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#2776
Not actually Tmonk
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 15,067
Bikes: road, track, mtb
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Very happy to see the Giro results today! A very deserved win. Great to see him back on the top step after some hard years. He's a real champion.
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so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
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#2777
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
Posts: 26,245
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#2778
VFL For Life
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 52,249
Bikes: Velo Volmobile
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#2779
Silver Comet Fred
#2780
Silver Comet Fred
Thread needs more pics of Roscoe staring at a wall.
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#2781
VFL For Life
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 52,249
Bikes: Velo Volmobile
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#2782
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,634
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
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I am still pondering best replacement for the Saturn. My dad’s minivan is possible but he is doing better and despite his age of 90 he may not be willing to let it go for another year or two. I figure I should get something as close to a Saturn as possible : cheap and reliable. I have been leaning towards a civic or Corolla, but our LYFT ride yesterday was a Nissan Versa (which last I checked is the cheapest car sold in the USA), and it was surprisingly nice. So that’s on the list.
Since the Civic Type R is overpriced, a Civic Si is also on the short list but may not fit the budget.
Unless the Saturn falls apart, I luckily have until the end of the year to figure this out.
Since the Civic Type R is overpriced, a Civic Si is also on the short list but may not fit the budget.
Unless the Saturn falls apart, I luckily have until the end of the year to figure this out.
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#2784
cowboy, steel horse, etc
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The hot spot.
Posts: 46,002
Bikes: everywhere
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I am still pondering best replacement for the Saturn. My dad’s minivan is possible but he is doing better and despite his age of 90 he may not be willing to let it go for another year or two. I figure I should get something as close to a Saturn as possible : cheap and reliable. I have been leaning towards a civic or Corolla, but our LYFT ride yesterday was a Nissan Versa (which last I checked is the cheapest car sold in the USA), and it was surprisingly nice. So that’s on the list.
Since the Civic Type R is overpriced, a Civic Si is also on the short list but may not fit the budget.
Unless the Saturn falls apart, I luckily have until the end of the year to figure this out.
Since the Civic Type R is overpriced, a Civic Si is also on the short list but may not fit the budget.
Unless the Saturn falls apart, I luckily have until the end of the year to figure this out.
#2785
So it is
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Westminster, CO
Posts: 21,860
Bikes: Luzerne, 684, Boreas, Wheelhouse, Alize©®, Bayamo, Cayo
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Nissan and CVT do not mix well. If you are considering a Versa, and it can be had with a manual, then that's the only way to go. Otherwise, choose another brand.
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#2786
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 19,349
Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
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They were cool cars. Cord made the first American fwd drive car, the L29 in 1929, and then introduced the 810 in 1935 or so. They had the misfortune to debut during the Great Depression, though.
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"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
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Silver Comet Fred
#2788
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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One thing I hated about the 2015-ish Versa Note was the chrome bezels around the gauges. I'd regularly get blinded by those things driving around Phoenix.
#2789
So it is
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Westminster, CO
Posts: 21,860
Bikes: Luzerne, 684, Boreas, Wheelhouse, Alize©®, Bayamo, Cayo
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Course, the Cord couldn't have been too cool. As pictured, there are no wooden rims installed.
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#2790
Not actually Tmonk
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 15,067
Bikes: road, track, mtb
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I am still pondering best replacement for the Saturn. My dad’s minivan is possible but he is doing better and despite his age of 90 he may not be willing to let it go for another year or two. I figure I should get something as close to a Saturn as possible : cheap and reliable. I have been leaning towards a civic or Corolla, but our LYFT ride yesterday was a Nissan Versa (which last I checked is the cheapest car sold in the USA), and it was surprisingly nice. So that’s on the list.
Since the Civic Type R is overpriced, a Civic Si is also on the short list but may not fit the budget.
Unless the Saturn falls apart, I luckily have until the end of the year to figure this out.
Since the Civic Type R is overpriced, a Civic Si is also on the short list but may not fit the budget.
Unless the Saturn falls apart, I luckily have until the end of the year to figure this out.
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
#2791
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Greenville SC
Posts: 4,267
Bikes: 1975 Motobecane Grand Jubile, 2020 Holdsworth Competition, 2022 Giant Trance 29 3
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#2792
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Yucatán. México
Posts: 7,097
Bikes: 2022 Gt Avalanche
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Originally Posted by abshipp;[url=tel:23241861
23241861[/url]]There is a Merlin Extralight frameset about an hour away from me that is amazingly inexpensive, but alas I both don't have the money and can't fit on a 61cm top tube
#2793
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Join Date: May 2016
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I vote Corolla, for no real reason other than it’s a Toyota.
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#2794
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,634
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
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Good to know. I still want a stick but may have to go automatic for the people.
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#2795
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#2796
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,634
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
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I see some 5 year old used Si’s for about 15k. That fits the budget. I only wonder if they have been driven hard/abused as they attract people who push them.
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#2797
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,634
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
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#2798
Administrator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,384
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
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Same, I need a 63. But then again I already have a Merlin.
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#2799
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
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Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
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It’s hard to go wrong with a Toyota or Honda.
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See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
#2800
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 19,349
Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
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CVTs are one of those things that make excellent sense from a logical and engineering standpoint, and may actually work as advertised, but which don't warm the hearts of enthusiasts. Going back to the discussion of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N and its fake noise and fake shifting, a number of companies have programmed "gears" into their CVTs, even providing paddle shifters.
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"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles