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Old 10-11-21, 02:33 PM
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Bikes: Mostly 1st-generation, top-of-the-line, non-unicrown MTBs/ATBs: All 1984 models: Dawes Ranger, Peugeot Canyon Express, Ross Mt. Whitney (chrome), Schwinn High Sierra, and a 1983 Trek 850.

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Just finished this late `90s - early `00s Diamond Back Apex:


Deore LX groupset with FD delete and Microshift indexed 8-speed thumb-shifter. Perfect gearing on the middle chainring for the winter commuter this bike will eventually be.







I've got the studded Schwalbe Winter Marathon tires ready to go on, and the Planet Bike fenders over those. I think this bike will be superior to my last winter ride: a 1990s Barracuda A2B:



But for now, on tarmac, it handles like it's on rails! Those Kenda Retrospec tires are super-grippy, if a bit heavy.
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