tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489420.post6917043920299600451..comments2023-11-02T11:22:32.002-04:00Comments on The Amazing Shrinking Man!: Ride Report: Specialized AllezUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489420.post-53145911163646538002007-10-22T15:20:00.000-04:002007-10-22T15:20:00.000-04:00The Allez is a very good bike for the money. Glad ...The Allez is a very good bike for the money. Glad you had a nice ride!Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489420.post-44406418628358678482007-10-21T08:52:00.000-04:002007-10-21T08:52:00.000-04:00When I got back on my bike seriously a couple of y...When I got back on my bike seriously a couple of years ago I promptly started breaking things. Things which were purchased, for the most part, in the late '80s.<BR/><BR/>Early last year I couldn't tolerate it any more and splurged on an upgrade... 14 speed friction shift was replaced with 20 speed indexed "brifters". If I'd known they existed I would have gotten back into riding years before.<BR/><BR/>Now with the first carnival of the track season next weekend, I went shopping to tidy up the track bike and discovered that the top end tyres aren't made with silk anymore. Kevlar is the new silk. And I'm about to experience my first racing with a disc wheel.Big Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615705034848623964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489420.post-62129710563938634732007-10-20T17:53:00.000-04:002007-10-20T17:53:00.000-04:00Nice to see you back in the saddle again. I've ne...Nice to see you back in the saddle again. I've never heard the term 'brifters' before, but I'm assuming that they are the combination brake lever/shifter. I agree that they are the best.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281234876237022199noreply@blogger.com