Originally Posted by
sonnetg
That's a very nice looking bike. I am very jealous of the fixed fork. I wish mines was fixed. Oh well...maybe some day i will swap it..
The saddle looks very comfy. Is this a MTB or commute bike? I agree on the stickers...it's just makes it look cheesy. Once you remove the stickers, it becomes more like your custom bike
One thing i learned, the DSB bikes are not really meant for new riders. It will just frustrate them and eventually discourage them from riding. Even though the DSP bikes have it's quirks, but you can fix it easily if you have the tools or know what you are doing. My bike would easily perform as a $250-$300 LBS bike would, but the amount of work and time i put in overhauling it, that's about the price I would be willing to sell it for (But i didn't buy it to sell it..haha ).
Happy Ridin!
It's an "All Terrain Bicycle" according to one of the stickers I peeled off of it. It's a hard tail mountain bike design, but it would be great as a commuter bike with some street tires; I live on dirt roads, so the tires are great. It has a comfortable riding position and dual eyelets on the rear for both fenders and a rack.
The saddle is a Cloud 9 women's cruiser saddle. They use much firmer gel than what you'd get on a saddle at a department store, and the springs are adequately sized for a clyde like me. I'm tempted to keep it on here and buy a more appropriate retro saddle for my 3-speed.
It is not as good as a new LBS bike, but it's on par with a used bike. The brakes and shifters are on par with what was out twenty years ago, but they still work.