aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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I married my first wife in 1986. Immediately on returning home from our honeymoon, we bought her a genuine Terry bike. It came with Shimano 105 components. I don't remember the brand of frame tubes, probably Tange. It was hand-made with very neat brazing work. We paid only $850 for it, which really was a steal, considering how well made it was.
She's probably ridden it a total of ten miles since then. I believe it has the original tires on it.
In my test rides, I found it to be extremely agile, because of the short top tube and small front wheel. Nice bike. Too bad it's not being appreciated. But in the nearly 11 years since I've divorced her, I've learned not to care about what goes on in her life. It's better for my health.