Hope youre digging your Vent-Noir. Ive had mine for 20 years. Shifted to a mountain bike for the last 12. Dug my ol' road bike out of the garage. Washed off 12 years of dust (from the bike
) and did a 150 mile 2 day road trek. The bike felt great! A bike mechanic along the route looked it over and said it was His Pleasure to help me tune up such a Fine Bicycle! I'm back on skinny tires again! P.S. The finish of the bike still looks NEW. Believe it... Rob