Geoff Drake wrote: Snip You say they check your bike for pre 1980 originality and look at brake cables and pedals.Do they actually check that the frame was constructed during this time frame ? Do the wheels matter ? The number of cogs on the back ? The seat etc.? Just wondering
Geoff, Good question, but I don't really have a good answer. The
people who run this event are pretty cool. They give the bike a once
over especially for downtube shifters and clips and straps but the do
look the bike over checking for external cables. Not much else, so I
don't really see that they try to establish the actual date. I think
they are leaving that to trust. Anyway the prized aren't of any
consequence so I duoubt anyone bothers. In the end the only one who
cares that you finished on a vintage is you.
Best
Edward Albert
Chappauqa, NY