Sweet bike Chris. You CA boys get to ride and its 4 friggin degrees here in NJ. and its not even winter yet.
How many qualifying rides does it take before PBP will accept your entry?
Mike Schmidt
Stirling, NJ
> Hello CR Gang!
>
> I'm looking forward to this weekend's ride up Mt. Baldy. I'm going to
> be riding my 1983 Woodrup Giro-Touring. I posted a link to a slideshow
> of it earlier this year, back after I set it up as a fixed gear bike.
> But I've subsequently reinvented it with gearing and Brooks baggage. I
> am VERY excited about this new set-up. In fact, I guess I can get away
> with this kind of hyperbole in these circles, but I'm overwhelmed by
> its beauty now!
>
> Special thanks to CR lister Jason Cloutier for hooking me up with the
> Suntour shifters and to Bill and Diane at wallbike.com for the Brooks
> saddle and saddlebags (one of which I've mounted up front as a
> handlebar bag).
>
> Here are two shots as a preview of the upcoming new slideshow of this
> bike:
>
> http://www.adventurecorps.com/
>
> Yes, I've got toeclips on this bike! I haven't used them in a dozen
> years off-road or 20 years on the road, but this bike has them now and
> I'm excited about it. They are Campy alloy clips mounted to Suntour
> Superbe Pro track pedals with Cinelli straps (all of which I've been
> hording for years for just the right purpose). I also just dug out my
> 1983 Sidi shoes to wear. They still fit and whodathunk the cleats seem
> to still be in a good position!?
>
> All the best,
> Chris Kostman
> Oak Park, CA
> http://www.adventurecorps.com
>
> PS I'll be riding PBP in 2007 also. Sounds like we'll have quite the CR
> posse there!