What do I want (to use for my next bike)?
12-09-08, 01:04 PM
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I suppose I was still too asleep at 5:25 this morning to notice my funny spelling.
...The Raleigh Sports or Collegiate seem like viable options. I was thinking 3sp simply so I'm not tempted to muscle my way off a stop or grind up a hill while my wife is spinning at a lower speed behind me. Though I guess properly geared that wouldn't be such a problem, and limit how fast I could possibly try to go (at least on flat ground).
Collegiate - original freewheel - Huret RD + Suntour Ultra 6 freewheel (with 32 tooth bailout gear) + Campagnolo Rally RD = Perfect Husband Riding Bike
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12-09-08, 04:24 PM
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note: discovered yesterday that USPS Parcel Post for a 25x25x20" box, even at only 12lbs, is almost $100 to ship. Thankfully I was actually only trying to ship a 25x25x12" box, which came out to be $27. And a public service announcement - if you cut down a box that has the original dimentions printed on it, mark those dimentions out thoroughly else the postal employee may just use those measurements instead of what it actually is.
12-09-08, 09:32 PM
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Hey cuda, how about this one...
"Glider by Raleigh...a very early 3 speed Sturmey Archer hub...28" wheel...rod pull brakes...ports for adding oil in the hubs and the bottom bracket shell."
stan
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"Glider by Raleigh...a very early 3 speed Sturmey Archer hub...28" wheel...rod pull brakes...ports for adding oil in the hubs and the bottom bracket shell."
stan
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12-11-08, 11:09 PM
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If I were going to look at a 3-speed / Collegiate sort of frame, would I look for something slightly smaller than what I typically ride in a road frame? or does the sizing stay pretty consistant even with the more relaxed geometry of the frame?
12-11-08, 11:33 PM
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I ride a little larger for the town bikes. The reach of the bars on a road bike really lengthens out road bikes, on a town bike the bars often sweep back.
My Jeunet, with upside-down north road bars is almost a 58cm tt, while my road bike is a 55 and fits perfectly. I'm way more upright on the Jeunet which is nice for traffic and social rides.
Jeunet:
Roadie:
My Jeunet, with upside-down north road bars is almost a 58cm tt, while my road bike is a 55 and fits perfectly. I'm way more upright on the Jeunet which is nice for traffic and social rides.
Jeunet:
Roadie:
12-11-08, 11:37 PM
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Get an old mixte, lose the low gear and grind off the 52 for a chain guard , gear it 42/18. Makes a great slow runner and fun for people to look at lol. love my mixte single, its my street rod just a tad slow in the long haul , but then so am I.
12-12-08, 02:16 AM
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Tashi,
I love the chainguard on that Jeunet! I'd love to find one just like it for my townie.
Cuda,
my gearing philosophy is similar to JustCruzin's. 42x16. It can putt along when I go for a ride with a lady, but goes plenty fast enough for keeping up with the slow traffic around campus here. It's a bit of a sacrilege to some. I also I admit I got the idea from some hipster fixed gear-head a few years ago. Having outed myself, something similar may be the ticket for lazy days with the wife.
It's an old Schwinn cruiser built up with 700c x 23 wheels. I found an old Bianci road fork languishing in the warehouse of the local bike shop and put it to use. The headset was a bit of a problem, wound up having to use a BMX headset. The riding position with that stem and those bars is a bit like an aggressive hard tail mtn bike. It's still upright enough to keep an eye on cars. The old seatpost in it was long enough to give my legs stretch for longer rides.
I'm a steel junkie. I have a very nice custom lugged road bike. Built here in town in the mid eighties, an 85 trek 720 set up with racks and panniers and a *Gasp* aluminum dual suspension mtn. bike. This townie sees more miles than all of them. It's just too much fun to ride
Walt
I love the chainguard on that Jeunet! I'd love to find one just like it for my townie.
Cuda,
my gearing philosophy is similar to JustCruzin's. 42x16. It can putt along when I go for a ride with a lady, but goes plenty fast enough for keeping up with the slow traffic around campus here. It's a bit of a sacrilege to some. I also I admit I got the idea from some hipster fixed gear-head a few years ago. Having outed myself, something similar may be the ticket for lazy days with the wife.
It's an old Schwinn cruiser built up with 700c x 23 wheels. I found an old Bianci road fork languishing in the warehouse of the local bike shop and put it to use. The headset was a bit of a problem, wound up having to use a BMX headset. The riding position with that stem and those bars is a bit like an aggressive hard tail mtn bike. It's still upright enough to keep an eye on cars. The old seatpost in it was long enough to give my legs stretch for longer rides.
I'm a steel junkie. I have a very nice custom lugged road bike. Built here in town in the mid eighties, an 85 trek 720 set up with racks and panniers and a *Gasp* aluminum dual suspension mtn. bike. This townie sees more miles than all of them. It's just too much fun to ride
Walt
