Take it to the Max

Got an e-mail from Alessandro today.

Included a 'photo.

Flights booked.

3 Weeks.

Fuck knows how I am going to pay for it.

:-0

Do you really need two kidneys?

I do 'cos I'm a drinker. But the kids.......

Lovely, I am most jealous.

Dibs. Lovely!

If you see the Mrs around and about, tell her nothing!

I mentioned to mrs Pharoah so will silence her too

Haha

Went to see Alessandro at Bici Grandis in Verona this morning.

Got treated to a full tour of the workshop by him and his dad. Compared to most British set ups their framebuilding shop is enormous, and they are justifiably proud of it.

The frame, which is amazing, is now boxed up and ready for our flight back to London.

The beautiful Mrs Jangle and I are going to have a couple of days at Lake Garda while we are here, so will post pics at the weekend.

Are you going to a Giro stage, they are close by. (Root for Tom 'Windmills' Dumoulin will ya)

No, not going to watch the Giro, sadly.

@Jingle_Jangle saw this and thought of you.

That has been on sale for ages.

In fact, I was all set to bid for it when I thought to myself, 'I wonder if Grandis are still making steel frames'?

A few months later and there I was on an industrial estate on the outskirts of Verona.

Now about to open the box, see what sort of mood the baggage handlers at Gatwick were in yesterday.

Much excite

Ha, was just talking about you.

Have been working today, so not opened it yet.

Here you go:

It is panto'd / logo'd more or less everywhere:

Ooof.

Hfs

Amazing

That Max chain stay!

Lovely!

Wowsers trousers, that's even nicer than I'd imagined.

oh my, that is rather lovely,

most elegant,

would it be too indiscreet to enquire cost, 1k or 1.5k or 2k or more K