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Old 04-08-22 | 07:53 AM
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smd4
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From: Wake Forest, NC

Bikes: 1989 Cinelli Supercorsa

Does it ever end?

I own what many would consider a "grail" bike. Hell, it's MY grail bike. It's an awesome frame, with every dream component I can imagine, built and refined over the last 20 years. And yet, after just a few weeks on this Forum, I feel like I want to get something else. When I was in my early 20s, I had a 1986 Paramount, "Electric Blue," with full Dura Ace 7400 parts, including the stem and seat post. The only non-Dura Ace part was the Stronglight headset. Why do I seem to be longing to re-create that bike? In many ways. it's inferior to what I have now, and yet it still calls to me. I can't even afford to do this, what with No. 1 son set to start college in the fall. Is there some cure for this ailment?
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