Originally Posted by
grayEZrider
I have a half-dozen mostly vintage early 80s. I don't restore so much as get them back to A1 riding condition. And ride them all. Even a couple single and a '55 three speed in spite of living on a mountain a few miles from Sparta, Tn.
My 6 vintage 80s are riders, not all restored nor even era appropriate. Holdsworth has 46/30 chainrings and serves as the gravel grinder with tubular 32s. The Merckx runs 48/34 rings from VeloOrange, and the Batavus is changing to Veloce 9sp triple.
The newer bikes are each Campy10; I like interchangeable rear wheels - whether for friction6 or Ergo10. My current addiction is quality 25/28/30mm tubulars.
I have relatives (thru marriage) that owned a sporting goods store in Sparta. I think past tense is correct.