multimodal commuter
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NJ, NYC, LI
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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
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It's been almost 30 years since I got my first multi-gear bike, a yellow Record with black panels. I rode it extensively around the Wash DC area and also Munich, Germany. Elsewhere on BF I have recounted a number of anecdotes about it, including my first (and so far, last) collision with a moving car (easily avoided, has I only known: steel rims + rain = no brakes), and its bike's ultimate demise (frame failure).
So I have a great fondness for Records.
Nonetheless, having tried a lot of different bikes over the years, I'm now of the opinion that the Raleigh Sports, not the Record, is the ultimate beater bike. Can't beat the three-speed hub and fenders. Brakes still suck.