Aye, and that ad's all I've seen, too.

The bike is my uncle's. He bought it new when he owned an LBS in Corpus Christi, TX, and it's been a regular rider since then, but up in NorCal, now. He doesn't recall the "Mark" number, but according to the Crescent ad, I'm getting a Mark XX, based on Uncle's description of the components.

It oughtta be my size or a half a hair small. He's giving it to me because his dodgy hip (he's in his 70's) won't let him ride anymore. When I was telling him about the Soldier Ride we're doing, he said he was gonna send it to me, since my only road bike, a tourer, is so heavy. And because I deserved a ride that nice.

He almost made me come up to Eureka, CA from Ft Worth, TX to get it myself, but relented when I wept openly.

He's had it converted to 700c wheels and he says the paint on the lugs needs touching up - and that's all I really know. I'm just waiting on Brown Santa to bring it home.

I'm sure glad to see people here excited to see it, too - makes it more fun, somehow. That and my older brother's blistering jealousy.