Originally Posted by
pdlamb
Put the front derailer in the middle ring and tell her just to use the right shifter? It's late spring. Clean the bike and polish it with Pledge. If she's still riding and interested and wants something newer later in the year, take her bike shopping.
Heck, you might even be able to lock it in the middle by messing with the limit screws so she doesn't even have to worry about shifting the front by accident.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"