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Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:12:50 -0700
From: "Steve Valladolid" <svalladolid@gmail.com>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]New to the list

Hello,

As a new member to this list, I thought I'd just drop a quick note to introduce myself. My name is Steve Valladolid and I live in San Diego, CA. I'm a recent convert to road cycling having started up less than a year ago when I signed up to do the Lake Tahoe America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride Century to raise funds for a charity. Up until that time, I was doing little to no cycling. I own a early 90's Specialized Hardrock that I used to ride to death for a few years right after college but it has been sitting dormant in my garage for years. I got a good deal on a 2007 Lemond Versailles so that is what I rode in Tahoe. But, I digress. As I get more and more into cycling, I'm reading more about the history of the sport and the new awareness has opened my eyes to all the beautiful vintage steel bikes that are the focus of this group. I was in San Francisco this last weekend and spotted lots of really nice bikes being ridden. I saw a particulary nice Bennotto, with Campy parts chained to a parking meter! I didn't have a camera on me or I would have taken lots of photos so I could try and figure out what model and year it was.

I don't own a vintage bike...yet but I'll be reading faithfully, accumulating knowledge with the idea of figuring out what I really want when I finally get one.

Regards,

-Steve Valladolid
San Diego, CA