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Originally Posted by chipcom (Post 7567669)

One bike is for wussy

No.....one bike is for cheap-arse college students.

I have the money to buy your average Craigslist MTB, but I don't want an MTB. I think I'm looking for something small and light with drop bars. And now that something like that's come along (in the form of an '04 Specialized Langster), I'm unwilling to drop $350 on it when it cost $440 five years ago. So the wait continues...

damn these are some nice ass backup bikes...

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Originally Posted by BengeBoy (Post 7565888)

Hi neighbor,

I'm interested in the handlebars on that commuter-ized mountain bike in the middle of your 3 bikes -- what are they?

And, what kind of bike is that?

I'm converting a Stumpjumper for commuting/touring and still not sure about the handlebars (I have trekking bars on order...).

Those are riser bars. I think I them picked up at Recycled Cycles a few years ago but I'm not sure. I could have gotten them when Olympic Sports shut down.

The bike is a 1983 Diamondback Ridge Runner mountain bike. It's not light. It was OK in it's day but not as nice as a Stumpjumper. :thumb:

Giant FCR3....

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...c/IMG_1951.jpg

It's a good ride - although I prefer to ride my Fuji 'go fast' bike

I laugh when people on BF call Cross-Checks and Langsters heavy. THIS is heavy. Still I rode this cheap used Mongoose Crossway everywhere for months before upgrading and it now serves as an urban warrior and grocery getter (with a quick-release Wald basket on the bars, not pictured).

My significant other is hooked on bicycling now too and this is in many ways the key bike in our household. When one bike is in the shop, this one stands in. When we're traveling somewhere too risky to lock a nice bike, this one attracts little attention. When a friend wants to borrow a bike or a house guest wants to join us on a ride, this does fine. When we need extra carrying power we can press the Golden Goose into service and not have unnecessary baskets on our main bikes. The upright position is a pain for longer distances on the MUPs, but for short hops on busy streets it's great because you sit so high and can see traffic so well. It goes to show it doesn't take a fancy bike to be a good bike - just the right bike.

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/6289/mongoosemq0.jpg

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Originally Posted by uke (Post 7570714)

Nice tires. Does that bike ride as smooth as it looks?

*Very* smooth, over any surface.

Same bike ..... different color and bar configuration

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Originally Posted by Doohickie (Post 7568583)

Right now, I guess I just have the main bike- the Nishiki XRS Sport hybrid. I also have a Nishiki Olympic 12 that I had been using, but it has a bent frame and a bad tire right now, so that's out of service at present. Then there's my '66 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, "The Old Gentleman," that I got last week. It's close to roadworthy but not really setup for commuting. I plan to add a rack on the back and a basket up front to make it a grocery-getter, but until I do I guess my main backup is my car.

Now I have a backup bike. I added rear baskets to the Raleigh Tourist and rode it to work this morning. I just hope I can get up Hooters Hill this afternoon with only 3 speeds.

http://static.zooomr.com/images/6039...9a64f1de_m.jpg http://static.zooomr.com/images/6039...fb8f382f_m.jpg http://static.zooomr.com/images/6039...dc3def1b_m.jpg

My Backup: I bought this beauty at a thrift store for $15. I purchased new tubes, tires, cables and handlebar grips. I had the LBS convert it to single speed. It is a pretty fun ride!

My backup bike but by no means roughing it. My Schwinn LeTour. She is fast!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...Picture035.jpg

Ernest