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November 4, 2016February 7, 2017 joelflood Campagnolo, employee bike, Pista, somec, track

1980’s SOMEC pista

This bike belongs to one of my colleagues, Graham. His collection is getting pretty impressive! The bike is a mid to late 1980's SOMEC pista frame and fork built up with a Campagnolo Nuovo Record / Super Record Pista group set. SOMEC is an Italian marque, started in 1973. They are mostly known for … Continue reading 1980’s SOMEC pista

January 30, 2016February 7, 2017 joelflood Campagnolo, employee bike, International, mafac, Raleigh, randonneur, T.A.

1974 Raleigh International

This time of year, business is slow and we have time to put together personal projects (on our time of course!). This is another bike that belongs to my co-worker Graham. He bought it as a frame and fork last spring and finally completed the build. It is a 1974 Raleigh International that he … Continue reading 1974 Raleigh International

December 12, 2015February 7, 2017 joelflood Campagnolo, city riding, Classic Rendezvous, employee bike, Spain, Zeus

Graham’s Zeus city bike

This is another one of Graham's bikes. It is a Zeus frame built up with a mix of components and used as an upright around town city bike. Zeus was a company out of Spain that not only made frames, but also made complete component groups! Most of their stuff closely resembles Campagnolo componentry … Continue reading Graham’s Zeus city bike

November 20, 2015February 7, 2017 joelflood Campagnolo, canada, Classic Rendezvous, Columbus, employee bike, marinoni, Pista

Graham’s Marinoni Pista

This bike belongs to my colleague Graham. He runs the front end of the shop handling a multitude of responsibilities, from customer service, to selling bikes, and diagnosing repairs. He also does all our product ordering. Graham also has an ever expanding stable of fine bicycles. This is one of his newer acquisitions. Really … Continue reading Graham’s Marinoni Pista