My Wife's Girlie Bike....with pic
01-09-08, 04:34 PM
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My Wife's Girlie Bike....with pic
Picked this up for my wife for her birthday. Its a Ross 'eurotour' 26" from the 70's. The bike is kinda heavy, but it has a Shimano 3-speed hub and thumb shifter, and rides like a Cadillac. I spent the entire weekend overhauling the cup and cone bottom bracket, and the shifter, cleaning and re-lubing everything. She really likes this bike, and hopefully we can go on some nice, quiet rides together.
So what do you guys think?? The seat on it is the original Ross seat, and its big and comfortable.
So what do you guys think?? The seat on it is the original Ross seat, and its big and comfortable.
01-09-08, 04:40 PM
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Now that is really lovely. Can I be your second wife if you're going to give away nice bicycles like that 
Those seats are good, - I've got one the same that I recovered with leather and it's just soooooo comfortable.
Those seats are good, - I've got one the same that I recovered with leather and it's just soooooo comfortable.
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01-09-08, 07:53 PM
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I think that you are very kind to your wife 
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01-09-08, 10:47 PM
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Thanks all
She's the only duck in my pond.
As for the bike, its old and solid, and about as heavy as a boat anchor, but it has chrome fenders and rims, and she loves it. Just a good 'ol 3-speed girls bike I knew she'd fall in love with. This bike is in good enough condition that restoring it wont be hard. Future plans are to repaint the frame a pretty red and put on a big nice Brooks seat with chrome springs and whitewall tires.
She's the only duck in my pond.
As for the bike, its old and solid, and about as heavy as a boat anchor, but it has chrome fenders and rims, and she loves it. Just a good 'ol 3-speed girls bike I knew she'd fall in love with. This bike is in good enough condition that restoring it wont be hard. Future plans are to repaint the frame a pretty red and put on a big nice Brooks seat with chrome springs and whitewall tires.
01-09-08, 11:39 PM
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Nice bike...reminds me of the Schwinn Breeze my sister had growing up. I had the Schwinn Racer. I learned to "wrench" on those bikes. And hammer and bang and cuss and....
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Nice bike...reminds me of the Schwinn Breeze my sister had growing up. I had the Schwinn Racer. I learned to "wrench" on those bikes. And hammer and bang and cuss and....
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Nice Ride! (and a chance to post yet another picture
) Here is my Bride's Ride Bit 'o history on it. My wife is short as in 5'-1". We have had a hard time finding a bike that was comfortable for her to ride. She has a 16" GT Slipstream Hybrid that she rides but had some issues with the multiple gears. We attended the ABCE Tour in 2006 in New Brighton, MN. One of the door prizes was a 1972 Raleigh Colt...just her size! So here it is, I need to update the picture, she normally rides it with a wicker market basket on the front.
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) Here is my Bride's Ride Bit 'o history on it. My wife is short as in 5'-1". We have had a hard time finding a bike that was comfortable for her to ride. She has a 16" GT Slipstream Hybrid that she rides but had some issues with the multiple gears. We attended the ABCE Tour in 2006 in New Brighton, MN. One of the door prizes was a 1972 Raleigh Colt...just her size! So here it is, I need to update the picture, she normally rides it with a wicker market basket on the front.Aaron
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Thanks for sharing the pictures. Old 3-speeds can be great fun for local rides.
I built up a 17" Ross Rock Machine mountain bike for my younger son, but now that he is 6'2" tall, I have told my wife it is hers, to replace the Peugeot UO-8 I originally built for her but converted to my commuter a few years ago.
I built up a 17" Ross Rock Machine mountain bike for my younger son, but now that he is 6'2" tall, I have told my wife it is hers, to replace the Peugeot UO-8 I originally built for her but converted to my commuter a few years ago.
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01-10-08, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by wahoonc;
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Yeah, now thats a nice old Raleigh. Looks strikingly similar to my Wife's Ross.
~ and yeah, I'm gonna have to get her one of those wicker baskets too.
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ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
