I'm not sure whether the fall where his feet readily came out of the toeclips is evidence that the fall was staged, or evidence that the test was improper. Maybe both? Not being clipped in reduces available torque by about twenty percent, and so would be an improper test. Claiming that the 24T rear was 'pro' gearing, then riding a course that he admits was steeper then pros rode, seems a setup. A 'pro' mechanic would have spun on a 28T freewheel for such a course.

He did a good job avoiding the piles of wet debris along an interesting climbing course. Points for gum sidewalls and a shiny finish on the Condor, but both colors are dullsville, imo. Irrelevent perhaps, unless you want to gab about 'soul'.

One thing I like about '70s racing bikes is that they are perhaps the best example of 'form follows function' since the canoe. Instead of seeming faintly disgusted by a classic ride, a more impartial judge would admit how capable Eddy's rides actually were.