I've tricked my back up, so for a few days I've been off riding. But during the last two rides, I was beginning to think that the AB bike was designed as a road racer *** crit bike. Call me wrong, but I don't think this was unusual back in the days when money was not so plentiful for most riders — especially the youngsters. It's a dual purpose frame, and don't mean "clubman" race on Sunday ride to work on Monday. It is solid, but it handles quick, and you really gotta watch you don't stick your toe in the wheel. I should work out the geometry one day.
Mine was also built with no eye lugs for anything. And, there is no provision for a number plate. But it's convincingly a pure racer; it's as stiff as hickory on a frosty morning. With a pegged BB it is rock solid. The stays tell you every crack in the road. There is no way I am ever going to bend it standing up out of a corner.
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Vitus 979, Simplon 4 Star, Gazelle Champion Mondial, Woodrup Giro, Dawes Atlantis