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OldsCOOL 11-27-14 02:52 PM

Of the 3 there is no mystique. Sell all and hold out for a Colnago.

brockd15 11-27-14 04:23 PM


Originally Posted by OldsCOOL (Post 17344832)
Of the 3 there is no mystique. Sell all and hold out for a Colnago.

Yeah, we're not exactly talking grail bikes here. A Colnago would be nice for sure, but not what I'd want for commuting, touring, gravel, etc.

poprad 11-27-14 04:53 PM

As much as it pains me to suggest this - I have to weigh in on buying new. I just started helping out at an LBS and had no idea how big the whole "gravel grinder" fad has become. I'm not looking to buy myself, but if I were now is certainly the time. Given your lack of space there's a lot of benefit to owning new, starting with low maintenance and lower risk of component failure.

I personally bought a new Surly Cross Check as a commuter this summer, and have been very pleased with it as an all-rounder that I don't feel compelled to keep spotless. Raleigh, C'Dale, Jamis and many others are debuting really very nice bikes this year, many with disc brakes, some with the new SRAM hydraulic disk/brifters.

My free advice, and worth every penny.

brockd15 12-17-14 05:21 PM

Just took some recent pictures of these three. Maybe it's the angle, but the Civia looks really awkward in the picture for some reason. It also needs to have the cockpit adjusted. That's a 130mm 0d stem that I'll probably swap for a 110mm -10d. The bars are a little too high for my liking right now.

So here's what we're dealing with:

Raleigh:
http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps5qqstu4v.jpg

Schwinn:
http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...psgs6cqnn5.jpg

Civia:
http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...psplticdjn.jpg

brockd15 12-17-14 05:30 PM

And for those suggesting selling all of them and getting something new, that's definitely an option. I just ordered a Surly Straggler for my wife to replace a Schwinn Voyageur and Miyata 610.

The deciding factor for her, you ask? The Surly is purple...nothing else mattered.

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...psprulypfi.jpg

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps9mvl4gwn.jpg

mountaindave 12-20-14 02:30 PM

Aesthetically, the Schwinn (your Schwinn) is my fave. I cried a little over the Miyata...

OldsCOOL 12-20-14 02:56 PM

Keep the Colnago.

fettsvenska 12-20-14 08:09 PM

Have you thought about selling your wife and her bikes to make more room for you and your bikes? Just throwing that idea out there for your consideration.:innocent:

In these cases I always apply the Ride-Wife-Conjecture (scientifically proven, of course), which states the following:

In cases when the bike herd must be thinned, the determining factor of whether or not to keep a member is based entirely on comparison to the usage of the wife. So if a member gets ridden as much or more than the wife is ridden, the herd member stays. If the member is ridden less than the wife is ridden, the member must find a new herd.

brockd15 12-20-14 11:30 PM


Originally Posted by mountaindave (Post 17404060)
Aesthetically, the Schwinn (your Schwinn) is my fave. I cried a little over the Miyata...

Ha, what's wrong with the Miyata?!

nickkoto 12-21-14 10:54 AM

List all 3 on Craigslist at a slightly optimistic price, then keep the one that sells last.

mountaindave 12-21-14 10:42 PM


Originally Posted by brockd15 (Post 17405108)
Ha, what's wrong with the Miyata?!

You sold it!! ��

brockd15 12-21-14 10:48 PM

Ooooh...not yet, actually. She's in the classifieds, patiently waiting for someone who will treat her right.

mountaindave 12-21-14 11:18 PM

Triple-butted, splined tubing? Delish!!


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