For all of us with two wheels also

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One of my riding buddies is picking one of these up soon. I'm gonna ride it, and it may be one of those that I may have to have as well.

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One of my old bosses got one when they first came out. ‘03 ish timeframe? That thing was a hoot, I rode his a few times - you can definitely feel the heft but the thing had so much damn torque it felt like I could pull a jet ski trailer with it. Lots of fun!
 
Scored an early seventies high end Gitane track frame at the Chicago Winter Bike Swap today.
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I haven't owned an honest to god track frame since the early nineties. I think I have enough stashed parts to build it up as a fixed gear trainer.
 
Finished this one last week. 1970 Raleigh Super Course. This one is going to my youngest daughter to replace her 1974 Raleigh Grand Prix. That will actually be an upgrade. Nice that my kids are into vintage stuff.
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This is how I used the commie bastard the week before last.
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Beautiful, windless day in the forties. A hundred mile round trip to see a buddy in Chicago and scrounge some parts for the Gitane.
 
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