TREK 5500 oclv USPS…anyone nonetheless using these surprise machines?

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I’ve the LeMond Maillet Jaune variant of it I purchased in 1997ish.

I recall the primary day I obtained it on the street. It was a lot stiffer than my LiteSpeed basic. It was jarringly stiff by comparability. After all, my bike proper after that (an aero aluminum body) was jarringly stiff and the OCLV felt far more compliant by comparability and the Litespeed like a spaghetti noodle. Perspective modifications …

I recall I had Shimano DuraAce downtube shifters on it initially however then DuraAce 9speed with primarily the Mavic Cosmic Carbones. A number of years later I then upgraded to Campy 9 velocity (submit 2001 9 spd) with a couple of identical 9spd upgrades/replacements alongside the best way. It lived that method for a very long time till a couple of years in the past I upgraded it to 2018 Campy SR/Refrain 11 velocity with Campy Bullet Extremely wheels as the primary wheelset. I additionally improve the handlebar/stem setup to 31.8 aero bars and stem (main stiffness improve).

I’ve about 1,400 miles on it thus far this 12 months, and final 12 months was 1,500 miles. I’ve 3 street bikes although that share in duties.

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