My real test would be to repeat the Tuna Canyon (Malibu) climbs I did in the late 1970s. Unfortunately, they have since made it one-way the wrong way (downhill only). I climbed it 8 times while I lived in west Los Angeles, but I never dared a descent, preferring to loop back on Topanga Canyon. I doubt I could do it right now without a fair amount of conditioning and preparation and perhaps something lower than my current 42/26.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069