I have wanted to buy a second bike for a while, What I wanted was something italian and sexy in steel. But I was on a beer budget.
And then I saw a Giant CFR Team frame for sale. It is old school carbon with alloy lugs, from around 1998. It's yellow, with red and royal blue touches, just like a metro bus.
So I took a punt.
Built with a mix of parts from the shed, second-hand and new, the most ex…