>
> And if you are both insecure and old, the next thing that happens is you
> start muttering things like, "That Lance Armstrong fella could win his
> sixth TdF on my ________!" (fill in the blank with your favorite
> obsolete, old and forgotten racing bike). And, "If Lance won the Tour
> on an old crock, well... everyone would see how our bikes are not
> obsolete it's just those nasty companies that make components and frames
> and sponsor the pros that don't want the public to know what crap the
> current stuff really is compared to the old stuff."
And tell us again Chuck why we (or indeed you) even belong to a discussion list called CLASSIC Rendezvous in the first place? Or has someone rather missed the point?
Peter Kohler
Washington DC USA