Joined: Aug 2001
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From: North Queensferry Scotland and London (and France)
Bikes: Custom (Colin Laing) 531c fast tourer/audax, 1964 Flying Scot Continental, 1995 Cinelli Supercorsa, Holdsworth Mistral single speed, Dahon Speed 6 (folder), Micmo Sirocco and a few more
You tell me.
42 year old bloke. 40 year old bike. 120psi tyres. dry, blue sky NO wind (checked the manometer on the bridge)
Bike rides like a dream, so lively . Sun glinting off the chrome forks. hands cold because it was near freezing, but a beautiful crisp Scottish spring morning.
Took a while to get used to the slightly different (higher) gearing of the Scot, but boy was it a GREEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTT ride in.
So much so that I took a few minutes to gaze at the bike when I parked it.
I wanted a Flying Scot since I first saw one in about 1976. I can't tell you how good it makes my commute riding one.
Roll on 5 o clock.
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plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1