Frames that should never be built.
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Frames that should never be built.
my nomination.. A steel Schwinn Ranger MTB... The Medium sized frame weighs 8.9 Lbs, totally stripped. The pogo stick fork that came on it weighs in at 5.2 Lbs.... PORKY. I'd guess the assembled weight of the entire bike at somewhere north of 37 lbs... including the extra-thick Slimed tubes someone installed.......
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The 1983 Chicago-forged Schwinn Sidewinder I sold last month at the Tucson swap would probably scoff at the Ranger: "Lightweight." That steel beast was about 15 lbs as a bare frame / fork / headset / stem / seatpost. But archaeologists thousands of years from now will examine it as one of the few surviving relics from our culture and wonder how we were able to forge such a durable artifact.
I routinely ride a Chicago Schwinn cruiser with Wald baskets, steel fenders, and a 7-speed IGH that tips the scales at nearly 60 lbs before you even add a water bottle, toolbag, or human. But I don't mind riding it, as it has relatively light wheels, it's fun, comfortable, and provides a quality workout on a per-hour or per-mile basis. But I probably won't select that particular bike for a crit or time trial. It all works out. And then when I get on any lighter bike, it certainly feels faster.
I routinely ride a Chicago Schwinn cruiser with Wald baskets, steel fenders, and a 7-speed IGH that tips the scales at nearly 60 lbs before you even add a water bottle, toolbag, or human. But I don't mind riding it, as it has relatively light wheels, it's fun, comfortable, and provides a quality workout on a per-hour or per-mile basis. But I probably won't select that particular bike for a crit or time trial. It all works out. And then when I get on any lighter bike, it certainly feels faster.
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Picked up one of those Rangers for nearly free, when Twelve (now Fifteen) decided he wanted to learn to ride a "real" two -wheeler when he outgrew his adaptive bike..
For a $250 retail (until recently) bike for a teen/ tween to toss around the neighborhood it does the job.
"Universal 26 MTB" tough enough to take some abuse and V-brake 3x7 is . pretty easy to keep working happily. Also fairly simple/ standard enough for teaching said teen/tweens about how to look after their own bikes.
Also inexpensive enough that you don't have to worry so much about it on the bike rack when they want to ride it to class.
I had a Murray BAJA when I was his age. That bike should never have been built.
For a $250 retail (until recently) bike for a teen/ tween to toss around the neighborhood it does the job.
"Universal 26 MTB" tough enough to take some abuse and V-brake 3x7 is . pretty easy to keep working happily. Also fairly simple/ standard enough for teaching said teen/tweens about how to look after their own bikes.
Also inexpensive enough that you don't have to worry so much about it on the bike rack when they want to ride it to class.
I had a Murray BAJA when I was his age. That bike should never have been built.
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