I came here when I first joined the site, in 2008, actually was lurking unregistered in late 2007, always was a C&V guy in the sense that I really appreciated my Raleigh International and Bottecchia Special back in the 70's and miss them terribly. I had just bought my R500T and was trying to ride again, after the first 12 of my 16 surgeries, and this forum and the 50+ caught me as the right place to be. I only have the CAAD 10 now, my daughter has the R500 in Atlanta, as her weekend fast bike (a totally car-free lady). I am a future C&V owner, might be happening shortly/hopefully, depends on a few things.

Bill