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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Bikes: 1964 Legnano Roma Olympiade, 1973 Raleigh Super Course, 1978 Raleigh Super Course, 1978 Peugeot PR10, 2002 Specialized Allez, 2007 Specialized Roubaix, 2013 Culprit Croz Blade
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I've never owned a bike I didn't love, but back in my racing days, I had (still have) a 1964 Legnano Roma. My best friend had a copper colored Bianchi Specialissima that I coveted big time. Then one day, his bike developed a high speed shimmy. I thought he was messing with me, so we traded bikes, and his Bianchi's shimmy scared the crap out if me. End of my lust for that bike. He later had a bad crash on it, probably not the bike's fault. I still have my Legnano, his Bianchi has moved on to other owners, though recently he mentioned tracking it down, and maybe getting it back ... go figure.