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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Brighton, Michigan
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Bikes: Optima Baron LR, '14 Nishiki Maricopa,'87 Trek 330 Elance, '89 Miyata 1400, '85 Peugeot PGN10, '04 Fuji Ace, '06 Giant Rincon, '95 Giant Allegre, '83 Trek 620, '86 Schwinn High Sierra
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I mostly prefer to ride my steel bikes simply because it's more nostalgic. Kind of cool to ride one, in a way. I have an aluminum dept store Nishiki that I tore down and rebuilt with a carbon fork, bars, and seat post. And paired with similar tires, the aluminum bike almost feels a smooth as my steel bikes. I've taken the Nishiki on 200k brevet rides and I felt fine afterwards, despite the frame being aluminum. And on similar long rides, the steel bikes do make me feel like I have to work harder to finish