Old 03-07-09 | 09:57 PM
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Bikes: March [B]'71 Schwinn Sports Tourer [/B] [B]

Originally Posted by Scooper
Mark, it's gorgeous. What group components are on it?

We need a ride report.
Thanks Stan,
I took it to one of the local stomping grounds for TT/Tri riders and promptly parked myself right on the rear wheels of a couple of Specialized Tarmacs and a Klein... I am absolutely blown away by it!

I would say that it is more twitchy than a Waterford Paramount OS and less twitchy than a Columbus Serotta of the same era... A perfect blend of features!
Superbe dropouts, full Shimano 600 Sante group and Campagnolo (Record?) headset...

I'll give a full rundown of it when I post it in its own thread and will stick w/ the Reynolds 700 Classic tubing for right now; I don't feel any excessive stiffness at all and find the 700 to be very supple on flats. It gives you that wonderful feeling of being "connected/a part of" the bike.

It felt very comfortable on this longer ride and was tight and responsive on high speed corners. Acceleration/full-out sprinting feels excellent and immediate to me. If I had to rate the fork as normal, stiff or extra stiff I would rate it as "stiff".

I guess that overall I would say Reynolds 700 Classic is moderately stable, very comfortable and fairly aggressive....To me anyways...

I'm smitten with it....

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