Heh.

Steve Willis, owner of The Bike Stand in Scotch Plains, NJ, says he doesn't like the ride of the PX-10, so it certainly is a matter of taste. He says the "problem" may be limited to the larger sizes, but we can't test that, because I can't properly test a large bike, and he can't properly test a small bike.

But the PX-10 has a big following, and it's not because of mechanical superiority, so I figure a lot of us enjoy the way it rides.

One of these days, I have to try one again. It's been a long time.

And by the way, I took a PX-10 on a three month tour through Europe, when I was 20 years old. It's not an ideal touring bike, but it worked, and I had a great time. In fact, it was a hybrid bike. I disassembled my Motobecane Le Champion, sold the bare frame, bought a bare PX-10 frame, and hung all the parts on the new frame. That's what I toured on, so it was an all Campy PX-10, an odd bird. Except it had Weinmann sidepull brakes, because they were what I had on hand. It had tubular tires, which suck for loaded touring!