Originally Posted by
Bearonabike
At 58.5, I'm in a position to rearrange my bicycle situation and am in need of some advice as I've been riding mostly recreationally on my Jamis Coda with my wife and teen for a few years and am no longer "up" on that's current in the bike world. I'll be a brief as I can.
Recommendations?
I am 71, own a Paramount, a Soma Saga touring bike, a BlueT-12 tri bike, and a 1990's Schwinn Mesa MTB (pretty much last of the real Schwinn's, Paramount's excepted) that was build up over the years to 9 speed XT. And my beauty is a custom Seven Axiom OO7 tandem with couplers with which my sweet stoker and I traveled all over the USA and much of the world.
My next and probably last bike will be a Ti gravel type with 2xsomething cable shifting and two sets of custom wheels, with eyelets for fenders and at least a rear rack, maybe a front too. I have a frame in mind. I wish I could still get top line 9 speed shifters. Bar ends don't scare me so maybe.
There, I've said it.