Originally Posted by ollo_ollo
Kodama: shame on you if you go to Arizona & don't ride! The last time I was in Tucson, visiting my inlaws, I bought a new condition Schwinn World Tourist from one of their neighbors. Try to borrow a bike from a relative or check out the bulletin boards & garage sales in the retirement communities, you may find something cheap enough to ride around & then give away before you leave!
Don
I hear ya man, I had planned to investigate the state of my dads old 15 speed steel Univega while I was there(I've become a big fan of lugged steel recently and wanted to check it out). I enquired with my Mom and she informed me that they rid themselves of all the old bikes
I will try to see what I can find, but it's always so crazy this time of year. Also they live in Casa Grande (about 1.5 hours by car from Tuscon) which is almost totality flat. With a MTB there is some fun desert riding by the road riding is pretty easy.
BTW I lived in Olympia for a good ten years, I went to Evergreen and then stayed in Oly for a few more years. I really loved the town and area and miss it now that I live in the "greater" Seattle area. Good to hear your reports from there.