[MENTION=232813]eschlwc[/MENTION] -- You can count me among the "first bike was a Free Spirit" crowd. Probably the second bike too. We beat the hell out of those things and they took it all.
EDIT: Awwwww, I just got suckered into following up on a 3-year-old post. Bad zombie! BAD!
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A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera