Contentment, or purposefully riding beater bike in place of a better/nicer one...
02-19-19, 10:40 AM
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What's that T-shirt say? Life's too short to ride crap bikes... I personally think you should ride the best bike you can afford. And if you have any grail bikes just hanging in a room somewhere, take 'em down and ride them!
02-19-19, 11:16 AM
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I love a ride on a responsive lightweight bike that blasts away from lights and hammers on the flats. Pumping away on a heavyweight gas pipe bike would leave me wanting to take the gas pipe. I don't need the latest and greatest. I ride a 85 Cannondale 12 speed and keep a Nasbar hybrid converted to a bombproof touring bike for "going for groceries" or a little dirt riding.
Now truth be told, I had a garage full of "interesting" bikes at one time but getting rid of them has made me a better man and daily rides on the 'dale has made me less of a man, (about 20 lbs. less), so whatever floats your boat as long as you ride.
Now truth be told, I had a garage full of "interesting" bikes at one time but getting rid of them has made me a better man and daily rides on the 'dale has made me less of a man, (about 20 lbs. less), so whatever floats your boat as long as you ride.
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02-19-19, 11:38 AM
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Best example in my fleet is my 1988 Cimarron LE. Paint is really bad, picked up at a garage sale for $15. Love it!
I’m not really interested in a crappy old department store bike as the crappy components, crimped dropouts and other features. But some were decent like the Austria Sears and the Raleigh built Huffy 3 speeds. I’d rather have something a step up, hi ten steel is fine. Enjoyed my UO8 for decades but the plastic Simplex dérailleurs not so much.
Right now I am attracted to early 1980s MTBs. Not much value to most of them, but I like them. My favorite in that class is my 1983 Univega Ultima. I find on many of the less known brands, prices of the best models are similar to better known brands crappy entry level ones. So why not get a nicer model?
Somewhat funny, while I have kept the garage sale Cimarron, I’ve sold off multiple Paramounts, Colnagos, Tomassinis, and several titanium frame bikes.
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02-19-19, 01:28 PM
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Schwinn 3 speed
I commute to a bus stop and need to leave the bike outdoors in all types of weather and bike theft is common so I wanted a cheap beater that I can leave locked and not be attractive to thieves. I got a 40 year 3 speed schwinn with fenders and a ripped comfy seat but clean for $35.00 and with some added bright colored tape and help getting the gears to not slip, it's good and now I've become attached to it. I've got other bikes to use on the road and dirt.
02-19-19, 01:32 PM
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I’m half way there. Give me a good bike, but one with a lot of scrapes and scratches, faded paint and more. But underneath it typically is a good bike with good components and mechanically excellent.
Best example in my fleet is my 1988 Cimarron LE. Paint is really bad, picked up at a garage sale for $15. Love it!
I’m not really interested in a crappy old department store bike as the crappy components, crimped dropouts and other features are of no interest to me. I’d rather have something a step up, hi ten steel is fine. Enjoyed my UO8 for decades but the plastic Simplex dérailleurs not so much.
Tight now I am attracted to early 1980s MTBs. Not much value to most of them, but I like them. My favorite in that class is my 1983 Univega Ultima. I find on many of the less known brands, prices of the best models are similar to better known brands crappy entry level ones. So why not get a nicer model?
02-19-19, 03:28 PM
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I am, basically, old school. I have newer and nicer bikes, but I really enjoy my 5 speed Sears bike made in Austria. I ride it while my 1960 Western Flyer 3 speed is down for repairs/maintenance.
02-20-19, 12:07 PM
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I never had a top end bike for several reasons...1) I’m far too frugal 2) I don’t see the value in buying a ridiculously expensive bike 3) probability of theft would ruin the possibility of enjoying it with peace of mind.
Having said that I enjoy my steel frame (older and heavier)bikes over my aluminum bikes with higher end components. Not because I like the lower end components more its the superior feel of the steel frame ride imo.
95’nishiki colorado>02’ k2 zed team
80’(ish) trek road bike 022 tubing> 07’(ish) specialized allez elite
I just picked up a slightly too small 17' masi uno fixed gear a few months ago and since its my go to ride
Waiting for a 70’s Peugeot to arrive and more excited about that than anything I currently have
You got my attn with your comment about a too big PX-10...how big is too big? I’m looking for a 64cm
Cheers
I think my frame is a 64cm or thereabouts -
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Nope, no plans. Too big for me, and I've been enjoying my more-correctly sized PX-10 now, although the weather has been so hit or miss (like today) that it has been hard to find time to ride.
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I sincerely would have difficulty giving up a few vintage beaters. I regularly ride them and get a purposeful workout.
Late 60's gas pipe Bottechia, 1 x 5 and almost every component but for wheels is steel.
A dinged up 1993 Stumpjumper w/ Midge On-one drop bar, full rigid, dual controls, ZERO parts match, mixed build but better grade old parts. I've loaned this bike out a few times and wasn't easy in getting it back!
And this '66 Schwinn Racer fixed conversion complete with 700c rubber, Ashtabula crank with 'supa svelte aero' fork.
Late 60's gas pipe Bottechia, 1 x 5 and almost every component but for wheels is steel.
A dinged up 1993 Stumpjumper w/ Midge On-one drop bar, full rigid, dual controls, ZERO parts match, mixed build but better grade old parts. I've loaned this bike out a few times and wasn't easy in getting it back!
And this '66 Schwinn Racer fixed conversion complete with 700c rubber, Ashtabula crank with 'supa svelte aero' fork.
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