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I keep a list of my all-time 107 favorite movies and Breaking Away is number 14, but that is only because they are listed alphabetically. If I limited the list to…
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Although male cyclists generally don’t talk about it, wearing form-fitting lycra clothing, and leg shaving, are transgressive acts. These practices are both racy (as in, “for racing”), and racy (as in,…
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Up for ebay auction here .…
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A rare early steel Yeti, Colorado made. Double water bottle bosses on the downtube, blue anodized Ringle hubs, and a mix of Shimano XT (RD), SunTour (Microdrive Crankset), and Gripshift shifters. …
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A very early bike, likely brazed by America’s premier MTB maker, Tom Ritchey. Serial #2r077. Equipped with a TA triple crankset, Mafac cantilever brakes, and, SunTour shifters and derailleurs. Here is…
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I had zero French bicycles in my collection when fellow Classic Rendezvous list member, Tom Jordan, posted a for sale ad for a tall handsome LeJeune. His price was fair, and…
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Read the whole story about my LeJeune here.…
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Beautiful Bicycles Collector Profiles Reporting Vintage EventsRobby Smith’s Eddy Merckx Team 7-11 Bicycle
Robby Smith rode this bicycle in the 2015 version of Eroica, California. At the event, he got Andy Hampsten to sign the top tube. To my eye, the build is just…
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My wife Deirdre got this Velo Orange Polyvalent Mk3 bike as a Christmas gift two years in a row. The first year, it was thoughtfully given as a frame in a box; this…