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Methuselah
Guest
Background: Old Follis 472 was hanging on the garage wall for thirty
years.
We bought a pair of Specialized Expedition Elites and starting riding
again! GREAT! Adrenaline junkies again, turning back the odometer,
as it were.
Being comfort/Hybrids, people told me that a dedicated road bike would
probably start looking attractive as I got more used to fast
pavement..and indeed, I have found myself seeking higher gearing. (Got
good advice about "lugging" and cadence..thanks everyone!)
The Follises, from what I understand, had a good reputation, and I was
eager to get it cleaned, lubed, inflated, adjusted and going again.
Possibly it is the large frame size (27" wheels) but it is not going
to be my road bike, I guess. Yes, the seat is dried out, etc., but I
felt every pebble in the pavement, and the mechanical shock and
vibration were so pronounced that it actually was making my vision
jiggle. The Follis is undeniably faster and quicker handling than the
Expeditions, and I know that given equal riders, there is no way a
person on a comfort/hybrid would ever catch up to someone on the
Follis. That said, however, at this moment the only benefit that I
can see to riding it is to educate males to the pain of childbirth. I
feel like I filled my pants with broken crockery and sat on a paint
shaker.
So it appears this bike, or the way it was set up, or the seat, etc.
was the reason we stopped riding long ago.
Bikes have changed a lot since the '70's, and I will be the first to
admit I certainly have, also. But not in the direction of riding the
Follis.
Anybody local to SE Massachusetts want it? Make some token reasonable
offer and come get it.
years.
We bought a pair of Specialized Expedition Elites and starting riding
again! GREAT! Adrenaline junkies again, turning back the odometer,
as it were.
Being comfort/Hybrids, people told me that a dedicated road bike would
probably start looking attractive as I got more used to fast
pavement..and indeed, I have found myself seeking higher gearing. (Got
good advice about "lugging" and cadence..thanks everyone!)
The Follises, from what I understand, had a good reputation, and I was
eager to get it cleaned, lubed, inflated, adjusted and going again.
Possibly it is the large frame size (27" wheels) but it is not going
to be my road bike, I guess. Yes, the seat is dried out, etc., but I
felt every pebble in the pavement, and the mechanical shock and
vibration were so pronounced that it actually was making my vision
jiggle. The Follis is undeniably faster and quicker handling than the
Expeditions, and I know that given equal riders, there is no way a
person on a comfort/hybrid would ever catch up to someone on the
Follis. That said, however, at this moment the only benefit that I
can see to riding it is to educate males to the pain of childbirth. I
feel like I filled my pants with broken crockery and sat on a paint
shaker.
So it appears this bike, or the way it was set up, or the seat, etc.
was the reason we stopped riding long ago.
Bikes have changed a lot since the '70's, and I will be the first to
admit I certainly have, also. But not in the direction of riding the
Follis.
Anybody local to SE Massachusetts want it? Make some token reasonable
offer and come get it.
