Originally Posted by
bdinger
+100 on craigslist. Steel mountain bikes with no suspension make awesome all-around rides, throw a set of slicks on it and play with the gearing a bit - you'll be rockin' around in style.
Great thing is it comes fully outfitted for commuting, rack, slicks, the works. Just spoke with the guy and I got an appointment to try it out tomorow night. I'll let yall know how it goes, but I'll probably get it cuz it's too good a deal to pass up.
I am having trouble with the folks though. It's a late 80's bike and my Dad says "With all the new technology out there I don't know why you would want to buy an old bike." I just reply "They may have come out with new stuff, but the general design hasn't changed in the last 20 years." He's totally hooked on the disc brake thing since he saw them in Costco, even though I told him they wouldn't perform much better than V's except in a downpoor. Ah well, that's the folks for ya.