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Location: St. Cloud, MN
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Bikes: '76 Raleigh Grand Prix,' 75 Raleigh Sports, '69 - '73 Raleigh Drop Bar 3-speed, '59 Parliament, '52? Raleigh Sports, '75 Raleigh Super Course, Surly Cross Check, Bridgestone RB-1
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I will have to agree with mkeller.........love the look and what fun is haveing only one bike. I will have to add that I have ridden other newer bikes and I just like the way steel rides. The last new bike I bought was a Cross Check because it was steel (among other reasons). I will also add that I don't see the need for a large assortment of gears, 10 suits me just fine and if I have a few more that is a bonus but I certainly don't need 18, 20 or 21. Maybe nostalgia plays a small role too, these are the bikes that I thought were cool when I was a teenager just getting into cycling beyond what kids do as kids. I also look at it as recycling, it's a perfectly good bike, why not ride it........you don't need the latest and greatest to have fun riding a bike.