Passed by a vintage rider
07-27-08, 12:07 PM
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Passed by a vintage rider
I was riding yesterday up a long uphill when this guy passed me; first thing I saw was the front hub, old Normandy with the round holes and what looked like wingnuts, then black frame with polished Mafacs and a metal Simplex rear. He was wearing a tricolor wool jersey and moving past me really well, I couldn't catch him to learn more. Maybe it was just a mirage from the heat and the grade...
07-27-08, 12:10 PM
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It wasn't a mirage...
Some folks think that because a bike is old it can't possibly be light or fast and there are many of us that like to dispel that silly notion on a regular basis.
Some folks think that because a bike is old it can't possibly be light or fast and there are many of us that like to dispel that silly notion on a regular basis.
07-27-08, 12:18 PM
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Heck, I was riding a 24 year old bike, though next time I'll take my 48 year old bike because it has a triple crank! Those hills were long!
No, the guy was a good rider and obviously loved and cared for his machine. Wish I could've seen it in detail, no idea of make but probably from the 60s.
No, the guy was a good rider and obviously loved and cared for his machine. Wish I could've seen it in detail, no idea of make but probably from the 60s.
07-27-08, 12:26 PM
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24 ?
That's really pretty new around here.
I don't get passed by too many folks who are riding bikes older than mine... my road bike is 35 years old and I regularly ride bikes that date as far back as the 30's.
That's really pretty new around here.
I don't get passed by too many folks who are riding bikes older than mine... my road bike is 35 years old and I regularly ride bikes that date as far back as the 30's.
07-27-08, 04:38 PM
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Hehe, im pretty young and fit but I sure do love to blast by people on carbon bikes with my old steelies or even my mountain bike.
