Essthreetee

In centuries?

With racks?

rando_couche

I've ridden my '83 Trek 610, converted to 650b with fenders, lights and all that, in a 200k brevet. Does that count?

SP
OC, OR

cb400bill

I did a C&V Metric Century two weeks after buying this Centurion Semi Pro. No rack though.

John E

I would have to get the "engine" back into shape for it, but I would not hesitate to ride any of my C&V bikes in a century. About a month ago one of our C&V members put 130 miles on my Bianchi over a 3-day period, if that counts.

The Peugeot does have a period-correct Pletscher mousetrap rack, as well as a period-correct cylindrical Bellwether front bag.

AZORCH

Yes, I've done centuries on most of my bikes, most of which have what I consider "requisite" apparel: racks, bags, fenders. One of those century bikes is even a three-speed road bike - but that's nothing...there's a guy locally who does centuries on an old frankenbike fixed wheel with racks.

Ed.

Multiple 100-mile days with my Torpado.



One on my Team Pro, future will be, too.

What's so unusual about doing a hundred on one of these bikes?

Velognome 

I thought the purpose of the bicycle was to ride?

Essthreetee

Myself, I don't think it is unusual, I am just curious if many others do because the 2 I have done...there were VERY few of them.

Yes, I believe that ISO the purpose. However, I was merely inquiring about doing centuries on them or if a newer model was the usual choice. That is all.

rccardr 

Sure, all the time. But there are generally very few other C&V bikes being ridden in your typical century event.

Last year rode an 80's Cannondale ST 352 miles from DC to Pittsburgh, as part of a tour group. With a rack. Easily the oldest bike on the tour, but one of the fastest. Rode with a friend in a new Crux cross bike, we were the first people to arrive each day.

ThermionicScott 

I've ridden about 10 or so centuries on C&V bikes so far. But none with a rack.

Cougrrcj

All the time!



In fact, I don't ever recall riding one without the rack. TOSRV five times, Hilly Hundred twice, TASSLE once, plus many club and charity Century rides...

nlerner

What else are you supposed to do with them?

Ex Pres 

No racks, but have ridden the Frejus, the PXN10, the Ranson, the Motta, the Trek 560 & the Guerciotti on organized imperial centuries. Most of my others have seen at least a metric (our weekend rides are often 60-70mi). I look around for DT shifters on the organized rides, but it's always <1%.

rhm

If I recall correctly, I've been riding a century or two every month for over four years now, all of them on lugged steel bikes, and almost all on bikes from the 70s or earlier, some going back to the 40s or earlier.

CliffordK

My "Classic and Vintage" bike wasn't Classic and Vintage when I bought it. Ok, so it may not have been new and cutting edge at the time, but it was still a good, hard working bike.

It has carried a rack long enough that the rack may now qualify as "classic and vintage".

I haven't done a lot of organized century rides lately, but I did a century and a half a while ago with racks, full panniers, sleeping bag, and tent. I did a couple of 100+ mile rides last year riding the bike including pulling a trailer 100+ miles in a day.

jimmuller 

C&V? What's that? I just have (old) bikes. I ride them on centuries. Two of them I rode last century, but that was only a decade and a half ago, more or less. Those bikes weren't as old then though.

No way I can keep up with rhm.

John E

You are an inspiration to all of us.

I think a classic lugged steel frame with a slightly relaxed geometry is the ideal century machine.

bikemig 

I like my XO-2 for long-distance events. The bike straddles the fence a bit between C&V and modern bikes but it is certainly more old school than you typically see on centuries and multi-day events. I use a rack on the bike though there is none in this pic:

delcrossv

Did a metric with my then 8 y.o. daughter and she was on this:

davester

I've never ridden a century on anything but my C&V bike. That's because until recently that's the only type of bike I've ever had. I do about three centuries a year. As to the rack, I probably have in the past but haven't had a rack attached for several years.

jefft72

This bike rides centuries just fine.

The motor could certainly use some tuning, but there is nothing wrong with the bike. I am taking part in the local club's Century Challenge this year (1 century per month). This is one of my biking related goals for the year.

oddjob2

What difference does a rack make? It's not exactly weighty.

If I overhauled the bike, I would have no hesitation for a long distance ride. The 1985 PGN 10 has served me well on two 40 mile jaunts. I could do a metric century with a little more training.



Oh, here is one I have racked and rolled on; 35 mile treks on this 1986 Trek 520 Cirrus.

southpawboston

I've ridden my 1971 Mercian, my 1984 Shogun 650B conversion, and my 1988 Trek in centuries... but I've come to appreciate more modern steel bike frames with thinner tubing than what was usually commercially available on production bikes (not that the Mercian was a production bike, but even Reynolds 531 is thicker than the tubing on my more modern bikes).

otg 

I've ridden metrics on this:

This:

and this:
Planning on an Imperial century this spring, most likely on this:

Velognome 

Daily, April-November



Daily, December - March



So yes...isn't that what they are for?