Wow. Check out these Schwinn cruisers.
04-14-06, 08:00 PM
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Wow. Check out these Schwinn cruisers.
04-15-06, 02:46 PM
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Man, they knew how to name bikes back then. Jaguar, Tiger, Typhoon, Tornado, Hollywood...
The new Santa Cruz mountain bike is called the Nomad. Worst. Name. Ever. It's an all-mountain bike with 6 inches of travel on each end, and they give it a name fitting for a Hybrid with a basket on the front. Take a lesson from Schwinn, SC, and call it the Puma. Rant over.
The new Santa Cruz mountain bike is called the Nomad. Worst. Name. Ever. It's an all-mountain bike with 6 inches of travel on each end, and they give it a name fitting for a Hybrid with a basket on the front. Take a lesson from Schwinn, SC, and call it the Puma. Rant over.
04-15-06, 03:27 PM
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But, a Nomad is a person with no fixed home, that wanders all over the place, very independent and travel-worthy. That name is pretty fitting for an all-mountain bike, IMO.
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I've trash-picked the following:
- Racer
- Typhoon
- Collegiate x 3
- Breeze x 2
all were fixed and given away, or donated to a bike co-op
- Racer
- Typhoon
- Collegiate x 3
- Breeze x 2
all were fixed and given away, or donated to a bike co-op
04-15-06, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by schnee
But, a Nomad is a person with no fixed home, that wanders all over the place, very independent and travel-worthy. That name is pretty fitting for an all-mountain bike, IMO.
04-16-06, 12:59 AM
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The Shadester would be a sick bike name
others:
-Panhandler
-Drifter
-Transient
others:
-Panhandler
-Drifter
-Transient
04-16-06, 02:07 AM
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https://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/bik/148775981.htmlWould this be a good fixie project?
I want to build one (have one built) for my first fg/ss ride. I don't want to buy one of those motobecane/windsor/mercier jobs as so far what I have read here about them is they are crap.
so I been looking at cheap bikes to convert
What are your ideas about this bike?
What would you do with it specifically?
Thanks for helping out a noob
I want to build one (have one built) for my first fg/ss ride. I don't want to buy one of those motobecane/windsor/mercier jobs as so far what I have read here about them is they are crap.
so I been looking at cheap bikes to convert
What are your ideas about this bike?
What would you do with it specifically?
Thanks for helping out a noob
04-16-06, 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by deimos
https://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/bik/148775981.htmlWould this be a good fixie project?
I want to build one (have one built) for my first fg/ss ride. I don't want to buy one of those motobecane/windsor/mercier jobs as so far what I have read here about them is they are crap.
so I been looking at cheap bikes to convert
What are your ideas about this bike?
What would you do with it specifically?
Thanks for helping out a noob
I want to build one (have one built) for my first fg/ss ride. I don't want to buy one of those motobecane/windsor/mercier jobs as so far what I have read here about them is they are crap.
so I been looking at cheap bikes to convert
What are your ideas about this bike?
What would you do with it specifically?
Thanks for helping out a noob
It could be done, but there are tons of better options out there. Find someone with an old road bike (not a cruiser) in their garage for cheap/free and start from there instead. You'll save a lot of money and get a nicer finished product than with that suburban.
04-16-06, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by MacG
yes and no. Those frames are heavy as **** for starters. You would want standard three-piece cranks instead of that old steel one-piece crank, and the two are not interchangable in any easy manner. You'll need either a new rear wheel or to relace the rim to a track hub to get a proper fixed-gear bike. The price is also waaaay too high for the bike as-is, and waaaaaaaaaaay too high if you're just going to gut it for the frame and convert it.
It could be done, but there are tons of better options out there. Find someone with an old road bike (not a cruiser) in their garage for cheap/free and start from there instead. You'll save a lot of money and get a nicer finished product than with that suburban.
It could be done, but there are tons of better options out there. Find someone with an old road bike (not a cruiser) in their garage for cheap/free and start from there instead. You'll save a lot of money and get a nicer finished product than with that suburban.
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Originally Posted by deimos
https://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/bik/148775981.htmlWould this be a good fixie project?
I want to build one (have one built) for my first fg/ss ride. I don't want to buy one of those motobecane/windsor/mercier jobs as so far what I have read here about them is they are crap.
so I been looking at cheap bikes to convert
What are your ideas about this bike?
What would you do with it specifically?
Thanks for helping out a noob
I want to build one (have one built) for my first fg/ss ride. I don't want to buy one of those motobecane/windsor/mercier jobs as so far what I have read here about them is they are crap.
so I been looking at cheap bikes to convert
What are your ideas about this bike?
What would you do with it specifically?
Thanks for helping out a noob
04-16-06, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by eddiebrannan
mercier's gonn a be a better and more satisfying ride than any beater conversion
04-16-06, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by schnee
But, a Nomad is a person with no fixed home, that wanders all over the place, very independent and travel-worthy. That name is pretty fitting for an all-mountain bike, IMO.
04-16-06, 07:09 PM
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Ugh, I sold an old Schwinn on CL last week for $60! It needed a lot of work though and I bought it a police auction for $17 with the intention of building it up but lost interest. When I rode it to meet the seller, I was surprised at how smooth a ride it was; maybe another will grace my garage one day soon.
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Originally Posted by jim-bob
I'd totally ride a bike called 'the vagrant'.
