So I got a new bike recently. It's a 97 Greg LeMond Zurich 18spd. I absolutely love it. First time I've ever had a bike with STI shifters!
The story behind this bike is this. I was asked by my wifes family to join their team for the Kelly Brush Ride that takes place on Sept 8th. This is a charity ride that takes place in Middlebury VT. Not having ridden in some time I called my brother up to see if he still had my old bike, which was a Miyata 312. He sold it for $50 at a yard sale. So I was dead in the water without a bike.
Fathers day wekend I was at my wifes uncles house. One of the family members who is joining me at the Kelly Brush Ride. He shows me his brand new Shimano Carbon Fiber road bike and I was in awe. Hanging next to it was his old Greg Lemond Zurich. Well, I told him that I was going to have to fix up my current bike, which was a old HardRock setup as a cross trainer.
They invited us back the next day for BBQ ribs, mmmm. Boy were they good. After the feast we walked back down to his shop and he asked me to adjust the derailers on his new mountain bike he just bought. We did a few more things to get his bike adjusted to his liking. When we got done, has asked me if I wanted to take his Greg Lemond home with me. I asumed he was just loaning it to me so I could have a decent bike for the half century ride. Turns out he was giving it to me. I was absolutely speachless!
Here are some pictures. Some of the equipment has been relocated since these pics were taken. I was playing around with things before getting comfortable with there current locations.
The story behind this bike is this. I was asked by my wifes family to join their team for the Kelly Brush Ride that takes place on Sept 8th. This is a charity ride that takes place in Middlebury VT. Not having ridden in some time I called my brother up to see if he still had my old bike, which was a Miyata 312. He sold it for $50 at a yard sale. So I was dead in the water without a bike.
Fathers day wekend I was at my wifes uncles house. One of the family members who is joining me at the Kelly Brush Ride. He shows me his brand new Shimano Carbon Fiber road bike and I was in awe. Hanging next to it was his old Greg Lemond Zurich. Well, I told him that I was going to have to fix up my current bike, which was a old HardRock setup as a cross trainer.
They invited us back the next day for BBQ ribs, mmmm. Boy were they good. After the feast we walked back down to his shop and he asked me to adjust the derailers on his new mountain bike he just bought. We did a few more things to get his bike adjusted to his liking. When we got done, has asked me if I wanted to take his Greg Lemond home with me. I asumed he was just loaning it to me so I could have a decent bike for the half century ride. Turns out he was giving it to me. I was absolutely speachless!
Here are some pictures. Some of the equipment has been relocated since these pics were taken. I was playing around with things before getting comfortable with there current locations.
