Have bike, will travel
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Lake Geneva, WI
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Bikes: Ridley Helium SLX, Canyon Endurance SL, De Rosa Professional, Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra, Schwinn Paramount (1 painted, 1 chrome), Peugeot PX10, Serotta Nova X, Simoncini Cyclocross Special, Raleigh Roker, Pedal Force CG2 and CX2
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Since the Bianchi is too unreliable and my other on-topic bikes are not geared for hills and I am too lazy to change them, i will probably go off-topic with a 2009 Cinelli XCR, 50/34 rings (although I may challenge myself by staying out of the small ring) and a 12-27 11-speed.
Somehow a modern Cinelli with Campy will fit right in and will be exempt from the curse. Having tan-wall tires helps, too.
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.