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My son and I are long time members of the local English bicycle club. We have been doing the Lake Pepin 3 Speed Tour since he was 5.



I’ve been known to work on a bicycle. 1974 Raleigh International that had been parted for its Campagnolo kit, and left for dead, with a bunch of good alloy parts thrown at it, 27” wheels built by me with an AW hub that I converted to S5, two stage paint by me with new H. Lloyd transfers buried in the clear coat.



Work on cars, too. I restored this 1967 442 25 years ago. Not a race car, just a California dreamer that had the option book thrown at it.



One old car, one old motorcycle. It is interesting keeping a 35 year old sport bike on the road, I’d be truly lost without the internet and the FJ1200 website. There are about a dozen well documented modifications that the bikes need, that bring them up to being pretty much as state of the art today, as they were all those years ago. Sport Touring, defined.



I’m a Setter guy. There has been one in my life since 1972, when my Dad bought my Mom an Irish Setter show dog that we figured out would hunt. I might not hunt if it weren’t for my dogs.





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Ted