Got Me a Convert
10-26-08 | 04:04 PM
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Got Me a Convert
I loaned my old Trek 520 to a guy from Washington D.C. who came to town for the Livestrong Challenge. I think he was a little skeptical about riding an old Fred bike, at first.
When I met him at the finish line, he was just gushing about how wonderful the bike was. The whole route is on chip seal with cattle guards and various other obstacles. He said it was the smoothest ride he ever had. He also fell in love with the Brooks Champion Flyer saddle.
He is going to start looking for an old Trek as soon as he gets home.
When I met him at the finish line, he was just gushing about how wonderful the bike was. The whole route is on chip seal with cattle guards and various other obstacles. He said it was the smoothest ride he ever had. He also fell in love with the Brooks Champion Flyer saddle.
He is going to start looking for an old Trek as soon as he gets home.
10-26-08 | 10:44 PM
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Bikes: IRO Mark V, Karate Monkey half fat, Trek 620 IGH, Cannondale 26/24 MTB, Amp Research B3, and more.
Geez. Stop it. Its hard enough to find a good old touring bike as it is.
They are horrible, dead feeling, heavy, and they break. And they all have Romanain threaded bottom brackets.
jim
They are horrible, dead feeling, heavy, and they break. And they all have Romanain threaded bottom brackets.
jim
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10-27-08 | 05:11 AM
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You are correct sir. I am sorry. I don't know what I was thinking. I should have loaned him my cf bike.
10-27-08 | 12:34 PM
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From: between Milwaukee and Sheboygan in Wisconsin
Bikes: 1995 Trek 520 is the current primary bike.
I have one or two bikes available for loan, lurking for a newbie to learn firsthand the ways of older steel bikes.
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10-27-08 | 05:10 PM
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