Lou Deeter wrote:
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> Rob has a good point. I'm 55 years old. A five year wait for a new frame puts me in the "I don't know whether I'll even have knees" age. I mean, I haven't lived the California lifestyle that Chuck Schmidt has so I doubt I'll be riding 60 miles everyday like he does when I'm as old as he is now. :) And, while there are youngsters who have 1) a desire for a steel bike and 2) enough money to order a new one, my belief is that age of most of the members of this list is decidedly closer to 60 than to 30. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL
I was reading along thinking who's this old dude who rides 60 miles everyday and then realized you're talking about me! Actually, I try to ride 2 or 3 hours everyday so its more like 35 to 55 miles with the occasional guilt ridden 25 miler.
But yeah, I was hanging around Richie Sachs booth last weekend, checking out his frame with his nervex lug interpretation (NEWVEX lugs) and asking about his 4+ year waiting list and doing the math. I'm 62 in two months (looking forward to that Gov. check to pay for my morning double Americano and bagel) and that would make me 66 when I'd get the thing.
I know there are guys still riding in their 80s but who knows if I'm one of them or not? Anyway it was a new thing to factor in that I never gave a thought to before... ***sigh***
Chuck "nobody gets out alive" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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