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08-17-12 | 05:15 AM

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WC89

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From: Owings Mills, Maryland

Bikes: 2011 Trek 8.4 DS hybrid; 2012 Felt F-75 road bike; 1990 Specialized Stumpjumper MTB; 1992 Guerciotti road bike (inactive)

I'll be 51 in October. After 13 yrs off of the road bike (I road hybrid and MTB the last 4 yrs) I just bought this 6 wks ago. I'm lovin it. Note the 14 degree high-rise stem due to occasional neck/back issues of this 50 yr old

I think I'm getting used to the road position again so, I might even go to a slightly lower stem (10 degrees). No funny faces from my LBS but those guys know I ride consistently all year and that I used to race road bikes back in the 80s/90s. I get a funny face from those guys when I talk to them about racing with downtube shifters (before click shifters) and toe clips & straps

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