Vintage steel on vacation
09-02-18, 11:09 PM
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Vintage steel on vacation
Took a trip to Cape Cod to visit my mom and brought the bikes with us.
I took the 86 Trek 310, my daughter rode her 95 Trek 930, my son rode his 83 Ross Force one, and my wife rode her non-vintage non-steel Trek 7.1
My mom joined us for a quick ride on the rail trail and rode her Peugeot of unknown model and vintage:
Carbolite 103 tubes, Stronglight cranks, Shimano derailleurs and shift levers, Rigida rims with Maillard hubs, Weinmann brakes and levers. Don't remember the brand of pedals / toe clips.
Yes, the rear's a Helicomatic.
I had dragged it home out of a trash pile years ago and given it a quick once-over. My mom ended up replacing the seat, tires and bar tape.
The Bontrager tires on 27" rims are nice and meaty.
Had a great vacation, the rides were nice, and I even got to see a seal getting autopsied.
I took the 86 Trek 310, my daughter rode her 95 Trek 930, my son rode his 83 Ross Force one, and my wife rode her non-vintage non-steel Trek 7.1
My mom joined us for a quick ride on the rail trail and rode her Peugeot of unknown model and vintage:
Carbolite 103 tubes, Stronglight cranks, Shimano derailleurs and shift levers, Rigida rims with Maillard hubs, Weinmann brakes and levers. Don't remember the brand of pedals / toe clips.
Yes, the rear's a Helicomatic.
I had dragged it home out of a trash pile years ago and given it a quick once-over. My mom ended up replacing the seat, tires and bar tape.
The Bontrager tires on 27" rims are nice and meaty.
Had a great vacation, the rides were nice, and I even got to see a seal getting autopsied.
09-03-18, 09:28 AM
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That's a nice bike. It may not fit her properly though. The seat is too low and the stem looks to be too high.
09-03-18, 03:26 PM
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I’m glad your Mom got to go riding with the family. It would be a bit of a bummer to see the guests head out while they had to stay behind.
09-03-18, 05:02 PM
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Nice! I do a lot of riding out there, too; my wife often rides the Atala my mom got for a youth-hostel trip on the Cape in 1962.
09-03-18, 10:26 PM
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She has the seat lowered to where she's comfortable. She could easily raise it another inch and a half.
Even though it is several sizes too small for me I was surprised at how nicely it rode.
