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Forum: Classic & Vintage

10-26-21, 01:58 PM

Replies: 58

I think I found “THE ONE” for me – Merlin Extralight

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Posted By Mrgncty1

Merlins last forever

I was fortunate enough to buy an Extra Light, serial XL 1782. Tom Kellogg tells me it was made in Cambridge and dates to late first quarter of 1995; it is spotless! Paint by Spectrum Cycles....

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

05-20-19, 12:05 PM

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Sticky Special Thread For 50+yo Bicyclists

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Posted By Mrgncty1

73, been biking 65 years. No special supplements...

73, been biking 65 years. No special supplements or anything like that. Slowed a bit
but retirement makes biking time easier to find. Ride a Trek 420, Bianchi
Tangent, or Riv SimpleOne, mostly...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

05-20-19, 11:56 AM

Replies: 54

Shorter crank length as you age?

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Posted By Mrgncty1

Smaller frame, too

Always rode a 58cm frame, had a 59 for a short time in my 30s. But now, 73 and 1.5 inches shorter a 56cm frame, or even the 55cm I just bought, seems to fit better.

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-12-19, 03:22 PM

Replies: 6

Catalogs and specs

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Posted By Mrgncty1

Don't by any chance have a picture from the 89...

Don't by any chance have a picture from the 89 catalog you could post?

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-12-19, 03:16 PM

Replies: 6

Catalogs and specs

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Posted By Mrgncty1

So it appears to be a mostly-intact 89, but with...

So it appears to be a mostly-intact 89, but with Nitto handlebars, as per the 1990 specs, so maybe late 1989 or continuous improvement process at work.

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-02-19, 01:57 PM

Replies: 6

Catalogs and specs

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Posted By Mrgncty1

Thank you so much, Bianchigirll! Keep riding!

Thank you so much, Bianchigirll! Keep riding!

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-01-19, 01:52 PM

Replies: 6

Catalogs and specs

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Posted By Mrgncty1

Can’t do photos until the weather improves, but...

Can’t do photos until the weather improves, but the Bianchi serial number is either 9679586 or 9879586. Very overpainted.

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-18-19, 11:33 AM

Replies: 6

Catalogs and specs

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Posted By Mrgncty1

Catalogs and specs

looking for original specs and catalog info for two bikes from the late 1980s: Trek 420 and a (Japanese-made) Bianchi Tangent.

Forum: Introductions

03-18-19, 11:26 AM

Replies: 4

Hello from Chicago

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Posted By Mrgncty1

Hello from Chicago

I’ve been riding for 60 years, hoping for another 20. In the past Schwinn, Peugeot, Raleigh, (French) Motobecane; presently a Rivendell Simple One, Trek 420, and a Bianchi Tangent. Steel bikes for...

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