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01-06-16 | 07:30 AM
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Billd76
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From: South west Florida
Bikes: 07 Trek 1000 and 014 Giant Escape
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Hello everyone!! My wife Brenda and I ride. Brenda is a fair weather rider. I try to ride as often as I can. We got the bug a couple of years ago. We purchased a couple of Giant Hybrids. I got involved with a group of road riders at work. didn't take long to figure out I needed a road bike. Ended up getting a used a 60 cm Trek 1000. Love it!! Also got into clipless pedals. love them too. Looks like a lot for great info here.
01-06-16 | 08:17 AM
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Welcome aboard, from another Bill, stick around the asylum and make yourself at home. There are many great, knowledgeable folks in this forum, take full advantage of what is available. Some pictures of both bikes will be most welcome, we have a thread for Old Folks bicycle pictures to be displayed so we can drool over the toys. Enjoy the miles and have a blast, ride safe.
Bill
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01-06-16 | 08:34 AM
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Seat Sniffer
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From: SoCal
Bikes: Serotta Legend Ti; 2006 Schwinn Fastback Pro and 1996 Colnago Decor Super C96; 2003 Univega Alpina 700; 2000 Schwinn Super Sport
Welcome!
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01-06-16 | 09:26 AM
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just keep riding
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From: Milledgeville, Georgia
Bikes: 2018 Black Mountain Cycles MCD,2017 Advocate Cycles Seldom Seen Drop Bar, 2017 Niner Jet 9 Alloy, 2015 Zukas custom road, 2003 KHS Milano Tandem, 1986 Nishiki Cadence rigid MTB, 1980ish Fuji S-12S
01-06-16 | 10:40 AM
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Let's do a Century
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From: North Carolina
Bikes: Cervelo R3 Disc, Pinarello Prince/Campy SR; Cervelo R3/Sram Red; Trek 5900/Duraace, Lynskey GR260 Ultegra
Welcome! Have you heard about our affinity for pie?
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01-06-16 | 12:03 PM
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Billd76
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From: South west Florida
Bikes: 07 Trek 1000 and 014 Giant Escape
Don't have any good real good pics of the trek, but here is what I do have. Running Shimano M424 pedals on the trek. May buy a set for the hybrid as well .
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01-06-16 | 12:03 PM
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From: Fredericksburg, Va
Bikes: ? Proteous, '65 Frejus TDF, '73 Bottecchia Giro d'Italia, '83 Colnago Superissimo, '84 Trek 610, '84 Trek 760, '88 Pinarello Veneto, '88 De Rosa Pro, '89 Pinarello Montello, 'Litespeed Catalyst'94 Burley Duet, 97 Specialized RockHopper, 2010 Langster
Welcome! Since you bought a Trek 1000, don't hesitate to visit the C&V forum too. Lots of great people and tons of information, both from the past and mixing it up with the near past!
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01-06-16 | 12:09 PM
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Billd76
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From: South west Florida
Bikes: 07 Trek 1000 and 014 Giant Escape
01-06-16 | 12:41 PM
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From: Middle of da Mitten
Bikes: Trek 7500, RANS V-Rex, Optima Baron, Velokraft NoCom, M-5 Carbon Highracer, Catrike Speed
My last upright bike was a Trek 1000. Good all-arounder, at least as road bikes go.
We in the 50+ group like to ride for pie. Or other food if pie isn't available. Part of the initiation ceremony involves a picture of your favorite type; and not some fake file pic. No, it has to be a pic of a real, soon-to-be-scarfed-by-you piece.
We in the 50+ group like to ride for pie. Or other food if pie isn't available. Part of the initiation ceremony involves a picture of your favorite type; and not some fake file pic. No, it has to be a pic of a real, soon-to-be-scarfed-by-you piece.
01-06-16 | 12:50 PM
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From: Fredericksburg, Va
Bikes: ? Proteous, '65 Frejus TDF, '73 Bottecchia Giro d'Italia, '83 Colnago Superissimo, '84 Trek 610, '84 Trek 760, '88 Pinarello Veneto, '88 De Rosa Pro, '89 Pinarello Montello, 'Litespeed Catalyst'94 Burley Duet, 97 Specialized RockHopper, 2010 Langster
01-06-16 | 01:12 PM
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Billd76
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From: South west Florida
Bikes: 07 Trek 1000 and 014 Giant Escape
No worries I checked out the C&V forum anyway! It does appear that bikes are like stereo equipment in the late 70's, pretty much out dated within 30 days buying the gear. 
Why cant I get the emoticons to post to my replies!! Sorry no pies at our house. Brenda calls it the "devils" food! No Bread at our house either. Wheat is the Devils food as well She is on the no carb kick as well , but her no carb/low carb cooking is the best!! Myself sill love a good Big Mac with Fries and a chocolate shake!!! I will post a pic of some kind of food. I pretty much a like Mikey though, I'll eat and enjoy anything!
Why cant I get the emoticons to post to my replies!! Sorry no pies at our house. Brenda calls it the "devils" food! No Bread at our house either. Wheat is the Devils food as well She is on the no carb kick as well , but her no carb/low carb cooking is the best!! Myself sill love a good Big Mac with Fries and a chocolate shake!!! I will post a pic of some kind of food. I pretty much a like Mikey though, I'll eat and enjoy anything!
01-06-16 | 01:34 PM
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From: Fredericksburg, Va
Bikes: ? Proteous, '65 Frejus TDF, '73 Bottecchia Giro d'Italia, '83 Colnago Superissimo, '84 Trek 610, '84 Trek 760, '88 Pinarello Veneto, '88 De Rosa Pro, '89 Pinarello Montello, 'Litespeed Catalyst'94 Burley Duet, 97 Specialized RockHopper, 2010 Langster
[MENTION=428796]billd76[/MENTION] - Well I think bicycle development at the turn of the 19th to 20th century might be analogous to the electronic development of the late 70's. Mohr;s law has certainly applied to for a number of decades for that industry, unlike bikes for the last 100 years.
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NO PIE!
01-06-16 | 01:47 PM
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Billd76
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From: South west Florida
Bikes: 07 Trek 1000 and 014 Giant Escape
Ha yeah no pie!!! 
! worse is, my dear mother was a southern lady and man I really missing my cornbread and biscuits and gravy, but I guess I'm healthier? Have weighed 179 lbs since getting out the of Marine Corps in 83.
! worse is, my dear mother was a southern lady and man I really missing my cornbread and biscuits and gravy, but I guess I'm healthier? Have weighed 179 lbs since getting out the of Marine Corps in 83.
01-06-16 | 02:57 PM
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Don't make me sing!
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From: Western PA
Bikes: 2013 Specialized Crosstrail Elite, 1986 Centurion Elite RS, Diamondback hardtail MTB, '70s Fuji Special Road Racer, 2012 Raleigh Revenio 2.0, 1992 Trek 1000
Biscuits and gravy ain't that hard to make! Welcome to the forum!
01-06-16 | 03:22 PM
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From: www.ci.encinitas.ca.us
Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Cars: 1996 Audi A4 and 2001 VW Passat wagon (still the best-sized, best-configured car ever sold in the US).
House: 1975 construction.
Bicycles: See signature.
Home audio speakers: 1993 Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble + CSW powered subwoofer
Motto: buy high quality stuff, take good care of it, and don't sell it without a damn good reason
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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01-06-16 | 03:42 PM
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Let's do a Century
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From: North Carolina
Bikes: Cervelo R3 Disc, Pinarello Prince/Campy SR; Cervelo R3/Sram Red; Trek 5900/Duraace, Lynskey GR260 Ultegra
I'm north of Charlotte in Concord. We have property off Hwy 88 out of West Jefferson in the Creston community though. Lovely area. Gotta love riding hills around West Jefferson!
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01-06-16 | 08:27 PM
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a several months later and bounced me.Bill
You have to find some form of PIE! Its in your contract here.
01-06-16 | 09:48 PM
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From: Okanagan, BC
Bikes: Cannondale Caad 8; Jamis Aurora Elite, Kona Disc road bike, Rocky Mntn Equipe, Apollo Imperial, KHS Aero Comp SS
