That edition is long out of print, so we’ve decided to reprint the article here. We published the story of that ride in Bicycle Quarterly 13. Most of all, it was a perfect day: just me, a great bike, and a wonderful course. The result was a FKT (fastest known time) that stands to this day, and a new appreciation of the amazing performance of the best mid-century all-road bikes. In 2005, I decided to ride a 1952 Rene Herse with wider 650B wheels. The previous year, I had ridden the event on my road bike with 28 mm tires – which were considered wide then! – but they proved ill-suited for the loose gravel of Babyshoe Pass. On a Saturday in August 2005, the second Three Volcano 300 km Brevet was organized by Robin and Amy Piper of the Seattle International Randonneurs. It’s hard to believe that 15 years have passed since I had my first real taste of the performance of all-road bikes.
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