Re: LGC bicyclists....need advice
51I know I'm old. My wife and I both have Schwinns with fat tires and comfortable seats.
Re: LGC bicyclists....need advice
52Just switch out the drop bars for straight bars and you're a completely up to date hip young thing.Vodkin wrote:I must be getting old or something,I have a Puch and a Peugout that I was thinking about this whole thread.I bought them sometime in the 80's and for the time they pretty top notch bikes but now it looks like they are just old school pieces of shit and I would look like a clown riding them,obviously it's been awhile since I bicycle shopped myself,jeez,maybe I'll buzz down to my parents this weekend and see what kinda shape they are in,I haven't seen em in 20 years?
on a contributing note I think I would opt for metal frame of some sort,especialy if the carbon fiber can't be repaired if its dumped,and accidents do happen so thats something to think about ,what do these bikes cost,I have seen mountain bikes in the 1500 and up range
Re: LGC bicyclists....need advice
53Oh yeah, and to be really hip you gotta go to a single speed.Fukshot wrote:Just switch out the drop bars for straight bars and you're a completely up to date hip young thing.Vodkin wrote:I must be getting old or something,I have a Puch and a Peugout that I was thinking about this whole thread.I bought them sometime in the 80's and for the time they pretty top notch bikes but now it looks like they are just old school pieces of shit and I would look like a clown riding them,obviously it's been awhile since I bicycle shopped myself,jeez,maybe I'll buzz down to my parents this weekend and see what kinda shape they are in,I haven't seen em in 20 years?
on a contributing note I think I would opt for metal frame of some sort,especialy if the carbon fiber can't be repaired if its dumped,and accidents do happen so thats something to think about ,what do these bikes cost,I have seen mountain bikes in the 1500 and up range
I don't like to think of my self as an artist so much as someone who stares at empty spaces and imagines s--t.
Re: LGC bicyclists....need advice
54nah on that !,I like to coast without having my legs thrown back at me but in way it would be awesome not have to worry about the derailleur,them things can be such a PITA!judgepacker wrote:Oh yeah, and to be really hip you gotta go to a single speed.Fukshot wrote:Just switch out the drop bars for straight bars and you're a completely up to date hip young thing.Vodkin wrote:I must be getting old or something,I have a Puch and a Peugout that I was thinking about this whole thread.I bought them sometime in the 80's and for the time they pretty top notch bikes but now it looks like they are just old school pieces of shit and I would look like a clown riding them,obviously it's been awhile since I bicycle shopped myself,jeez,maybe I'll buzz down to my parents this weekend and see what kinda shape they are in,I haven't seen em in 20 years?
on a contributing note I think I would opt for metal frame of some sort,especialy if the carbon fiber can't be repaired if its dumped,and accidents do happen so thats something to think about ,what do these bikes cost,I have seen mountain bikes in the 1500 and up range
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Re: LGC bicyclists....need advice
55I think you may be thinking about a fixed-gear (aka a fixie) bike. I tried riding one of those and damn did it take some getting used to.nah on that !,I like to coast without having my legs thrown back at me but in way it would be awesome not have to worry about the derailleur,them things can be such a PITA!
I don't like to think of my self as an artist so much as someone who stares at empty spaces and imagines s--t.
Re: LGC bicyclists....need advice
56Your local bishop could probably get those vintage bikes up an running for a couple hundred bucks if nothing is rusted badly. Or sell em to some hipster douche so he can covert them to fixies. Um bike shop not bishop. Damn auto correct on cell phone.Vodkin wrote:I must be getting old or something,I have a Puch and a Peugout that I was thinking about this whole thread.I bought them sometime in the 80's and for the time they pretty top notch bikes but now it looks like they are just old school pieces of shit and I would look like a clown riding them,obviously it's been awhile since I bicycle shopped myself,jeez,maybe I'll buzz down to my parents this weekend and see what kinda shape they are in,I haven't seen em in 20 years?
on a contributing note I think I would opt for metal frame of some sort,especialy if the carbon fiber can't be repaired if its dumped,and accidents do happen so thats something to think about ,what do these bikes cost,I have seen mountain bikes in the 1500 and up range
LGC bicyclists....need advice
57Carbon can be repaired, but there are fewer people who can do it. I would trust the repair for a road bike but probably wouldn't on mountain bike. Prices vary, but you can expect $1,000 and up for what a bike shop calls a "beginner" road bike.Vodkin wrote:on a contributing note I think I would opt for metal frame of some sort,especialy if the carbon fiber can't be repaired if its dumped,and accidents do happen so thats something to think about ,what do these bikes cost,I have seen mountain bikes in the 1500 and up range
Re: LGC bicyclists....need advice
58I was going to say, you usually don't need a bishop unless a derailleur is involved...
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