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Me, when I was younger and still thin, balancing on my bike in front of the old Student Union at Macalester College. The jersey advertises Cycle City, sponsor of the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club's racing team.
Photo by Tim Haviland in the summer of 1981. (This is the bike I just restored.)
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Joan took this shot of me as I was getting the Old New Bike out last Saturday. Except for a short spin the night I picked it up, this was my first outing since the rebuild (illness, snow, ballgames, and mandated gym trips have interfered more than I'd have preferred).
Since Saturday I've taken the bike out a couple more times. It's everything I remembered, and everything I hoped.
One of these days I'll have to write about that outfit....
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Always wanted a pair of Diadoras. Got 'em!
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When I bought my first cycling shoes, the cleats were a separate purchase. The recommended installation advice was:
* Ride the bike with the new shoes for 50 miles or so.
* Check-see where the pedal marked the shoe.
* The cleat needed to line up with those markings.
* Best to find a cobbler to do the actual installation.
Sidi claims to have been the first shoe maker with a mounting plate for a cleat, round 'bout 1973. I won't dispute that; it seems about right and may actually correspond with my memory. Regardless, the change greatly improved the installation practice; by the late 70s everyone was selling either some sort of mounting system or an integrated cleat.
Then Time & Look changed everything again, and the MTB folks added their spin. Sometimes it seems like everything I know about bicycling's gone obsolete....
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