[gnbikes]

Okay, I'll chime in here. I have been a roadie for the last 22 years. The last 2 years I have been off of the bikes, but I still love them. I also happen to work for Raleigh America after running a local bike shop for 11 years. Right now my stable has 12 road bikes in it, from 1980's Italian steel, custom steel creations from Della Santa and Bill Stevenson, to current carbon fiber wounder bikes. I have done as much as 5K miles in a year, but when I have ridden I generally do 2-3000 miles a year. Yes I know how to build good wheels, fix and glue tubulars and I can track down any squeek, rattle or buzz. I won't ride carbon wheels, and I don't have to replace my equipment just because there is something newer or "cooler". Call me a retro-grouch if you must, but I can have as much fun riding my steel fixxed wheel bike as I can the 16 pound carbon critter.
Anyway, now you know why the GNBikes moniker too.
Garry