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Old 09-02-10 | 06:16 AM
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Bikes: specialized crossroads hybrid 2006 Raleigh Cadent 2 1971 Schwinn Varsity, 1972 Schwinn Continental, 1977 Schwinn Volare (frame)

Steel is real baby, steel is real. I hadn't ridden my Raleigh Cadent 2.0 all summer so I figured it needed some love right? I rode it to work this morning and the difference in the ride between it and my normal steel commuter was so stark. Now the Raleigh is a really nice bike with a carbon fork and seat post. Its very light has a better set of rims on it than the Windsor but I felt really scrunched up on it and it did feel a bit twitchy, not as bad as some of my other road bikes but just not as commuter friendly as the Windsor. I think I need to ride it more than on one leg of my commute so I'll ride it again tomorrow and see if how it feels, lots of differences in the two bikes I didn't realize how easily the Windsor rides. This little Raleigh is more responsive though and gets going a bit quicker from the stops and lights than the Windsor though.
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