On 2026-05-01 01:43, Bob W PDML wrote:
That’s a good-looking frameset, it looks as if it’s had an interesting and active life.
That it has.
Impressed that you’ve done a double century!
I went to school at UC Davis and that was kind of "the thing to do". In 1980, the bike was still built up with "junk" parts and about a week before the DC, a friend put me in touch with someone who needed a partner to ride on his brand new tandem. 14+ hours on a brand new leather seat is not an experience that I hope to ever duplicate.
In the fall of 1980, I was building up the bike, still hadn't gotten my triple crankset, or a front derailleur, and with no planning or training did a metric double (200km / 120 miles) on the bike. The following May, I did the double solo. I was in much better shape 45 years ago. It's a bit of an exaggeration to say I wasn't half the man I am today, but pretty close to 2/3.
As a college student, it was a lot easier to find the time to go on 50-70 mile rides several times a week.
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