Joined: Jan 2009
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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 agree with all of what you said about Brahms's first. He took his work so seriously that he wrote less than he might have, with such high standards for himself. But what he left us was all gems, truly great work, and great is an often-abused word. I mean it here.