Re: [CR] Vintage touring

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:20:42 -0400
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Subject: Re: [CR] Vintage touring


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Howard Darr

Kinsman OH USA

-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Howard Darr Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 3:13 PM To: 'Bob Hillery'; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR] Vintage touring

Fantastic!

Kinsman OH USA -----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Bob Hillery Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 2:56 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR] Vintage touring

Hi -- Got back last week from a long on-topic bike ride and finally annotated & organized a few pictures. ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/18565374@N03/sets/72157621998732498/ )

Spent a week riding my Raleigh Grand Prix north of Quebec and from about Trois Rivieres back to New Hampshire. It's a stock 1974, Gazelle built, with the steel rims, Normandy hubs, Weinmann center-pulls, Stronglight cranks & derailleurs, and a Pletscher rack. I added a period Pletshcer front rack for this trip. I also modified the cogs, with spare Maillard gears, to 14-16-18-24-32. With a 52/42 standard chainring, I really needed that 32 a bunch of places.

Great ride, and the bike performed really well. Had more than one bike shop owner look at the bike ... look at me ... look at the bike, raise an eyebrow ... look at me. And then there'd be a low whistle, a soft "wow", "you're nuts", or "you're really riding that?" (no - it's strapped to my back while I ride this carbon cannondale thingy. sigh. I suppressed the temptation to say that out loud.)

Thanks again to Mark at Tri-City Bikes, Rochester, NH, for a quick spoke & wheel fix.

Bob Hillery, Stratham, New Hampshire, US (then did Mt Agamenticus, Maine, hill repeats on the Raleigh yesterday ... "strong like fox, smart like bull"(?))