He was disbelieving when we climbed the first hill, but very interested afterwards. Most of all, he couldn't believe that this was a classic high performance bike, but no Campy on it! When I told him that it predated Campy for the most part, he was incredulous. The Cyclo derailleur with its continuous loop cable fascinated him, as did the rod-operated front changer. He kept telling the organizer: "You should see how he reaches down to shift gears." All they alloy nuts on the brakes, seatpost binder bolt, etc., were met with approval, too.
I must admit, he was more interested in my bike than I was in his, even though his is as much "state-of-the-art" as mine was in 1952. Shame on me - I should learn to appreciate modern stuff somehow! The organizer, a bike dealer, was only interested in the Litespeed, though. And he is a randonneur!
Jan Heine, Seattle
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>Did the fellow on the Litespeed talk to you afterwards? Did he at take a
>closer look at the Herse? (If he didn't, he should've!)
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>nath dresser
>spring green, wi (where it's snowing again; they say we'll have from 2-6
>inches by the time it stops. . . .)