Originally Posted by
gthomson
You might have told me about the bike being the house brand of Bloor Cycle already and if so, sorry I forgot. That is really cool and explains why you don't see too many of these out there as well as the Bloor Cycle sticker!
You are spot on, it's a very comfortable ride, smooth but pretty light actually - with the chromoly frame. I don't tend to ride my C&V bikes to race or do long rides but mostly for cruising into town for a coffee or a light ride. I have 2 newer road bikes that I use for harder riding.
This is good, thank you I feel much better now with the bike I have and don't feel i need to rush out and pick up the Gardin. It would be nice to have but I don't really have room for any more bikes.
We may have discussed your bicycle before but I'd have to check my database to see if I have your serial number. Your Select is circa 1981 to 1984. I recall the main tubes on these were typically Tange Mangaloy 2001 (carbon-manganese alloy) as opposed to CrMo (chromium-molybdenum alloy). Still, it's relatively light and I'd expect the bicycle to weigh around 24-25 lbs . The Gardin might be 2-3 lbs lighter, depending on the components and tubeset. Given your riding, the Sakai sounds like a better choice. It looks like it has the nice jadestone finish, where the colour appears to vary from black to green, depending on the light conditions