> Only once in ten years of riding the Bertin have I dismounted after
> a ride and not said to myself, "boy, I love this bike".

What went wrong that one time?

On Jun 28, 8:43 pm, Don Genovese <dgen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>    "I think that my greatest disappointment has been, after the floppiness
>    and
>    "light" feeling of the front end...."
>
>     "... just doesn't shine like the bikes that remain in my possession...."
>
> Read that and had to respond, likewise, regarding the handling of my 1998
> Longlow.
> In all other respects it is a wonderful ride. However, I ride my circa 70's
> Bertin far more than the Longlow, although the Longlow has taken me across
> the USA. Only once in ten years of riding the Bertin have I dismounted after
> a ride and not said to myself, "boy, I love this bike". I don't know,
> there's something about those Reynolds 531 French bikes. I ride the Bertin
> no-hands easily. I've never ridden the Longlow no-hands. I still wouldn't
> part with the Rivendell Longlow.

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