C&V: A lonely hobby
08-01-14, 01:46 AM
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Bikes: Peugeot Ventoux PH501, Vitus 979/Campy C-Record & Chorus, and TBD. :)
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08-04-14, 09:45 PM
#127
You gonna eat that?
08-04-14, 09:48 PM
#128
You gonna eat that?
Thanks. It's currently part of a display of cycling photos at a local bakery.... along with these two:
Brian by doohickie@ymail.com, on Flickr
Elisabet by doohickie@ymail.com, on Flickr
Brian by doohickie@ymail.com, on Flickr
Elisabet by doohickie@ymail.com, on Flickr
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08-05-14, 08:24 PM
#129
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: New England
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Bikes: 1948 BSA 3-speed with 3-cog Cyclo derailleur; Colin Lang- 1973 vintage all-Campy road bike, Schindelhauer Ludwig XIV
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When my vintage bikes were as slick as they came in the 70's, nobody knew what they were. I started getting double-takes twenty years ago.
08-06-14, 06:54 AM
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Location: Indiana
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Bikes: '84 Paramount, '89 Schwinn 754, '13 Specialized RockHopper, Trek Domane 4.3
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There is a fairly rich biking community in my town. On some of the rides, you see a nice mix of vintage and newer. I'll take my trek or my MTB on one and no one says anything other than the occasional 'hi' or 'get the hell out of my way' but if I roll up on my Paramount, people come out of the wood work and ask what it is.
08-06-14, 07:13 AM
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Location: Chicago, the leafy NW side
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Bikes: 1974 Motobecane Grand Record, 1987 Miyata Pro, 1988 Bob Jackson Lady Mixte (wife's), others in the family
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Last weekend, riding my usual 30 mile loop on a long MUP I encountered a middle aged guy with his son, both on what looked from a distance like vintage road bikes. As soon as I pulled up with them, the dad said 'Hey, was that your high school bike?' Which was pretty good as my Motobecane is the bike I *should* have had in high school (class of '74, like my bike). He said he'd had one in HS, though not a Grand Record, and he obviously had fond memories of it. But when I looked at his bike I got a surprise, because it was a beautiful Mike Melton, which he had bought new in the 80s. We chatted a few minutes more while waiting at a street crossing.
I find it pretty common that a fellow cyclist will comment on my bike, I've had both 'Hey, a Miyata' and 'Hey, a Motobecane' type responses from guys who know what they are and either had one or wanted one back in the day; also sometimes young riders don't know exactly what it is but think it's cool. Which it is!
I find it pretty common that a fellow cyclist will comment on my bike, I've had both 'Hey, a Miyata' and 'Hey, a Motobecane' type responses from guys who know what they are and either had one or wanted one back in the day; also sometimes young riders don't know exactly what it is but think it's cool. Which it is!
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