Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Bicycle Guide, October, 1986


The Bicycle Guide of October, 1986, featured the story "Seduced. A Trip Through Italy's Heart and Soul" and road tests of Masi, Pogliaghi, De Rosa, Bianchi, Sannino, and Bertoni bikes. On the cover were Lisa Melilli with a De Rosa.

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6 comments:

  1. Oh, does that bring back memories for Larry! The beautiful woman, the gorgeous bicycle -- He doesn't remember, were there any pictures of the wonderful food? Ted Costantino and Chris Koch produced a wonderful magazine each month -- one that's not been duplicated since. Thamks for rekindling the memory!

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  2. Seduced indeed! Any chance of posting the road test article?

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  3. tres bien as my italian is more limited than my french ...sono buoni or is that tv italian?take care angelo ....kevin

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  4. tres bien as my limited french is slightly better than my very limited italian ..sono buoni or is that tv italian ...take care ..kevin

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  5. I still have that issue - along with many Bicycle Guide back issues from that era.

    Bicycle Guide was one of the best all around bike mags ever printed.

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  6. In the oct. 1986 Bicycle guide was a story about a gentleman living in Italy while working there. It describes his walking into a bike shop, meeting some of the local riders, selecting a bike and joining them on a ride.
    My question is this. Where could one find a reprint of this story? I wish I had hung onto this issue as it was one of my personal favorites.

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