I got hooked again after 30+ years, bought the 27 spd Surly Long Haul Trucker touring bike, then a month and a half later the cherry, full Campy Super Record, '83 Medici 12 spd road bike (paid hundreds more for it than the Surly
).
Gotta force myself not to let the Surly sit while I ride the Medici up and down the coast. The Surly has MTB gearing so it's good for the hills here in CBD.
Lost 18 lbs in a couple months. Luckily, no back or shoulder problems - biggest concern and fear is cars.
The guys here were a big help to me on this thread:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=463015
