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Old 04-02-25 | 10:49 AM
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Bikes: 2008 S-Works Roubaix SL, 1979 Raleigh Comp GS, 1978 Schwinn Volare

Originally Posted by LAJ
Good looking vintage bike.
So this, plus the deafening silence from the rest of the crowd, says "Not Hot." But since it isn't not hot enough to get the real Not Hot treatment like some others, I wonder -- can an aging Zertz-equipped bike become hot again? ...or is it now a middle-aged showgirl, passable but forever consigned to the background?

I can envision carbon stem, modern rims, probably black tape because there's just too much white right now. The chainring is ugly AF for sure. Curious what others see.
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