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Bernie,

Gitane has been around a long time and make great bikes.

As to the seat, the angle of the seat is a bear to get right, but keep playing with it. Once you get it right, you won't believe what a difference it makes.

As to the doping scandal, I know what you mean about not knowing how long the "big Guns" have been doing it clouding their results over the years. It's sort of like when some folks here in NASCAR used small shots of nitrous puportedly only in practice and qualifying a number of years back. You had to always wonder about their results too.

The "gut shrinkage" is another advantage to riding. The only problem is that as you get more fit, you need longer or more difficult rides to maintain your level.

Keep having fun!!!

Cheers!
Dave