Yo CW, just wanted to say a whopping "THANK YOU" for this thread! SIL gave me his Schwinn MTB that he bought in '96, then stored it after riding only 10 miles. After expressing interest in purchasing a bike after getting off my last one in 1951, he presented his to me as a gift. My purpose in riding is strictly road riding just for the pure pleasure of it. At almost 72 have no interest ATT in anything other than staying on pavement as level as possible.
Thought the very first ½ mile was gonna do me in.
Been riding every day for the last two weeks except last 2 days being rained out all day. Your sticky pointed me to quite a few things I didn't even think about, ie changing the tires to road tires and getting rid of the knobbies for more suitable ride
It was an OUTSTANDING job, IMO, and had to tell you how much its appreciated here.
