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10-30-07 | 11:53 AM

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Pinyon

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From: Northern Colorado

I also use two bikes. And I try to keep it simple. All that I need is a bike with a trunk-rack or paniers, so that I can take a change of clothes and project work to and from work. Here is what I ride:

1988 Trek 1000 Aluminum road bike. This bike is nothing fancy. It has a trunk-rack in the back, downtube shifters, and is still pretty light because it is aluminum. I also use it as my training and long-distance bike. I also like that stretched out, vintage race bike geometry.
1996 Cannondale M300 Aluminum mountain bike with high-pressure city tires, and also a trunk-rack in the back. This bike has no shocks, is very light for a mountain bike, and handles great in-town. It jumps curbs, handles pot holes, etc. with ease. I use high pressure slicks during most of the year, and switch to knobbys when it starts snowing, or on the rare occasions when I take it out in the dirt.

No pictures. Have fun out there!

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