Originally Posted by
Velognome
Pounding over frozen tire tracks, dropping into slush filled potholes and traversing cinder covered roadways is not going to las long on skinny tires and light rims....listen to the choir...."get thee a MTB!"
+1
Even a BoxMart MTB. The cheapest garage-sale/garbage-picked MTB would be better than subjecting your Schwinn to those duties!!! I have several 'beaters' that I've 'picked' off treelawn on garbage day!
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'75 Fuji S-10S bought new, 52k+ miles and still going!
'84 Univega Gran Tourismo
'84 Univega Viva Sport
'86 Miyata 710
'90 Schwinn Woodlands
Unknown brand MTB of questionable lineage aka 'Mutt Trail Bike'
Plus or minus a few others from time-to-time
Last edited by Cougrrcj; 09-17-13 at 01:45 PM.