Original Message: ----------------- From: Gregory Townsend gtownsend3590@yahoo.com Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 12:55:02 -0800 (PST) To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]LA Times article about the Pasadena ride
"I was emabarrassed about not knowing the age of my bike made so public on my first ride with the group but it was still great fun. By the way those were my Airlites!
Gregory Townsend Monrovia Ca"
Ah so, then my apologies to you and to Chuck.
One of the reasons a lot of guys with classic bikes not using them is peer pressure.. most seem to be cycling in groups and I guess they feel out of place if not carbon-framed and spandex-clad. But when they see a classic, they come out of the closet. I had three different guys waxing nostalgic about their Raleigh Internationals and Professionals when they saw my Raleigh Competition... I asked they why the heck they weren't RIDING them! Two said it might be time to dust them off. The other said he wanted something "more competitive" (!).. I guess I disproved that notion when I passed his Litespeed with my 25-year-old Comp GS! Hint: you'll never be bothered with the creaks, rattles and buzzing of new bikes if you pass them at a nice clip on your lugged steel machine.
Peter Kohler Washington DC USA
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