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02-05-15 | 12:42 PM

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bmthom.gis

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From: Columbia, SC

Bikes: 2014 Cannondale Synapse Carbon 4 Rival; 2014 Cannondale Trail 7 29; 1972 Schwinn Suburban, 1996 Proflex 756, 1987(?) Peugeot, Dahon Speed P8; 1979 Raleigh Competition GS; 1995 Stumpjumper M2 FS, 1978 Raleigh Sports, Schwinn Prologue

Name/Model of Bike:Bianchi Volpe (from sometime in the 90s)

Pictures:

Current set up

Price: $100. Around $60 for the panniers and around another $100 for the B&M lights. I already had the Knogg Blinder. A small fee for Kool Stop Salmon brake pads. I think $30 or $40 for the computer. Tires, fenders, rack, stem, bars, shifters were all free - I have awesome friends.

Weight: Somewhere between 32 and 40 pounds? I have no idea, really. But it's sturdy.

Distance & Terrain: 22 miles RT, paved roads the whole way

Purchase Info: I have a very good friend who worked at a bike shop...I ride with him often and told him I was on the lookout for a cheap bike I could start to commute on, as I had found a viable route. Maybe a week later he called me up and told me a guy was in the shop looking to sell a Bianchi that he picked up at a yard sale..and while it was a bit small it would be a great bike to set up as a commuter. To my surprise, my wife said I could get it. I left it with him, as it needed some work (this was before I learned how to do a lot of stuff) - he never charged me labor. We found out that the brifters were completely gummed up, no matter using the drop bars was going to make the ride awkward. He took some 7 sp shifters that were a take off of another bike, as well as a much less aggressive stem and some riser bars, put them on, new cables all around. Recently I swapped out the bars and stem for a much cooler stem (as I was thinking of putting bullmoose bars on it - same friend told me he had a stem that would give me a similar look and better reach/rise than I currently had, and some control tech bars to put on it). I

Other: This is a terrific platform for commuting on - lots of room for fenders, front and rear racks, tires up to 38...it's solid.

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