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07-24-11, 12:18 PM
Hey there, figured I'd make a thread here too...
I'm 29, pretty active, and have recently decided that I want to get back on a bike for various reasons (just got my son a new bike, another way to get out and enjoy the weather, gets me out from behind the wheel). Thing is, I haven't read a bike since I was a kid.
My uncle just gave me his (late 80's?) Schwinn Impact. It has a flat back tire, but beside that, he says it's ready to ride. I'd like to get it into riding condition, maybe take it in for a tune up, but I was looking around the intertubes and found this...
http://ui.abimg.net/images/answers/880915/3752855/impact.jpg?1311449082a
...which has inspired me. That's basically the same bike, just in mint condition with a couple of accessories. I want my bike like that.
Can anyone give me some info on where to start, first off, how to get it back on the road, and maybe where to go from there?
... side note, the gym I train at is IMPACT JIU JITSU, so it almost seems meant to be
I'm 29, pretty active, and have recently decided that I want to get back on a bike for various reasons (just got my son a new bike, another way to get out and enjoy the weather, gets me out from behind the wheel). Thing is, I haven't read a bike since I was a kid.
My uncle just gave me his (late 80's?) Schwinn Impact. It has a flat back tire, but beside that, he says it's ready to ride. I'd like to get it into riding condition, maybe take it in for a tune up, but I was looking around the intertubes and found this...
http://ui.abimg.net/images/answers/880915/3752855/impact.jpg?1311449082a
...which has inspired me. That's basically the same bike, just in mint condition with a couple of accessories. I want my bike like that.
Can anyone give me some info on where to start, first off, how to get it back on the road, and maybe where to go from there?
... side note, the gym I train at is IMPACT JIU JITSU, so it almost seems meant to be