Originally Posted by
gmt13
When I was stationed at Norfolk Navy Base in the late 70's I used to bike commute from Virginia Beach. I recall that the roads on base were fine then. Maybe that was the last time that they paved them!
-Gary
I bet it was, but any places they did repair, they insisted on paving 2" higher than the surrounding asphalt!
Anyone have experience with a Diamondback Sorrento? Found a pretty nice one on Craigslist I might snag. I believe its around a 97 or 98 model, so if I'm not mistaken that's pre-WalMart days for DB... The bike looks pretty nice, there is no major rust and it has rear fender tabs, would probably make a good conversion with some fat slicks and lights/rack/etc. My only hesitation is that it has the twist-grip shifters, which I have never used. How hard would it be to swap the bars out, say to some drop bars, and then change the shifters over to bar ends or possibly brifters? Do deraileurs designed for a twist-grip shift work with other types of shifters? From what I read, it has the Shimano AceraX group. Either way, it looks like it might be a pretty good candidate for what I need. I'll probably post a separate thread for info on this bike.
Thanks again for the input guys, you have successfully convinced me to buy another bike.
