Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 13,498
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From: Boston-ish, MA
Bikes: 72 Peugeot UO-8, 82 Peugeot TH8, 87 Bianchi Brava, 76? Masi Grand Criterium, 74 Motobecane Champion Team, 86 & 77 Gazelle champion mondial, 81? Grandis, 82? Tommasini, 83 Peugeot PF10
I don't choose which bike because of what it says to other people. However it does speak to me; I like riding a bike that is old, a bit of a classic, which is to say an icon of its type, and special to me. My experience is that no one else ever notices anyway. I have received compliments from LBS employees about a C&V bike, and that's a nice experience.
I see almost no one riding a good C&V bike. Most bikes I see are either new uberbikes or ratty utilitarian bike-like objects.
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