![]() ![]() Lastly, you can run a tobacco company name, hence the BAT branding in Canada and US. In Italy and I think Australia, tobacco branding is only allowed inside the circuit, so you'll find the team members in unbranded team gear sometimes. its odd because about 10 years ago, Cigarette advertising was banned from hordings in the street in the UK (and this rule predates that), so there is some loop hole somewhere. As soon as they withdraw, then they wont be alllowed to reappear. ![]() This did not include signage.įrom memory (and its a long time ago I asked about this with Charles Stewart = Philip Morris UK), there is some agreement that Marlboro can continue to sponsor at the circuit as a continuation of an existing contract. Thanks, in advance.Years ago, in the 70's a gentlemans agreement was put in place in Britain to blank the tobacco branding on cars. The Shimano STI, of course, is a 21 speed, and the Fuji is a 15 speed.I'll need to use spacers, from the junk bike's rear axle, right? Like I say, I'd appreciate any and all advice. What will I have to do to mount the derailleur to the Fuji plate? on the dumpster bike, the derailleur is bolted directly to a tapped hole in the frame, and the Fuji's derailleur is affixed to a metal plate which fastens to the frame. (I'm 6', 150# ) I could use a little advice, though, about the rear derailleur, though. I'd like to strip it for the parts to put on my Fuji folder, because the Fuji actually fits me pretty good, and the dumpster bike's frame is too short and too small for me. The bike is a 'Trail Head', 'Trailridge' model, with Shimano STI 200GS shifters, derailleurs and brakes, and 170mm cranks. It's a criterium bike I bought in '86 from a former racer, and I still ride it every chance I get.Īs for the Fuji.last year I found a complete, fairly new MTB in a dumpster at the local landfill.all OK except for a pair of flat tires. Just discovered this was a Marlboro Miles guitar from the 1990s that you could purchase with collected 'Miles' from packs of Marlboros. Not on the Fuji, though.but on my 'race bike': an 'oval-tube rainbow-frame' Pinarello, 1984 model. OK, now I'm stoked.but I'm going to take a couple hours, tomorrow, and go watch the Salida, CO-Stage start of the US Pro Cycling Challenge.how could I not? It's about eight blocks from where I live. The lighter bike is easier to put into the car trunk if you have a bad back.ĭo you have a photo with the fenders and the rack? ![]() And you get a better lighter bike and parts for the price if it's not a folder. Then I realized a normal bike with quick release wheels is just as good to put in a car if you take the wheels off. and various other camping supplies from the Marlboro miles catalog. Each pack would have Marlboro miles, you sent them in and could get shirts, bags, adventure gear as they called it. He was a drunk, but waited tables and was a bartender at various restaurants, dives, etc. At the time it was sold by Fuji too of course. My scumbag uncle was always decked out in the freshest of Marlboro gear. It was a premium you get from Marlboro by saving labels or something. I cant remember how many miles it required. Since these pictures were taken I have added a rack and fenders. l used to collect miles from smoker friends in college and I redeemed them for this backpack. I still use it when we travel by car because it fits nicely folded in the trunk and is much more secure than atop the car. Shop Marlboro Mens Jackets & Coats at up to 70 off Get the lowest price on your favorite brands at Poshmark. I commuted 12 miles one way a couple times a week on it, including a couple of pretty good hills with no complaints other than a bit of flexing in the BB area. It has had all the original gear replaced with Shimano Deore 9 speed although I am using 7 speed trigger shifters with a spacer on the freehub for now. I have completely stripped mine down to the frame and started over and must say that it rides very well as a commuter and travel bike. So bikedued, did you ever get that Fuji? And has anyone determined the origins of the bike? Mine had a Marlboro logo on the head tube also but I bought it used and assumed the previous owner had slapped it on there. ![]()
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