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Old 01-01-20, 05:05 PM
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Bikes: Ron Cooper touring, 1959 Jack Taylor 650b ladyback touring tandem, Vitus 979, Joe Bell painted Claud Butler Dalesman, Colin Laing curved tube tandem, heavily-Dilberted 1982 Trek 6xx, René Herse tandem

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No pictures, but my buddy Kevin and I took our Vitus 979s out for our usual ~20mi loop around the Cambridge reservoir. My first time on clipless pedals in ten years, been using toe clips since then. I didn't fall over and my knees didn't complain much! Bonus is I could wear my neoprene booties and stay warm. They don't really fit in the usual straps and the rubber soles are pretty soft, but have cleat holes.

Kevin's seatpost was slipping down, so we stopped at the top of Mackerel Hill in Waltham and he got out a whopping seven-inch-long allen key to nip it up ...and snapped the Campagnolo binder bolt. Predictably.

Unpredictably, within minutes a passer-by who lived around the corner invited us back to his place and gave us a cheap quick-release binder and we could complete our ride! It was so nice and we plan to leave him some gift in return next time we pass by there.

Happy 2020 to all.
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