Originally Posted by BlastRadius
I decided to keep the Miyata. I'll rebuild the 27s with hubs or get 700s whichever I find a deal for first. I kinda want a freewheel because of the long steep hill I live on (need low gear to climb but don't want to spin 200rpm goin' down :EEK
. I'll see, 46x19 was maybe too small a gear, maybe I'll try 40x16.
It does have a bunch of paint chips and will need to be taken care of. Rattle-can? Color or Clear-Coat?
Yeah I faced the same issue w/my old Schwinn since I live on the very top of a mountain and our road is almost straight up (only 2 switchbacks) I stuck with freewheeling.
I do agree that the old bike has more soul, well the bike doesn't have more soul but fixing-up and riding it does,,,,,,
We waste and throw away,,,way,way too much stuff
Its not having what you want,its wanting what you got...
Ok enough preaching time to throw a leg over the bike and head out to work---JJ
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