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09-04-07, 04:53 PM
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Shredding Grandma!
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Cleave - welcome to the oldster board! Gorgeous bike - beautifully put together. So what are your thoughts having know ridden it? Would you change anything?
Oh yeah - Happy Birthday you whipper snapper you!
Oh yeah - Happy Birthday you whipper snapper you!
09-04-07, 06:04 PM
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Old & Getting Older Racer
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Like Barbara Barrie, I have a passport.
Cleave came to one of our rides when we climbed Hwy 39 from Duarte to Angeles Crest, gaining about 5000 feet in less than 30 miles. He wasn't the fastest climber there, but I only know this from hearsay, he dropped me at the first part of the climb and took off. He doesn't use extra low gears, like I do. He was on his red Look that day.
I have a pace that I have to get into mentally when I approach any climb. I may end up getting slower but I initially set my mind and heart rate to a pace that I think that I can sustain. 
Still waiting to work out a couple of minor issues but I plan on riding it this coming weekend and I can hardly wait.
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Cleave
"Real men still wear pink."
Visit my blog at https://cleavesblant.wordpress.com/
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09-04-07, 06:15 PM
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His Brain is Gone!
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And let's not even talk about how the handlebars are set up.
If that bike got close to my bike, my bike would grovel and slink away.
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"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
09-04-07, 06:24 PM
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gone ride'n
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Serottas are built just a few miles up the road from me - really like the looks of it. I had been leaning towards another brand as I thought thier paint jobs were a little drab - put this sets me straight. Serotta makes one heck of a nice bike and all us red bike riders know red bikes are faster.
09-04-07, 07:09 PM
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My other car is a bike
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Sweet ride! Happy birthday and welcome to the 50+ forum.
Trudie
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09-04-07, 07:15 PM
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Very, very lovely bike, just beautiful! Perfect way to welcome in the 50's w/style and speed! Woohoo!
(wiping drool off my chin)
09-05-07, 08:28 AM
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Serottas are built just a few miles up the road from me - really like the looks of it. I had been leaning towards another brand as I thought thier paint jobs were a little drab - put this sets me straight. Serotta makes one heck of a nice bike and all us red bike riders know red bikes are faster.
As for me, I prefer red bikes.
Also, your taste in bicycle manufacturers is impeccable.
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Thanks.
Cleave
"Real men still wear pink."
Visit my blog at https://cleavesblant.wordpress.com/
Lightning Velo Cycling Club: https://www.lightningvelo.org/
Learn about our Green Dream Home at https://www.lawville.org/
