Classic & Vintage - Last Saturday's metric century on vintage steel

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dbakl
05-10-11, 06:06 PM
Only saw one other bike older, a 70s Mercier. Some dudes were on fixies!

RavingManiac
05-10-11, 06:13 PM
Well you've piqued my interest. How about some more details. What you riding there?
dbakl
05-10-11, 06:42 PM
Oh, that's my '84 Cinelli, purchased by the insurance company when my '62 Carlton was stolen from my house. All Campagnolo NR, SR with a Brooks seat. A year or two ago I added the TA triplizer ring, the Rally cage to my NR and a 28 inner ring. And I use them!

Was part of the Wine Country Century put on by the Santa Rosa Cycling Club. 2,500 riders! There was a 200 metric, 100 miles, metric century and a 30 miler.

I'm 60 years old and still ride the stuff I rode in the 70s, just a lot slower!

RavingManiac
05-11-11, 08:22 AM
Very nice. I too am 60 and the need for speed has been trumped by the desire to live to ride another day.
KOBE
05-11-11, 09:22 AM
2500 riders and there was only one bike older than 1984, sad so sad.
K. Olsen
05-11-11, 09:37 AM
I did a metric century last Saturday on my 87 Le Tour. I have modern components though...Tiagra group and a compact double crank
triplebutted
05-11-11, 09:44 AM
I try to use my 84 Centurion or my 88 Miyata on my paid organized Centuries. Fun to get people talk and get interested about the older bikes. On my last century, someone asked why I kept "reaching" down the down tube. "That's my shifters!" I said :)

That Cinelli is nice! So classic looking. Love it. My friend had the red colored version of that.
dbakl
05-11-11, 12:36 PM
2500 riders and there was only one bike older than 1984, sad so sad.

That I saw...
scozim
05-11-11, 01:07 PM
The metric I did last fall had quite a few C&V bikes that I saw - mid-80's Bianchis, Vitus 979, early 80's Univega mixte, my late 70's Peugeot. It was a lot of fun for me to see them all.
RobbieTunes
05-11-11, 03:18 PM
All those bikes, only two really cool guys.

You and the Mercier.

Great pic.
dbakl
05-11-11, 05:23 PM
All those bikes, only two really cool guys.

You and the Mercier.

Great pic.

Ha, ha, the Mercier was being ridden by a GIRL! And she passed me...
timber_cruiser
05-11-11, 07:40 PM
Nice vintage ride Dbakl! I use my 1973 Fuji Finest for local Century rides. It is a very comfortable ride for long distances.


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