on 7/23/09 2:35 AM, Marty at [email protected] wrote:
(snipped)
> Maybe the stage would not even have to count in the
> overall standings, but it would be a blast to watch today's riders
> "suffer" with non-aero levers, down-tube shifters, pre-index
> drivetrains, five-speed clusters, toe-clips and leather saddles. They
> could auction off the bikes after the stage too, just like they do now
> for various charities. I can see it now: Wool jerseys, Citroen team
> cars, corked water bottles, sew-ups wrapped around their shoulders,
> and maybe even fenders if it's raining that day. A guy can dream
> right?

Sounds like you are talking about L'Eroica -
http://www.eroica.it/index_en.php

We had an earlier thread which touched on a more classic/accessible approach
to riding - 
http://tinyurl.com/country-bike

If that type of riding interests you, I pulled together a bunch of ref's in
this blog post - 
http://ramblings.cyclofiend.com/?p=347

- J

-- 
Jim Edgar
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Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com
Current Classics - Cross Bikes
Singlespeed - Working Bikes

Get your photos posted: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines

"Maybe a bike, once discarded, pines away year after year for the first hand
that steered it, and as it grows old it dreams, in its bike way, of the
young roads."

-- Robert McCammon, "Boy's Life"


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