Interesting! Thanks, Frank! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad
> On Mar 15, 2014, at 9:13 PM, knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "Gruppo" is Italian for (wait for it...) "group" (Dario, feel free to correct > me). In bike parlance it refers to the component group on a bike: the brakes, > gears, cranks, pedals, etc. Most often they're all made by the same > manufacturer and bought together in a (wait for it...) group rather than > individually. > > Buying the components individually would cost a lot more and also they tend > to work more smoothly together if bought as a unit. > > "Campy" means Campagnolo, the Italian component giant. The other major player > is Japan's Shimano and together they probably have 90% of the market. > > Frejus, an English company, made the frame. I'm not even sure if they're > still in business but they're quite highly regarded. > > A Frejus track bike (designed for a velodrome, no brakes or gears) with Campy > Pista (means "track" in Italian) components is a very rare and desirable bike. > > Cheers, > frank > >> On 15 March, 2014 2:51:33 PM EDT, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> >> wrote: >> To the non-cyclist, Frank, I have no idea what you're talking about. >> :-). I mean what's a grouppo? :-). Cheers, Christine >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Mar 15, 2014, at 1:40 PM, knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Old-school Frejus track with what looks like full Campy Pista gruppo >> and Brooks saddle. Sweet! >>> >>> That wall hanger is brilliant. >>> >>> Thanks for sharing. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> frank >>> >>>> On 15 March, 2014 11:28:12 AM EDT, Christine Aguila >> <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: >>>> Thought our PDML cyclists might enjoy a gander at this solution for >>>> storing your bikes. Kind of cool. >>>> Cheers, Christine >> http://www.gizmag.com/shelfie-store-bike-seat-weight/31217/pictures#1 >>> >>> “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
