I guess you may be right about Indurain. It is better to quit while he is on 
top. Still i have a gut feeling that he had lots to give. He's still very 
strong. Perhaps the bug of competition will haunt him and he may return. It 
is sad for a person of his caliber to disappear in the lime light.
Sorry I misunderstood your training to be on the trainer. Do you enjoy the 
hybrid? I have a Daccordi which is a road bike that is imported from Italy. 
As far as I know the bike shop that I bought it from is the sole importer of 
the bike in North America. It could also the only importer in Canada. It is A 
Columbus EL frame with chorus '94 groupo. A very nice bike indeed. It has a 
bergundy or wine red colour with a grid pattern inside the paint. I didn't 
like the paint colour at first, but it was the only size frame the shop had 
at the time that would fit me. I was opting for a lower end columbus tubing 
such as SL. I got the EL for the price of the SL. A price difference of 
almost $300. The EL frame sold for $1100 approx. The paint quality is amazing 
and rare to find on bicycles these days. Many layers of paint that does not 
scratch very easily. Daccordi had first place paint quality for many years in 
a row. Here where I live it is difficult and possibly impossible to get a 
good quality paint job. There iis a local builder by the name of Marinoni 
here in my province whose frames are well known in North America. He has good 
quality frames for very affordable prices. The problem is in the paint. It 
does not last very long without chipping. They do not take the time or 
expense to take all the long painstaking processes the apply a good quality 
paint job. Some bikes can be found with grit in the paint. Too bad though.
Richard
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