Riding a Century on my Peugeot Iseran
09-29-08, 06:56 PM
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Riding a Century on my Peugeot Iseran
I have to admit that when I ride distances beyond twenty miles I've tended to grab my more modern road bike (an aluminum framed Raleigh with brifters).
Last week I took that bike into the LBS for maintenance prior to a century I'm doing next weekend, and the shop discovered a crack in the head tube.
Consequently I started doing my training rides on my Iseran (1987 entry level road bike with friction shifters)
and discovered the same thing I knew forty years ago. It's possible to do long distances on a steel framed bike with friction shifters (duhhhh!!!!).
I'm really looking forward to riding the century on the Peugeot, and may start rotating some of my other vintage bikes into my long distance rides.
Last week I took that bike into the LBS for maintenance prior to a century I'm doing next weekend, and the shop discovered a crack in the head tube.
Consequently I started doing my training rides on my Iseran (1987 entry level road bike with friction shifters)
and discovered the same thing I knew forty years ago. It's possible to do long distances on a steel framed bike with friction shifters (duhhhh!!!!).
I'm really looking forward to riding the century on the Peugeot, and may start rotating some of my other vintage bikes into my long distance rides.
09-29-08, 08:17 PM
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Yeah, and the head tubes don't crack 
I took my Bottecchia on a couple of centuries and an organized "midnight" ride in town this year. It was a blast!
I took my Bottecchia on a couple of centuries and an organized "midnight" ride in town this year. It was a blast!
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
09-29-08, 08:35 PM
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Oh, and don't listen to BBM about riding his vintage bikes on centuries - he cheats and puts modern components on them
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09-29-08, 08:50 PM
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So, I think I'm entitled to some comfort in my old age.
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09-29-08, 08:55 PM
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How many miles did you have on that Raleigh al frame?
09-30-08, 12:30 AM
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You are a brave man. My mid-80s Iseran is an absolute monster. I dread the thought of doing climbs with it someday.
10-01-08, 06:42 PM
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I actually enjoy climbs on mine. Of course I've always cultivated a bit of a masochistic streak too when it comes to hills. Living in Atlanta I may as well enjoy the hills, because you can't get anywhere without climbing them.
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I'm not sure of the number of miles, but I had the bike for four years which included a short (8 miles RT)
commute, group rides of various lengths, and a few centuries sprinkled in, in addition to a 40 mile Saturday morning ride I use to do on a regular basis. I'd guess two to three thousand miles. I'd also guess that the frame had a defect, since I don't tend to be rough on frames. The LBS is getting in touch with Raleigh to see if they'll make good on the frame.
commute, group rides of various lengths, and a few centuries sprinkled in, in addition to a 40 mile Saturday morning ride I use to do on a regular basis. I'd guess two to three thousand miles. I'd also guess that the frame had a defect, since I don't tend to be rough on frames. The LBS is getting in touch with Raleigh to see if they'll make good on the frame.
10-01-08, 07:05 PM
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Wow, that's pretty bad. I used to have a Giant OCR3 and ended up selling it to buy a Peugeot PSV10- glad i did.
10-01-08, 07:51 PM
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is your raleigh a technium? i've read somewhere that those models were being recalled for cracking. i can't remember where i read it or if it's true.
i have an old steel framed bike also (1970 schwinn continental) and did my first century on it last labor day weekend.
i have an old steel framed bike also (1970 schwinn continental) and did my first century on it last labor day weekend.
