Oh dear, Graham. This is going to hurt when I tell you that my Cinelli top (see left) cost £7-50 new, in the Geoffrey Butler Cycles January sale of 1992.Originally Posted by Graham Breeze
My "best" top is the Mercatone Uno /Bianchi (see left) and the zip had always been a bit fragile until finally...
It cost £26 to replace (the zip) but today I had 50 miles to flaunt the jersey to the world again and close in on 2500 miles for the year ; and what price vanity?
At the time I was cycling 21 miles a day to work, so I needed a lot of cheap tops. Two months later the company was restructured and the office moved to a walkable distance from my house. I then took up running 18 months later, so my many cycling tops have all lasted over 30 years.
Whilst I appreciate my Cinelli top is not to everyone's taste, it is the only piece of clothing I have ever owned that complete strangers have offered me cash for; one of whom would clearly have no chance of fitting into it. Every man has his price, and all that, but as no-one has yet offered me a Bianchi Oltre in exchange I still own, and occasionally wear, my Cinelli top.
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