Originally Posted by
SlimAgainSoon
I ride a LeMond Zurich ... made with 853 Reynolds. Came with bone-hard Rolf wheels. When I sold those and got some standard wheels, the ride suddenly turned ... dreamy.
I commute on this bike most days, and have been doing so for well over a decade.
I don't abuse it with a chain and lock banging around. That sounds ... disrepectful.
The LeMond handles bumps and such fine. I live in a city largely free of potholes (we don't get a lot of killer freezes) but there are plenty of this and that on my commute.
It handles 25mm tires. I've squeezed a 28mm on the front (rear, no problem) but that's a tight fight. This is with the carbon fork. Some versions came with a steel fork, which is likely to have different dimensions.
So I'm riding 25mm front, 28mm rear.
Brooks saddle ... a fine and fast comfort bike!
It really is. For any bike, but especially a nice bike.
Otherwise, you just made me drool a little describing your bike and its ride. I checked out a 90s lemond recently and I want one now. Already have a Brooks in reserve waiting for it, in fact.
Will NOT be throwing a lock on it...