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Old 01-17-16, 07:25 PM
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AZORCH
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Well, this has to be one of my favorite threads in a long, long time! There's a real soft spot in my heart for sports tourers, mainly because they really fit my approach to cycling better than a "true" racer or a "true" touring bike.

This was my 1984 Peugeot P8 - one of the few bikes I've passed along that I truly regret letting go of. Obviously completely re-imagined from the original, but boy did it ride nicely!


A ca. 1976 Centurion Super LeMans. It weighed a ton, but was comfy as heck so long as you were ok not going especially fast...


My "baby" is not C&V, but I think the Boulder Brevet qualifies as a sports touring model.


'66 Paramount P12 - it's got eyelets front and back and fits wider tires, so it's sports tourer-ish, right?


My oft posted '71 Raleigh International, probably one of the bikes most often thought of as a classic sports touring model - and for pretty good reason.
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