How's your set-up.....when it's NOT "staged"???
04-08-15, 09:09 PM
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That's the south end of Eaton Reservoir near Morrisville. Lots of nice rural riding around here.
04-08-15, 09:12 PM
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04-08-15, 11:02 PM
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It was very likely an '82! The America had models from 75 to 83, and then a special edition in '87. It looks like they got the awesome 18-speed Cyclone drive train starting with the '78 model that's part of what makes this bike special. I really feel your loss. It's the kind of thing that makes me really bitter against drivers sometimes. I know accidents happen, but they just cause so much more damage when they do.
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04-08-15, 11:51 PM
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I added a second bottle cage a few hours after this photo.
04-09-15, 01:50 AM
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I'm too dumb to throw a saddle bag on her. I guess I could throw a frame pump and a tube in the bag I usually have with me and keep a saddle bag available for longer rides, but...
04-09-15, 05:17 AM
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Especially for Dayton, no mountains in Dayton. Then again maybe he just moved there from some mountainous area.
04-09-15, 05:19 AM
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And oldie but goodie shortly before a ride from the house. She'll become my B bike in a few weeks.
04-09-15, 07:42 AM
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04-09-15, 07:47 AM
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Two bottles, small one piece headlight on bars, bracketed tail light mounted on bottom of seatpost, small wedge saddle bag, Farsports 50MM carbon / alloy wheels.
04-09-15, 09:16 AM
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There's nothing Gallic on this all-Japanese ride 
I believe this bike was from an era where many Japanese part manufacturers were copying the look and function of their European competitors. The original saddle on this bike (that I would *love* to get my hands on) was a Fujita F17 brooks-a-like, and the seat post is pretty much a direct copy of campy seat posts of the era, for example. Suntour was putting out some revolutionary stuff, and the Cyclone RD still shifts smoothly and immediately; it's the best friction-shifted RD I've ever used. My guess would be that the crank looks like a Stronglite, but it's actually a Sugino Mighty Tour as mentioned earlier in the thread.
I believe this bike was from an era where many Japanese part manufacturers were copying the look and function of their European competitors. The original saddle on this bike (that I would *love* to get my hands on) was a Fujita F17 brooks-a-like, and the seat post is pretty much a direct copy of campy seat posts of the era, for example. Suntour was putting out some revolutionary stuff, and the Cyclone RD still shifts smoothly and immediately; it's the best friction-shifted RD I've ever used. My guess would be that the crank looks like a Stronglite, but it's actually a Sugino Mighty Tour as mentioned earlier in the thread.
04-09-15, 09:24 AM
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I tried the whole "put everything in your jersey pocket" thing...but I just didn't like the feel of it. I don't carry a ton, but I have some small stuff like a multi-tool and some quick patches along with a tube and a CO2/pump combo. Combine that with a wallet and a phone....it's just too much in the small of my back. And it doesn't leave much room if I need to take off a vest or warmers, etc... Sweet lookin' C-dale by the way!!!
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04-09-15, 09:58 AM
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04-09-15, 10:05 AM
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I love this thread, because everyone gets blasted for saddle bags in the other thread, and everyone uses saddle bags in this thread.
04-09-15, 10:08 AM
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I don't know... is this NOT "staged"? I just tossed it against some random tree while I was out riding. I can't help it if my baby is just naturally photogenic
04-09-15, 12:03 PM
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Here's how I roll, just got home from a nice 55mi ride!
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04-09-15, 12:13 PM
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