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Old 12-31-01 | 01:29 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

Watch out for potholes, ridges, bad pavement patch-jobs, rocks, car parts, etc., particularly when riding on narrow racing tyres, as these can trigger a high-speed crash.

My most recent crash was at 10kph/6mph, on a slight downgrade, on a wet car park driveway. This is one scenario under which one should use both brakes simultaneously and gently; I locked the front wheel and immediately went into an unrecoverable skid.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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