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Of course, I was quick to note the absurdity of my situation – a groupset with no frame is the mechanical equivalent of an invertebrate with no shell. Tasty as some may find them, it’s a hopeless state to be in and I was in bad need of bones to bring this hobby horse to life.
It didn’t take long for me to see that the finest steeds in the MGOF stable were of prestigious – normally Italian – heritage far beyond my paycheck; the kind of jewel that you stumble on in exotic bazaars and have to barter your offspring to obtain. My difficulty here was twofold: the most exotic bazaars of Brussels trade in chickpeas and discount dates (ask for a Coppi and you get vacuum-packed decaf); and progenies remain a twinkle in my eye until I put a ring on my accomplice for a European passport.
The solution came in Marin-form from the very obliging @Foreigner65 who had the immaculate frame below at a very fair price. Now I know that this might be straying slightly from the brief. It’s an alu frame built in 2000. I will leave this up to you to decide whether it can qualify for MGOF or not. But my reasoning was that this will give me mobility and when I do find that Tommasini, I can hopefully transfer parts with minimal fuss.
Major pluses of this option are: Italian pedigree built by Billato Brothers; BSA BB; clearance for 28mm tyres. And it really is a very pretty frame.
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