Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Lake Geneva, WI
Bikes: Ridley Helium SLX, Canyon Endurance SL, De Rosa Professional, Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra, Schwinn Paramount (1 painted, 1 chrome), Peugeot PX10, Serotta Nova X, Simoncini Cyclocross Special, Raleigh Roker, Pedal Force CG2 and CX2
No bike is perfect for every ride. Even if a cyclist is a committed roadie, the difficulty of the hills, the quality of the surface conditions and the duration make every ride different.
In addition, bikes are more than a tool. My bikes are interesting to build, ride and have a history.
Some are my rides are casual and nostalgic and ideal for a 1970's bike with Reynolds 531 and friction shifters
- Peugeot PX10 is ready for pavement or gravel
- Motobecane Grand Record is my all weather pub bike and future vintage Randonneur build
- Schwinn Paramount is the performance roadie from this era and can participate in moderately fast group rides
Most of my rides require reliable speed. Bikes built with Columbus SLX or TSX and that have indexed shifters will deliver modern levels of performance;
- Pinarello Gavia with 3x10 Chorus is the hilly century bike
- De Rosa Super Prestige with 2x9 Chorus for fast local group rides
- Merckx Corsa Extra with 2x7 Dura Ace fast local solo rides
Special reason vintage bikes;
- Simoncini Cyclocross Special: Chip seal and gravel rails-to-trail
- Serotta Nova Special X: American sport bike and an old friend
Modern bikes;
- Pedal Force CG1: skinny tire, carbon fiber road bike
- Raleigh Roker: Disc brake, carbon fiber gravel bike
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
Last edited by Barrettscv; 07-10-17 at 07:30 AM.