Originally Posted by
mieklein
Awesome. I'm from Uptown as well and currently live in the Carrollton Neighborhood. I have a '93 Bridgestone MB-4 that I just got and am restoring for rides around The Park. I remember The Bikesmith! GNO Cyclery is still there on S Carrollton. You're now in Iowa?
Old MTBs rock. Is that B'stone from the Bikesmith? It sold a lot of Bridgestones BITD. I picked up my '93 Bridgestone MB 1 here in Des Moines. But I also own and ride a 1993 XO 2 which I bought back when I worked at the Bikesmith. It was a great shop at one time (in the 80s) but it fell on hard times by the 90s and was sold off to its creditors. I picked up a lot of bike stuff at that auction.
Iowa (and the upper midwest more generally) has some great bike riding. You should visit the C&V section and show off some of your bikes. I like the Carrollton area a lot. When I go back to visit, I always rent a place there to stay. Good place to walk and there are great restaurants and coffee shops. Plus there is the river levee and the park for riding.