I alternate between two bikes that are my "daily riders". A 1979 Raleigh Team Pro and a 1975 Masi Gran Criterium (bought the Masi new). Both are COMPLETELY period correct (right down to Robbie's Campy hoods) except for clipless pedals and updated seats. I ride 3-4 times a week when the weather is nice, but just not as fast & far as I used to go 35 years ago...
I've purposely never ridden or owned anything newer than 1982. I figure if it was top of the line and good enough for me back then, it should be good enough for me today. I keep it a nostalgia trip which makes it all the more fun!
Mark Winkelman Dallas, Texas USA
-----Original Message-----
>From: Timothy Ernst <ternst@mac.com>
>Sent: Feb 2, 2011 11:33 AM
>To: Dick Mckee <dickmckee119@hotmail.com>
>Cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR] What do you ride?
>
>If I can ever find the street again, I will be back out on my custom (off topic) Seven with Campy groupset. My love is my '73 Paramount, P-13 I bought and raced in college. Still in great shape. Put >3K miles on the Seven and about 1K on the Paramount last year. Totally resigned to indoors for the next 6 weeks at least, independent of what the ground hog saw.
>
>Tim Ernst
>
>Envying the Mojave in
>Wellesley MA
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