Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,127
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I like the Sports very much, too. It's well made and well understood. It can be a pain if it has been badly abused or neglected, but so can any bike.
I've had some pleasure refurbishing some 1980's Japanese bikes such as Fuji and Univega. Stuff on those bikes "just works."