Eight weeks has slowly become sixteen, but at last, my De Rosa Neo Primato is here. I suppose it’s worth waiting for good things; I bet the Pope went up to Michelangelo more than a couple of times and asked him when he’d finish painting the ceiling. But I’m sure he was happy with the result and I’m hopeful that my little bit of Italian artistry will be just as satisfying and nearly as beautiful. The hold up was the threaded fork and as that was a special request I wasn’t too surprised at the delay. So I have a pile of parts in the basement that will soon have home. I weighed the Dura Ace wheels in my hand the other day and they felt ridiculously light compared to the wheels I have on my touring bikes so I’m all excited to get my “lightweight” Italian steel bike built up and on the road.
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