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07-19-25 | 02:03 PM

#26

Sedgemop

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Joined: Sep 2013

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From: Chicago

Bikes: '69 Raleigh Sports '72 Cinelli Super Corsa '78 Motobecane Le Champion '84 Schwinn High Sierra '85 Trek 830 '88 Merckx Team ADR Corsa Extra

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Originally Posted by Kilroy1988

I have been living and riding in the Sacramento area, where there are a lot of active cyclists, for just over a year now. In that time, I've probably received more than a dozen compliments on my old bikes - which has mostly been the '79 Mercian Campionissimo. It ranges from people riding by, recognizing the name and saying "nice Mercian!" to folks wanting to stop and share memories of their old bikes for a few minutes. It's a good atmosphere... Oh, and of course I'm excluding any compliments received during the monthly C&V rides!

-Gregory

I do really like the looks of that one. You planning to hold onto it long term, Gregory?

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07-20-25 | 06:20 AM

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noglider

aka Tom Reingold

Joined: Jan 2009

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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA

Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

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Originally Posted by sloar

90% of the time I don’t ever see another rider, I’m out in the country. Once in awhile the closer I get to the city I’ll see a group of riders on carbon race bikes flying by. I’ve never really had the chance to show off my bikes in person, only here.

It's interesting how we live in such different places. I get to ride in rural areas in the mid-Hudson valley of New York State, and I've ridden in other rural areas over my life. I love it, and it might be my favorite kind of riding because of the beautiful scenery. It's probably more densely populated than your area. But if I never rode in an urban area, would I be happy? I don't know. For me, sometimes being away from masses of people is good for me. But at other times, being in the thick of it with lots of people seems to be good for me.

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07-20-25 | 04:07 PM

#28

Aardwolf

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Joined: Aug 2021

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From: Putney, London UK

Bikes: 1982 Holdsworth Avanti (531), 1961 Holdsworth Cyclone, 1953 Holdsworth Whirlwind

I get quite a few comments, probably because I'm in London. I do note them in my ride log and they usually give me a slight buzz.
A few examples ...

"Is that a Nishiki" from a guy in a white van, I just said "no".
That was in Putney, where Holdsworth had a shop until about 15 years back.

"That's a nice new bike" from a really old guy walking with some help from a relative or nurse.
I explained it was recently restored then realised it was probably new when he was about 13 and looking in bicycle shop windows - back in 1961.

Doing a photo shoot in Richmond park 2 years back and a group of about 5 older cyclists stop, turns out the 'leader' got married in 1961.

Another photo shoot in Richmond park 2 weeks back, random passer by asks about the bike and mentions that a vintage cycle club meets up at a nearby pub.
I looked it up: Cicli Artigianali https://www.cicliartigianali.co.uk/

I'm fairly sure this looks nothing like a Nishiki