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12-26-07 | 09:20 AM

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John E

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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;

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Originally Posted by datlas

Just my $.02....the three most important aspects of a road bike are: Fit, Fit, and Fit. I would rather ride a crappy old beater that fits me to a "t" than a state of the art carbon-fiber everything bike that doesnt fit.

So whatever you get, PLEASE make sure it fits you well. There are tons of links around regarding proper fit for a road bike.

I concur, as well.

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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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