I'm not a "go fast" guy. I took up bike riding as a way to not go fast. Ride to work. Get away from work and the house and enjoy the scenery, the wind, the smell.

To that end, I don't think I will ever come to my "dream" of riding coast to coast, or a bike tour of Europe. Heck, it's enough of a problem to schedule in enough time to take a day for riding, or anything else that doesn't require my obligations.

Until then, there's the bike.

I have a 1985 Trek 620. I can't see what there is to complain about this bike. It's long- but that's what contributes to that "1972 Cadillac ElDorado" smooth ride. From the moment I got on the bike, with it's nasty bar tape and bubbling, melting tires- I knew this was "MY" bike.

Right now I have it set up with some Atom HF hubs laced to Mavic rims, 6 speed Command Shifters pulling a Suntour XC Pro RD and the original Sachs/Huret Pilot FD, a 6 speed Shimano FW. I'm in the process of figuring out how I want to work the lights on there- right now It's just some Planet Bike lights on the handlebars, but that won't work with a handlebar bag. There's still things I want to do to it, but I really really love it even as it is.

I think it's classy, classic, beautiful, burly as it needs to be, and as graceful as it needs to be.