A Warning to Future Generations
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Low-end Campagnolo stuff was always crummy. And they certainly have had some duds since then.
One sad thing for me is that Colnago paint jobs got stuck in the '80s for a very long time. They have mostly recovered, but their color choices are unremarkable.
One sad thing for me is that Colnago paint jobs got stuck in the '80s for a very long time. They have mostly recovered, but their color choices are unremarkable.
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To counter the "don't get caught' argument.. I think LeMond serves as an example of the right way to succeed. Like Lance, he had physical problems to overcome, but LeMond seems to have won the Tour without doping, or at least without getting caught doping?
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Also, it's hard to look askance at my Serotta when this is out there:
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That was done on purpose**********
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The current generation seems not to have been given enough warning.
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You should checkout the spray.bike Instagram feed. You might be uniquely qualified to enjoy it.
Whoever has handled All City's paint designs for that past decade is a flippin genius. Fantastic fades, sensational splatters, and killer Keirin flakes.
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What was the casting call for this one? WANTED: Seriously hairy legs? Dude has more hair on his legs than I do elsewhere.
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Plus, if you make it all about fun, before you know it you end up here:
Of course, weight reduction might get you there too.
Seriously though, a friend of mine used to race with a rubber chicken in his jersey pocket to remind himself of exactly what you said. I should have seen it.
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As long as we're calling out catalog pics, I've got to include Agent Coulson and his Schwinn Voyageur 11.8.
At least he got his valve stems properly aligned and put it in the big-little gear. I'm not sure about the crank arm placement though, and he really needs to ditch the reflectors.
I don't know if those are the best pants to wear for a bike ride. I hope his chain is clean.
At least he got his valve stems properly aligned and put it in the big-little gear. I'm not sure about the crank arm placement though, and he really needs to ditch the reflectors.
I don't know if those are the best pants to wear for a bike ride. I hope his chain is clean.
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Don't forget the 80's BMX scene...There was some crazy stuff
I guess maybe because of the name they were trying to make him look like Miami Vice, but messed up and made him look like a 80's cocaine cartel member.
I guess maybe because of the name they were trying to make him look like Miami Vice, but messed up and made him look like a 80's cocaine cartel member.
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The important thing is that you ride. The rest of it is primarily an attempt at self-aggrandizing BS.
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Hutch Trickstar!
I actually have a pink early 80's Hutch Trickstar that I enjoy riding. One day I was cruising around and I heard a little girl say to her Mother "Mommy, why is that guy riding his Daughter's bike?...Is he poor?".
So no matter how awkward you might feel because the spandex is a little too tight. Just remember that there is middle aged men riding around "on thier Daughters bikes because they are poor."
Just me actually riding around. I also enjoy vintage Roadbikes.
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I wish I had a picture of my '86 DS Ironman. The standard red and white frame, but I built a wheelset with red rims and used various models of red & red-sidewalled tires. May have replaced the cable housing with red, I don't recall. Seems like I had red and white splash tape, too. Just over-the-top red. Definitely should not be repeated.
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And a satanic head badge. Now that's "fun"!
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