One more for the Gran Premio. It was my first lightweight road bike (Raleigh and Motobecane were its predecessors); I rode my bike everywhere, even to work when the weather was good (and the Bay Area is the good weather capital of the world). My trusty steed in my one-and-only triathlon. I lived in Menlo Park right on *the* Sandhill Road bike loop and a housemate, a very serious cyclist, came home after bike shopping and told me Palo Alto Bicycles had a bike that might fit me (I was much taller than he) in the window. I think it was a 57cm or 23", or something like that. On sale. As a woman, that four-letter word was all I needed to hear. Something in the geometry made it fit me perfectly (I'm guessing it wasn't as stretched out as most men's road bikes). I rode it everywhere for years until something made me believe I needed a hybrid once I had kids. Thanks for the reminder!
On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 9:50:27 AM UTC-7, Mike Godwin wrote: > > I miss my Gran Premio, its a fine riding bicycle. Can't beat it for the > price Bill is asking. > > Mike SLO CA > > On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 8:31:42 AM UTC-8, Keith Weaver wrote: > >> I have to say, I love this bike. I had a Univega touring bike in the same >> color, circa 1982(?) It was my first brand new road bike. I remember poring >> over the Univega catalog and really wanting one of those top of the line >> racy road models. I keep an eye out for them on Craigslist, but don't know >> if I could justify more space taken up in the garage by another bike. >> Luckily for me, 61 is about 8-10 cm too big for me, so I can let this one >> pass me by. >> >> Cheers, >> Keith >> >> On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 6:28 AM Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Jonathan requested photos of bike #8, my Eroica-ready Univega Gran >>> Premio. This Suntour Cyclone Mark II stuff was really a benchmark in >>> performance per dollar. I've always been a big fan of the self-trimming >>> front derailer, and the through the center cable routing on the rear der. >>> The brakes and crankset are timeless shapes, and the sealed bearing hubs >>> will outlive us all. >>> >>> flickr album >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/albums/72157713199195553 >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >>> On Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 9:05:01 AM UTC-8, Jonathan D. wrote: >>>> >>>> There are several bikes I would love to buy but can’t justify right >>>> now. Do you have a pic of the Univega? I have a frame I want to build up >>>> and curious to see your build. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/95ae6f6c-b49e-4976-bf07-5c6143d42557%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/95ae6f6c-b49e-4976-bf07-5c6143d42557%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d3783f9d-6b1c-4dfc-9e80-123da6a0a1a2%40googlegroups.com.
