I think it's sweet how many of you are building up bikes for your wives right now.
04-01-12, 03:31 PM
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Daughters too!
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04-01-12, 03:49 PM
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There are two kinds of wifebike builds: The fulfill-her-wish bike and the be-more-like-me bike. Each teaches its own kind of lesson.
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04-01-12, 04:13 PM
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Roll, great point. My wife asked me for a lighter bike. The makings I have will make a very light bike, but neither of us knows if it will be to her taste. I haven't started a thread about it yet, but I guess I will soon.
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04-01-12, 04:23 PM
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Wish my wife liked to ride a bike. The funny thing is that I had married to my 1st girlfriend she would have gotten a few bikes already because she used to race.
04-01-12, 04:29 PM
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I got wife, daughter (25) and son (27) bikes being built 
along with my collection stuff that needs to be rehabbed.
Aaron
along with my collection stuff that needs to be rehabbed.Aaron
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ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
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Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
04-01-12, 04:45 PM
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Last summer I got a great deal on a Peugeot City Express and my wife loved taking it out on the rail trail during fall foliage season. This year I'm trying to get a small road bike put together for my daughter, so she doesn't have to ride her clunky MTB when she accompanies me on grocery runs.
04-01-12, 04:50 PM
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I don't have a wife, but I'm putting something together for my mom for the summer. Last year I fixed up a Miyata 312 for my dad.
04-01-12, 05:21 PM
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It's the thing to do when you want to express your love to the person you're married to!
04-01-12, 05:37 PM
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. . . and gain her acceptance of the 20+ other bikes you have scattered about the house!
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04-01-12, 05:54 PM
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My wife built her own Peugeot PSN10-with a little assistance from me. Came it at under 20 lbs despite a heavy Selle-Anatomica saddle.
04-01-12, 06:04 PM
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I need other people to subject to my bike habit. My husband was the first "beneficiary", I've worked through all my kids (dropping off the youngest's frame at the powder-coater tomorrow), and I've already got a rehab lined up for a friend's daughter. Lack of storage space encourages altruism.
04-01-12, 06:04 PM
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n + m + 1 > n + 1
What more reason do you need?
My wife is interested in a recumbent. This is well outside of my experience zone and, have you seen what a decent used recumbent goes for? But still, any reason to + 1 is better than no reason.
What more reason do you need?
My wife is interested in a recumbent. This is well outside of my experience zone and, have you seen what a decent used recumbent goes for? But still, any reason to + 1 is better than no reason.
04-01-12, 06:18 PM
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04-01-12, 06:34 PM
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I built her two road bikes perhaps 20 years ago (a steel Trek and the Mononico), but a road bike wasn't what she wanted then. She fell in love with a Breezer Liberty in '02, so that came home with me. Then she wanted more zip so after a few mods to the Breezer, we got her a Cannondale hybrid (Road Warrior 800). A few years later she wanted more zip, more distance comfort, less buzz, so we found a nice steel Georgeanna Terry that came home with me (Cannondale got sold, Breezer is really too good a bike to let go of). She loves the Terry and is now a steel believer, but we're discovering the saddle adjustment is no longer good. I'm her fitter, and chief maintainer and bike route picker. We need to examine fit again, and maybe it will lead to a fine new frame for her. I just got a used 650b Terraferma, and after she tries it the Terry might not be her cup of tea anymore.
04-01-12, 06:41 PM
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04-01-12, 06:49 PM
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I had a wife; I built her this:
I even restored the headbadge myself:
She wanted modern Ergo, so I built her this:
She rode it twice, then wanted a mountain bike. I said: "we have to sell this one before we buy another". I never heard another peep; c'est la vie...
I sold the frame/fork to mikemowbz and get this: he's building it up for his girlfriend
Good luck, Mike!
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I even restored the headbadge myself:
She wanted modern Ergo, so I built her this:
She rode it twice, then wanted a mountain bike. I said: "we have to sell this one before we buy another". I never heard another peep; c'est la vie...
I sold the frame/fork to mikemowbz and get this: he's building it up for his girlfriend
Good luck, Mike!
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04-01-12, 07:22 PM
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The missus is happy with her modern Bianchi step thru with the grip shifters. I offered to find her a neat old lightweight, but she remembers that 34 pound green Raleigh 3 speed I bought her years ago so...no. She likes her bike. So it goes.
Then again, that pretty yellow Peugeot above might just blow her skirt up...
Then again, that pretty yellow Peugeot above might just blow her skirt up...
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04-01-12, 07:28 PM
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My wife rode a 56cm and it was a bit too big. I looked at smaller bikes all the time to do a frame swap. It was always something like, "I don't like red frames, or that one has a unicrown fork, I just want a Celeste Bianchi". Me too.
I searched and they were there for a price. Then a month ago I saw the ad on Craig's. I got lucky. It's not a high end Columbus frame but it's Italian made and Celeste and it fits her. It is 8 speed and has Sora shifters. She likes them since they have the thumb paddles. Go figure. Dura Ace FD and RD and brakes.
It's still a work in progress. It HAS to have a shiny crank she says to match the shiny rims. I agree, the 105 works fine but it needs a Dura Ace 7410. I built the wheels on Sun CR-18's. I polished the frame yesterday after doing some touch up with Celeste paint I ordered online.
I searched and they were there for a price. Then a month ago I saw the ad on Craig's. I got lucky. It's not a high end Columbus frame but it's Italian made and Celeste and it fits her. It is 8 speed and has Sora shifters. She likes them since they have the thumb paddles. Go figure. Dura Ace FD and RD and brakes.
It's still a work in progress. It HAS to have a shiny crank she says to match the shiny rims. I agree, the 105 works fine but it needs a Dura Ace 7410. I built the wheels on Sun CR-18's. I polished the frame yesterday after doing some touch up with Celeste paint I ordered online.
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My wife rode a 56cm and it was a bit too big. I looked at smaller bikes all the time to do a frame swap. It was always something like, "I don't like red frames, or that one has a unicrown fork, I just want a Celeste Bianchi". Me too.
I searched and they were there for a price. Then a month ago I saw the ad on Craig's. I got lucky. It's not a high end Columbus frame but it's Italian made and Celeste and it fits her. It is 8 speed and has Sora shifters. She likes them since they have the thumb paddles. Go figure. Dura Ace FD and RD and brakes.
It's still a work in progress. It HAS to have a shiny crank she says to match the shiny rims. I agree, the 105 works fine but it needs a Dura Ace 7410. I built the wheels on Sun CR-18's. I polished the frame yesterday after doing some touch up with Celeste paint I ordered online.
I searched and they were there for a price. Then a month ago I saw the ad on Craig's. I got lucky. It's not a high end Columbus frame but it's Italian made and Celeste and it fits her. It is 8 speed and has Sora shifters. She likes them since they have the thumb paddles. Go figure. Dura Ace FD and RD and brakes.
It's still a work in progress. It HAS to have a shiny crank she says to match the shiny rims. I agree, the 105 works fine but it needs a Dura Ace 7410. I built the wheels on Sun CR-18's. I polished the frame yesterday after doing some touch up with Celeste paint I ordered online.
DD