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Old 01-27-19 | 08:22 AM
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Bikes: A bunch of old bikes and a few new ones

Originally Posted by rccardr
This would be an interesting Twofer: Cino this weekend, and the Coppi event in Wisconsin the next weekend.
Different bikes required, different airlines, lots of sweaty wool clothing, cool people, neato bikes to ogle....




Yeah I'm thinking about doing both as well . . .

Are you worried that you don't have enough bikes?



I'm thinking my Peugeot PR 10 would be the perfect bike for this with the right wheels and gearing. I'll bet that frame will take a 700 x 35c tire no problemo and I'll run a "compact" stronglight 99 on it to get some uber low gears to keep my knees happy.

It would be "cheating" but it would be fun taking a "vintage" MTB on this ride. Old MTBs make ace gravel bikes with nice plush tires, cantilevers, and lots of gearing. Honestly as I look at that elevation profile, the idea of a vintage MTB starts to look more and more appealing, .
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