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2nd vintage ride in as many days

Old 03-26-20, 07:46 PM
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2nd vintage ride in as many days

Took the Bianchi Strada out for a short spin this afternoon. good times.

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For some of us, all our rides are vintage rides.
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I wonder if my mid 90s everyday rider is vintage now. I will probably never leave steel.
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I think you owe us better pictures of your bike(s).
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I rode my 80's Nishiki yesterday.



I'm also in the middle of Frank Bento's Complete Guide to Upgrading your Bike and I'm beginning to understand why I get so tired riding this bike.

Also rode my 90 Trek 750 on Monday.


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Can't wait for the thread on the third ride. Sitting on the edge of my seat!
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Exercising Bikes I Haven't Ridden For Awhile

So far this month I've been lucky and gotten in 3 to 5 rides a week. I've been taking out some of my bikes that I haven't been on in a while.

The first two are tied for my Goldilocks bikes...

My all time favorite riding bike: 1988 Peugeot Biarittz - Super Vitus 980 frame with a mishmash of Shimano components.



My all time favorite handling bike: 1984 Gitane Super Corsa with a Super Vitus 983 frame and a mishmash of components.



Early 90's Colnago Technos Frankenbike



Early 80's DeRosa that I put together last fall - Columbus SLX, all Campy mishmash. This was one of my bucket list bikes. I would have preferred a flat top Fischer crown rather than the semi-sloping one on this frame but hey... The ride, well, in French it would be "je ne sais quoi"



Early 90's Gitane Team frame that I got from the UK. It had been raced by a sponsored team in France. Columbus ELOS frame with a mishmash of Shimano components. Handles wonderfully, rides like a truck! Last time I had it out was for a Fignon Memorial Ride - 61 was his number.



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