> Best of all, check out the components on the bike. Mafac center-pull
> brakes, what appears to be a straight seatpost with an Ideale model 3
> adjustable
> seat clamp and a well broken in Brooks Team Pro. TA Pro 5-vis crankset, a
> 650B
> wheelset? Is that a Huret Jubilee front derailleur? Maxi-car hubs.
>
> I wonder if use of a French bike and components like those is now
> considered
> "cheating"... that is, when used by an American, and especially one who
> is
> riding near the front.
>
> "... and, just under 90 hours, here comes another American rider - on his
> now mandatory Schwinn Stingray."
>
> Bob Hanson, Albuquerque, NM, USA
>
>
>
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