. I will get a Marinoni touring bike as my next bike. I love to encourage family business, and there aren't many family-owned bike manufacturers left in this world...
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10-23-2006, 09:09 AM #5
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Grog, there are several bike shops in Vancouver area that sell Marinoni's. (only 1 in Seattle though)
i was just fantasizing on a field trip to do just that. Take a train or ferry up to Vancouver, buy a bike, cross the border on it..
ride home.
So who is this Pepe Marinoni? is he an old italian guy?
I would love to have a bike like that!
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