L'eroica 2012

BOOOM! In for me and Nick I reckon. Last year took until about April till they released the list of participants, I'm pretty sure we're all safe though. Came in to work on the Guerciotti today to remind myself to register. Which worked, a satisying end to a hellish day in the kitchen. Looking forward to meeting you all ove chianti and vintage frames...

all paid up..in for me and my wife, last year 12 of us went,flew to Pisa and rented a small car, panda's take a bike box and 2 people.

Thanks, JD - I sometimes need saving from myself. It'd be honey-coloured saddle & bartape next, then a tri-spoke... Will look for some skinwall 28mms.

Works on my battered '30s 3-speed though :)

Yep your 30's bike they work.

Anyway we're all getting rather excited now. Registration is underway! Good luck everyone. We are driving down.

done and done.

Last year I managed to find some 28c Continental Supersport whitewall beauties, with Kevlar etc. I think they are late 80's vintage. They were bloody superb and I recommend unreservedly!

Yep your 30's bike they work.

Anyway we're all getting rather excited now. Registration is underway! Good luck everyone. We are driving down.

Have you got a route/ferry details for the driving please?

Don't know which way I'm going to do it yet.......

I am in, and so is Signora Innanzi - will be riding 1957 Cinelli Corsa and 1964 Carpenter Mass Start

The hills are steep and plentiful and if your'e not not going up your'e going down, i would think carefully about gearing or be prepared for some walking.

Paid the money, sort the forms out tommorrow, thanks for the reminder Tom......will sleep well tonight .......

paid up .40eu. but whats the deal with the extras on the dropdown menu ie bottle / helmet thing ? is a water bottle extra ?

Booked my accommodation only to realize there were no flights to Florence or Piza that day. Ended up getting flights to Rome where we'll rent a car and drive down. Flights were €200 each return from Dublin and an apartment for 2 in Gaoile cost €392 for the week. Bike is sorted, all I have left to organise is some sort of fancy outfit.

I got the water bottle last year, actually quite a nice Alu job with cork stopper and L'eroica etching, finished the bike off a treat. Water was a bit of an issue for me in the 30c heat last year! Think the helmet is new this year but guessing it may well be some sort of hairnet style affair? Plenty of folk rocking those last year, including myself. Full style points but probably do more harm than good if your head was to actually collide with the strade bianchi...

Flying to Bologna is not often mentioned, around £90 with BA (so no charges for bike box carriage) and then piss easy 2 hour drive down SS1 to montevarchi (home to the Prada factory) and on to Gaiole. Worth considering

also registered tonight ... first time.
plan on driving down and camping 2 nights

only need a bike now :/

Did it! :)

Here's a list to update:

1. Tika
   2 W11
   3 Stedlocks
   4 Norther Graeme
   5 Happytramp
   6 Billundben
   7 Tapsnbath
   8 Rik van Looy
   9 Rossco13
   10 + 11 Pullingteth + signora Pullingteth
   12 Tilover
   13 + 14 Innanzi + signora Innanzi
   15 Tonyme
   14 Gios78
   15 Schnitter
   16 + 17 Peter V + Eddie Spaghetti
   
   

On a Gazelle for the 1st time, that's going to look something like but not exactly like this:

Should we get another thread going somewhere for 'bikes you will be riding at L'eroica ?

I'm in! I'm in the Samur one as well!
I'll be 'bussin' this

'82 Colnago Nuovo Mexico-with Nuovo Record

In!

Here's a list to update:

1. Tika
   2 W11
   3 Stedlocks
   4 Norther Graeme
   5 Happytramp
   6 Billundben
   7 Tapsnbath
   8 Rik van Looy
   9 Rossco13
   10 + 11 Pullingteth + signora Pullingteth
   12 Tilover
   13 + 14 Innanzi + signora Innanzi
   15 Tonyme
   14 Gios78
   15 Schnitter
   16 + 17 Peter V + Eddie Spaghetti
   17 BenJam
   
   

I'l be on this:

Have you got a route/ferry details for the driving please?

Don't know which way I'm going to do it yet.......

I'll PM you details later when I'm at a computer.

Thanks mate, I'm not sure how I'm going yet..... I've got massive expenditure this month, otherwise would have booked flights already...... I'm going to Tenerife for the wife's 40th, and there are diamonds to be bought and mulberry to be acquired.... As well as taxin the van and eating!

Je suis desole!

Registration is full!

I'm in. Loving home available for a pretty Witcomb, Holdsworth etc etc. If you've missed out I spotted this but it might be for local the gran'papas...
On 15 May, exclusively on the website www.eroica.it, 100 places will be made available at the higher price of €100

In. Need to make amends for ballsing up last year and only doing the 75.

1. Tika
   2 W11
   3 Stedlocks
   4 Norther Graeme
   5 Happytramp
   6 Billundben
   7 Tapsnbath
   8 Rik van Looy
   9 Rossco13
   10 + 11 Pullingteth + signora Pullingteth
   12 Tilover
   13 + 14 Innanzi + signora Innanzi
   15 Tonyme
   14 Gios78
   15 Schnitter
   16 + 17 Peter V + Eddie Spaghetti
   17 BenJam
   18 snowstorm
   19 Peter C
   

I'm glad there's plenty of time left as my proposed bike is need need of some attention - not to mention parts (mid '30's Claud Butler with seized seatpost and missing Brampton headset cups)

thanks ! i fancy the helmet but i guess its just more sweating material .....think i will also head for bologna ,got a good friend living there !

I got the water bottle last year, actually quite a nice Alu job with cork stopper and L'eroica etching, finished the bike off a treat. Water was a bit of an issue for me in the 30c heat last year! Think the helmet is new this year but guessing it may well be some sort of hairnet style affair? Plenty of folk rocking those last year, including myself. Full style points but probably do more harm than good if your head was to actually collide with the strade bianchi...

Flying to Bologna is not often mentioned, around £90 with BA (so no charges for bike box carriage) and then piss easy 2 hour drive down SS1 to montevarchi (home to the Prada factory) and on to Gaiole. Worth considering