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Originally Posted by thstone
I still ride an older Kestral 200sci that fits like a glove, Campy components move like butter, and it rides like a dream.
Unless I'm going to be 24 yrs old again soon, this is still more bike than my old body deserves!
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I hear you, I'm a Clydesdale and put a hurtin on the poor Madone's Carbon Fiber frame every time I ride the poor girl.
One thing I did find surprising a few years back when I bought the pictured bike to replace a worn out Trek 1000 (Discovery Series) was the improvement in ride and a very noticeable drop in like route times, there is a difference.
There's something about the simplicity and directness of a well made road bike, aluminum / CF / titanium framed, doesn't matter, weird but I just love staring at them. Cruise JD's website if you want to see some truly beautiful machinery.