After the FRW "Napa Valley", a brand I'd never heard of, suffered a broken chainstay, I was provided with a Parkpre 990. I'd heard of Parkpre before, but it is not a huge brand. Parkpre was founded in the USA, but later acquired by an Italian firm and moved to Italy--apparently still in production:
Parkpre
When I first saw the FRW I was underwhelmed. After riding it, I loved it. I was disappointed the bike didn't work out. After giving it up and taking the Parkpre, I was again uncertain. Turns out the Parkpre was a lovely bike. It did suffer a wheel problem, had to switch it out. After that it was no problem.
Strava Route
We rode out to Pesaro and then took a boat back to Gabicce Mare.
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| Hotel Alexander, Gabicce Mare |
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| Valentino Rossi's backyard moto track near Tavullia, Italy. Gabicce Mare (and Tavullia) are very close the the Misano MotoGP race track. |
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| Yes, Tavullia loves Valentino Rossi. |
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| Sandro Marrai, one of our guides in the background. Speaks perfect English, lived and worked for years in London (logistics expert). Lives in Pesaro. Lovely man. |
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| My 2nd bike--Parkpre 990. Turned out ok, I liked it. |
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| They let me steer the boat. Very challenging heading in a straight line. I asked if they'd let me take it to the dock. They said no. |
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| Cap'n Dork |
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| It wasn't a very big boat. More like the S. S. Minnow. I wonder how many know the S. S. Minnow reference. |
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| Had to bring the bikes, too. |
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