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Old 01-14-11 | 09:53 PM
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Bikes: Trek 520 Grando, Roubaix Expert, Motobecane Ti Century Elite turned commuter, Some old French thing gone fixie

I lifted a friends Long Haul Trucker onto my roof rack once. I'm lucky I can still walk. It may be a great touring bike, but geeezzz it's a brick. I'm guessing Schwin Varsity weight. Maybe 700 pounds. I wouldn't want to ride it uphill.
Unless you need it to tour in Africa, look at a cross bike.
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