Originally Posted by Jazzyg72
(Post 23209186)
Its too bad that not all of the good bikes are posted on CL. I may try to focus on that more now though.........
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Trek 520 project bike - $125 - Georgetown KY
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Seems that Campagnolo is rarer here than Simplex......:rolleyes:
Still nice though.... (Still can't post the FB link so check Louisville, KY and put a 40 mile radius) Vintage Collectable French road bike - small frame$295Listed 21 hours ago in Facebook Post MessageDetails
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Originally Posted by WGB
(Post 23210040)
(Still can't post the FB link so check Louisville, KY and put a 40 mile radius.
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$75 early eighties Lotus éclair. Tange #5 and Shimano 600 Arabesque, Northeast Ohio
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Originally Posted by WGB
(Post 23210040)
Seems that Campagnolo is rarer here than Simplex......:rolleyes:
Still nice though.... (Still can't post the FB link so check Louisville, KY and put a 40 mile radius) Vintage Collectable French road bike - small frame$295Listed 21 hours ago in Louisville, TN MessageDetails
https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...mA&oe=661B8ED5 https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...HA&oe=661B6DE7 https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...SA&oe=661B7C65 https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...EA&oe=661B7196 https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...Eg&oe=661B81DD |
Kids bike - swapping Shimano Altus to Microshift Acolyte - worth it?
I take my son to school daily via bike - he's in the 2nd grade. I try to persuade him to shift gears but he's hesitant. To be fair, the shift lever is rather heavy when downshifting. The shift cables are reasonably new. I'm curious if it would be worthwhile to swap out 8 speed Shimano Altus for Microshift Acolyte. Has anyone done a side by side comparison? I guess its also possible that something is wrong or has been damaged with his current setup any that replacing it with anything new would be an improvement.
I guess this is half "would something new work better?" and half "would something new be better for small hands?" |
You might be better switching to a twist shift rather than trigger. Shimano and Sram both make 8 speed twist shifts for 8 speed shimano RDs.
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My daughter is in second grade also. She is just starting to figure out shifting. I highly recommend switching to a twist shifter. These seem to be way easier, more intuitive, and more fun for kids. My daughter also won't take her hands off the bars. Her idea of a turn signal is pointing with her index finger while holding the grip with the rest of her hand.
One word of warning - the kid's twist shifters require an odd size grip (small) that can be hard to find, but they are out there if you look hard enough. Mine are from SRAM. Worst case, you buy a foam grip and cut it down to size with a knife. On a Sunday, take your son to a big open high school parking lot (or similar) that has a nice slope to it and let him go at it. |
I'd be tempted to swap to Alivio. In second grade my daughter finally got comfortable with shifting but will has a cadence that makes the pros blush.
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