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Just one pic is enough for Jeff's Gillott.
His bikes have always looked immaculate, but here's a word of warning.
Don't leave your preparation to the last minute so you've no time for adequate road testing at home.
Although this bike looked perfect, it hadn't really been ridden before we left and a vital spacer in one of the Mafac centre pulls broke the day before the ride. A replacement couldn't be found, so the broken pieces were bound together with tape and put back - this worked for the ride, but it was a worrying moment.
The two bikes did attract a fair amount of favourable attention, perhaps because they were both from the same maker, and were both the same colour, although this wasn't a plan, just a happy chance.
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