Originally Posted by John E

Very nice! Reminds me of my early grad school days, when I worked part time at a bike shop (1972-1974). The shop manager bought a new Colango and asked me to take him along on a Sunday morning ride. I chose my favorite climb, Tuna Canyon in the Malibu hills of the west Los Angeles area. For those unfamiliar with it, this is a 3-mile / 5km climb with an average grade of about 12 percent.

We got past the first switchback when he said, "This is BS," turned around, and went home. I completed the climb on my humble Nishiki. ...