Joined: Nov 2006
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From: NJ, NYC, LI
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...
I don't compete, but I did a 200km group ride in April. I was the only one on a steel bike --'82 Trek 720 touring frame with mostly newer components, including an internally geared hub and dynamo hub. I had no trouble keeping up and towards the end it seemed some of the other riders were in quite a bit more pain than I was.