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    SCOOPERMAN !

    Feb 15, 2021 2 minutes

    Despite being a long time VJMC member it’s fair to say this columnist isn’t automatically a ‘dyed in the purist’ when it comes to originality.

    Yes, some of my bikes have been rebuilt to ‘brochure specification’, but even that level of accuracy is wrong for some. Much longer

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