Originally Posted by Soma Roark

Now I feel silly, I didn't realize that was the columbus bird lol even though I've seen it a bunch of times. But it's still a nice bird. Ok maybe a lighter/sport tourer is better for my vision then. I was planning on running 32-35's tires with an option of fenders (the roads are terrible here). Am I stuck with early 80's bikes with 27" wheels that I can change to 700? I've thought about 650b as well and just using long reach brakes like the dia compes Grant is selling. Not many hills. One huge one I can avoid by going the long way (The Disney Music Hall Hill...). So now I'm looking at lower end Treks =7. I will check out yard sales and swap meets this weekend, but to be honest, my past attempts have come up pretty empty. Wish i could just afford a rivendell, but that's something else =D