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10-26-2005, 09:03 PM
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Scwinn Varsity
1976 Schwinn 10-speed with the bicentennial red, white and blue paint job. It was awesome. Friction shifters, brake levers under the tops and on the drops. I grew up in florida where there simply are no hills or inclines to speak of.
I remember that I rode that bike all the time and I never knew or understood what the shifters were for. No hills and no reason to learn.  Over the last many months I have watched the exact same bike slowly decompose at the metro station after being abandoned. Brought back some memories.
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10-26-2005, 10:12 PM
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10-26-2005, 11:15 PM
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"Make that Peugeot Sound!!"
My first road bike was a Peugot PK 10. (?) The frame was 2 cm to big for me. I bought it new at a LBS at the tender age of 17, after earning money by cleaning sailboats all summer at a nearby yacht club. The frame was Reynolds 531 and some of the components were upgraded to Simplex Super LJ.
One time when I was iin a Crit in Missoula, my friends would yell on each lap "Make that Peugeot Sound!!!" Before that I had a road bike given to me by a family when their son died. The bike was a Schwinn LeTour. He and I used to ride together. We dreamed of riding around a nearby lake someday.... the lake was 4 miles away and 2 miles around the lake... a 10 mile trip total. Good Memories.
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10-26-2005, 11:27 PM
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I'm still waiting for my first real road bike...
Schwinn Paramount  Serotta Atlanta  Cannonale Caad 4  Vanilla? Sachs? Hampsten?..Hmmmmm...... 
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10-27-2005, 11:20 AM
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My got my first "10 speed" about 1974...it was some Japanese bike called Atami....I have never seen one since....probably a POS but I rode it a lot. Out grew it in high school and never replaced it.
After college (about 1988), I got a mountain bike (REI Novara Ponderosa). This was way before suspension....then I decided I liked riding on the road more....mostly cuz I didn't have to drive anywhere to ride. In 1994 I got a Specialized Allez Pro. Picture is not my bike, but one just like it. I was all set to pull the trigger on a Davidson...but my wife-to-be thought the extra couple bucks would be better spend on a shiny chuck o' carbon crystal. The Specialized was still a pretty nice bike.....lugged steel. I did get an agreement from my wife that for my 40th, I could get my "dream bike" with no (minimal?) budget restraints. That is how I ended up with my CSI.
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10-27-2005, 11:22 AM
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10-27-2005, 11:31 AM
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10-27-2005, 11:36 AM
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here is the "bike" I was riding in 1974- I managed to track down MY first mini bike- and get it back- I have most of the parts to restore it- I am waiting on a machine shop to build a new triple tree-
1973 Indian Mini- Italian made- Imported to the US by Indian- there were less than 200 of these ever brought into the states My kid is gonna dig it one of these days soon Jason
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07-12-2006, 03:34 PM
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Bump!
C'mon you newer forum members, let's hear ya!
William
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07-12-2006, 03:51 PM
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Fuji
Fuji S-12-S LTD. A black beauty with Suntour Cyclone. Silver panels, chrome crown, fork tips and dropouts. I worked in a shop as a teenager, put it on lay-away and paid for it out of my salary. I loved that bike.
Jeremy
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07-12-2006, 04:03 PM
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1986 trek 560. lugged 531 steel, shimano 600, specialized turbo tires that were the total package--narrow, lousy ride, wore out fast. greg lemond was a new tdf champ with his whole career ahead of him. i rode the heck out of that bike with my saddle all the way back and my funky oakley glasses. i still remember my dad taking me to get it. too bad i outgrew the frame.
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07-12-2006, 04:06 PM
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leftover late 1958 ralsigh lenton grand prix sunrise yellow(gold). i worked cutting lawns and shoveling snow for a year to buy that bike in 1959 for $105. i still have fond memories of that classic ride. this was shortly after raleigh had purchased lenton and before they cheapened the bike.
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07-12-2006, 04:14 PM
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first bike
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07-12-2006, 04:17 PM
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Peugeot PKN10E--Reynolds 531 in the main frame, Weinman 605 sidepull brakes, Stonglight 49D crank. It started with Huret derailleurs, don't know the model numbers, but the rear derailleur never worked worth a darn and was eventually replaced by a Suntour. Bought it around 1978, as I recall I paid about $500 for it, pretty high for the time. Replaced a World Traveler.
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