Hey Herbie,

Good to hear from you. My wife bought the Maglia Rosa for me and during the conversation with the lady running the coffee shop, she asked where it had come from. The story goes that the guy who owns the shop would routinely buy a wide range of articles when he was on his travels. Apparently when he was in Italy he purchased a box of old jerseys, mostly woollen, of which mine was one.

The coffee shop has a tailor’s upper torso mannequin in the window and they periodically put a jersey for sale in the window, which is how my wife came to buy mine. I’ve personally seen a Terracina Desco, blue and white vertical stripes, which was lovely but someone beat me to it!

I don’t know if they have any left, but if you want to get in touch with them PM me and I’ll give you their contact details.

Regards

Gilly

Hi,

That coffee shop in Totnes; did you say that they have more jerseys?

@gilly

Probably Marino Basso – he wore it a few times – or Polidori from 1969.

Wow! Thanks for taking the time  @Oli and @Herbie Sykes! Herbie Sykes!! What an honour

@brett

@Herbie Sykes

@gilly

Probably Marino Basso – he wore it a few times – or Polidori from 1969.

Ahem, excuse me everyone, um Herbie Sykes is speaking…

I stand expertly corrected!

The Herbie Sykes? Welcome onboard.

@Herbie Sykes

@gilly

Probably Marino Basso – he wore it a few times – or Polidori from 1969.

Ahem, excuse me everyone, um Herbie Sykes is speaking…

I stand expertly corrected!

@gilly

Probably Marino Basso – he wore it a few times – or Polidori from 1969.

Ahem, excuse me everyone, um Herbie Sykes is speaking…

Probably Marino Basso – he wore it a few times – or Polidori from 1969.

You know it mate. @Buck Rogers said the same last week.

No worries, glad to be of some help. That VMH of yours, she’s a keeper!

@wiscot

@Mikael Liddy

Good timing, picked this bad boy up from the LBS on Friday. Nothing special, but at under 1/3 the price of the Park Tools version, it was kinda tough to pass up. Doesn’t hurt that the colour scheme is a perfect match for the Redback.

So that’s what the wee tray thingy’s for – holding beer! D’oh! Nice score on the stand. I have a real stand too and can’t imagine life without it.

Hey @wiscott, sorry to hijack the thread but if anybody knows it’ll be you. My unbelievable VMH struck me dumb with what’s below for my birthday and I’m trying to research it. The only one I can find remotely like it is in a café in Italy where the owner has a shrine to Eddy alongside a gold Colnago.

Ive been through Herbie Sykes Maglia Rosa with no luck and the internet has very little. Do you know if any other Molteni rider ever wore pink? The jersey is wool, badly bobbled in places and was bought in a coffee shop in Totnes, a small town in Devon. There is no label on the back of the collar. Any help greatly received

Gianni Motta?

@Mikael Liddy

Good timing, picked this bad boy up from the LBS on Friday. Nothing special, but at under 1/3 the price of the Park Tools version, it was kinda tough to pass up. Doesn’t hurt that the colour scheme is a perfect match for the Redback.

So that’s what the wee tray thingy’s for – holding beer! D’oh! Nice score on the stand. I have a real stand too and can’t imagine life without it.

Hey @wiscott, sorry to hijack the thread but if anybody knows it’ll be you. My unbelievable VMH struck me dumb with what’s below for my birthday and I’m trying to research it. The only one I can find remotely like it is in a café in Italy where the owner has a shrine to Eddy alongside a gold Colnago.

Ive been through Herbie Sykes Maglia Rosa with no luck and the internet has very little. Do you know if any other Molteni rider ever wore pink? The jersey is wool, badly bobbled in places and was bought in a coffee shop in Totnes, a small town in Devon. There is no label on the back of the collar. Any help greatly received

I have the feedback pro-elite and it is an unreasonably good work stand.  The push button release is so good on their clamp stands.  And it is light enough to carry around.  It remains stable with the clamp at my eye level.  I stand at 1.88m, so fairly high for a bike stand.

For us that already take great enjoyment from maintaining the fleet, a proper work stand turns the enjoyment up to 11.

I’m currently in the process of building my own stand so that I can begin the process of building my first road bike. A Gavia Imperiale frameset which I got a knock down price.

That is, it is my first ever road bike that I am building, which is also the first ever bike build that I am attempting, which induced me to buy a wall mounted bike stand only to realize that the basement storage room I intended to use as my workshop is (a) too small (b) too cold and (c) too dark. This in turn has required me to cobble together some sort of home made bike stand. Well, either that or mount the bloody thing in the downstairs sitting room (which would most likely result in exile to the basement on a near permanent basis – which would give me plenty time to build the bike, I guess…).

Anyway… Just thought I would pitch in, being new and all that.

I have an old Ultimate stand (which is now Feedback) and it’s a trooper. Got it from a friend who didn’t want to buy replacement parts thinking they were too expensive. Feedback still makes the parts and the part I needed was only ten bucks. It’s honestly the best stand I’ve used. You guys should check them out!

@1860

Have we seen a more detailed photo essay based around that ‘nago? If not, why not?

Well spotted! I did write a whole article about testing Rule #12, but I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I never came back with the photos on the finished beauty of the Colnago Master Olympic. The reason why, I am not fully happy with the handlebars and am just waiting for a NOS 3T Quill Stem and Deda handlebar so I can finally finish it to the level I am happy with it. Plus despite massively improving my handlebar tape wrapping skills, after reading the articles on that I also want to improve the handle tape as well….. Then I can finally also take some decent pictures and present it at a level I am happy with.

You’ve heard of “Beer in the Bidon”, no? Why the fuck would we need a Camelback?

@wiscot

It’s not quite fit for purpose though, the bottle doesn’t sit down in any of the sections on the tray, so it kinda ends up teetering there on top. It was moved once the work began.

“Moved” being a synonym for “imbibed”?

When you think about it, that’s about all a Velominatus should use a Camelback for: filling with beer and imbibing while wrenching.

Have we seen a more detailed photo essay based around that ‘nago? If not, why not?

Love the width of the rim, makes for a much rounder tyre shape (especially with 25s) rather than the “lightbulb” shape that a narrower rim creates. Theory is that it allows for much better grip & handling, without costing you much in the way of rolling resistance.

Once they’re up to speed they’ll roll for days as well, but I can’t help feeling like they’re not quite as snappy up a hill as the C-24s I had on my old R3. Think it’s probably down to there being more rim, ergo more weight at the outside of the wheel, requiring more effort to accelerate it (don’t quote me on that science though).

It’s not quite fit for purpose though, the bottle doesn’t sit down in any of the sections on the tray, so it kinda ends up teetering there on top. It was moved once the work began.

As far as a bike stand, the Park Tool PCS-10 has served me very well.

Handsome whip. How do you like those wheels?

Why choose just one? I have a Park Tool stand that cradles the BB and clamps the fork, then I have a no-name stand that clamps on the seat pillar or TT, and then I also have a very basic j-hook one that allows you to elevate the rear wheel for quick drivetrain work.

I’m all set on bikes and gear, now I just need a proper home for all of them to live!

+1.  1/2 of the garage is for bicycles, motorcycles, and workspace.  The other half is her car, gardening stuff, and things she refuses to throw away.  The trick is to keep my half as messy a possible so that she won’t move in on my territory.

Good timing, picked this bad boy up from the LBS on Friday. Nothing special, but at under 1/3 the price of the Park Tools version, it was kinda tough to pass up. Doesn’t hurt that the colour scheme is a perfect match for the Redback.

So that’s what the wee tray thingy’s for – holding beer! D’oh! Nice score on the stand. I have a real stand too and can’t imagine life without it.

Park Tool PCS-10 stand. Got to maintain loyalty to my home boys in St Paul. Roses are for our 20-anniversary. Downsizing to a condo and a bike stand in the dining room is what happens after 20-years and no kids. A special thanks to the best VMH ever!

So uhhh… just to go on a completely unrelated tangent here, @chuckp I’m noting the color of the Feedback stands and also noting what I saw when I walked in to a bar in Savannah on Thu this week

They clearly took their Campari seriously. So I had my first ever Negroni. Then my second. Turns out that there is a story (isn’t there always?) behind the strange name of this drink. Cheers

Welcome to the club!

Great article and thanks for the heads-up on what looks like a superb stand. I was looking at the Park PRS-20 which is similar, but the Sprint looks like it’s the mutt’s nuts.

When we moved home recently and I eventually got ‘my’ garage and tool room, I had great plans for the storage and maintenance of my bikes, camping and climbing gear, but I made the mistake of allowing a few archive boxes of my other half’s reference books in … big mistake. Of course the books couldn’t just live in the boxes (why not?!), and so they’ve slowly started creeping out of the boxes and taking up shelf space. It’s the thin end of a wedge I reckon and this unholy land-grab needs to be nipped in the bud before it’s too late … it’s a bike workshop FFS, not a book store!

A question to the older and wiser: does Rule #41 apply to workshop stands…?

I have the same Feedback stand.  It has many positive attributes.  My only issue is, you can not align the front brake and rim simutaniously (guess why?)  Otherwise, it the best built and most bike friendly stand I have ever owned.

And I endorse spending money of a tool chest too, another thing I put off for too long. Oh youth, why so cheap?

They clearly took their Campari seriously. So I had my first ever Negroni. Then my second. Turns out that there is a story (isn’t there always?) behind the strange name of this drink. Cheers

Weird, i am just in the process of buying a shed who will serve as my workshop.

Any advice about which type stand to buy? Precision: i work 95% of the time on vintage bikes and i don’t want my bike’s paint (which can be fragile on those oldies) to be damaged, so i am not so sure about a clamp. I also don’t need a folding one: the stand will be permanent(and more stable i tink).

Thanks.

Re Vintage, that’s why I like the Freedom Sports as it has various combinations of spacers that will work with vintage bikes – and you can always make up additional spacers if you need something completely off the wall.  Most of the others I have looked at seem to come as fixed OLD mounts.

@Ccos

And are you going to be one of those full on anal-retentive types who then outlines the silhouette of the tool in the cabinet to know the exact resting place for it’s return once used? Myself, I have my work shop in a splendid state of disarray to balance out the rest of my life.

A proper shadow board, either with foam with recesses cut or hooks and outlines, is a thing of wonder and beauty. Essential if you want to work efficiently using the principles of 5S.

And as a house-sharing renter, something I can only fantasise about

You mentioned ‘5S’ in a forum post?!

I can only assume manufacturing environments have damaged us both.

And are you going to be one of those full on anal-retentive types who then outlines the silhouette of the tool in the cabinet to know the exact resting place for it’s return once used? Myself, I have my work shop in a splendid state of disarray to balance out the rest of my life.

A proper shadow board, either with foam with recesses cut or hooks and outlines, is a thing of wonder and beauty. Essential if you want to work efficiently using the principles of 5S.

And as a house-sharing renter, something I can only fantasise about

Any advice about which type stand to buy? Precision: i work 95% of the time on vintage bikes and i don’t want my bike’s paint (which can be fragile on those oldies) to be damaged, so i am not so sure about a clamp. I also don’t need a folding one: the stand will be permanent(and more stable i tink).

Thanks.

And are you going to be one of those full on anal-retentive types who then outlines the silhouette of the tool in the cabinet to know the exact resting place for it’s return once used? Myself, I have my work shop in a splendid state of disarray to balance out the rest of my life.

I’m not that sad!  Oops sorry to anyone who does.

Not being married, I can devote half my garage to my toys. Now I just need a tool cabinet. Problem is, my best friend just picked up a wall-size Snap-On second hand. I can’t just get a decent cabinet now, I’ve got to trump my mate. There goes the SuperBike fund…

I’m married and devote half my garage to my toys. Guess what gets the other half? My better half yes.

And are you going to be one of those full on anal-retentive types who then outlines the silhouette of the tool in the cabinet to know the exact resting place for it’s return once used? Myself, I have my work shop in a splendid state of disarray to balance out the rest of my life.

LMAO

It only took 5 seconds to tell my wife that the Feedback was ordered.

I called one of those “we build it on your property” places, and had them come out and build a Service Course. Stuffed it into the corner of the yard, painted it dark green so it would blend, and put a very Little Rascals “No Girls Allowed” sign on the door.
12×16. 8 foot ceilings. Full electricity. Insulated and drywalled. 1/2 linoleum and 1/2 carpet. Cable, WiFi, 32″ flat screen w/DVD & VHS (gotta watch the old WCP race videos!). Locks from the inside AND outside. Heat and A/C. Full stereo system.
A folding cot and 40 deg. bag are kept in there at all times.

It’s Service Course, and the Fortress of Solitude. We’re selling the house, and I’m already making plans for Service Course Mk2.
Bigger (two stories?), all of the same stuff as above, plus a bathroom, and work sink.

If you have to negotiate, shoot for the Moon. The garage is settling. Never settle.