Originally Posted by
ironwood
I agree. You can find good steel bikes cheaply, or for free. Some people use backpacks, I did once, but prefer bags or panniers mounted lower. When I was car free a trailer was really helpful. Especially for hauling beer
MB's although out there from the 80's, or 90's aren't really easy to find dirt cheap, at least not anymore. Not for the kind of prices many of us use to pay.
A mountain, no pun intended of them on the west coast I could see, or Florida, but much tougher in other areas.
That Innova was $22. It will be closer to $90 when done, and I would put it on CL for $190. But I road the damn thing and like it.......
That touring bike posted above wouldn't be my pick at all. Especially in an urban, suburban area.