Back in Jamaica - My Poor Bianchi...
11-23-23, 01:18 PM
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Back in Jamaica - My Poor Bianchi...
Long ago, I brought my early eighties Bianchi to Jamaica...
I have been riding it there ever since. Sadly, others have been riding (the poop out of) my bike. Last year, a broken rear axle (rode the bike that way for almost six months) anda screwed up crank, which I replaced with this boat anchor...
This year - well a picture is worth a thousand words...
Well, road worthy and safe to ride. Can't shift the front derailleur but everything else is good to go and I have been riding since I got here...
I have been riding it there ever since. Sadly, others have been riding (the poop out of) my bike. Last year, a broken rear axle (rode the bike that way for almost six months) anda screwed up crank, which I replaced with this boat anchor...
This year - well a picture is worth a thousand words...
Well, road worthy and safe to ride. Can't shift the front derailleur but everything else is good to go and I have been riding since I got here...
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11-23-23, 01:28 PM
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Long ago, I brought my early eighties Bianchi to Jamaica...
I have been riding it there ever since. Sadly, others have been riding (the poop out of) my bike. Last year, a broken rear axle (rode the bike that way for almost six months) anda screwed up crank, which I replaced with this boat anchor...
This year - well a picture is worth a thousand words...
Well, road worthy and safe to ride. Can't shift the front derailleur but everything else is good to go and I have been riding since I got here...
I have been riding it there ever since. Sadly, others have been riding (the poop out of) my bike. Last year, a broken rear axle (rode the bike that way for almost six months) anda screwed up crank, which I replaced with this boat anchor...
This year - well a picture is worth a thousand words...
Well, road worthy and safe to ride. Can't shift the front derailleur but everything else is good to go and I have been riding since I got here...
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That would definitely be an unusual entry in the "Before and After" thread... Definitely a Workhorse.
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What's it like cycling in Jamaica? I would have thought it would be a good place for a vintage MTB.
11-23-23, 08:25 PM
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Long ago, I brought my early eighties Bianchi to Jamaica...
I have been riding it there ever since. Sadly, others have been riding (the poop out of) my bike. Last year, a broken rear axle (rode the bike that way for almost six months) anda screwed up crank, which I replaced with this boat anchor...
This year - well a picture is worth a thousand words...
Well, road worthy and safe to ride. Can't shift the front derailleur but everything else is good to go and I have been riding since I got here...
I have been riding it there ever since. Sadly, others have been riding (the poop out of) my bike. Last year, a broken rear axle (rode the bike that way for almost six months) anda screwed up crank, which I replaced with this boat anchor...
This year - well a picture is worth a thousand words...
Well, road worthy and safe to ride. Can't shift the front derailleur but everything else is good to go and I have been riding since I got here...
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11-25-23, 12:52 PM
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Saw a guy riding a bike with no handlebar one day. Riding in Jamaica is a take your life in your hand and hope for the best. Rough pot holed roads, mall dust to contaminate one'e eyes, dogs that bike, crocodiles that bite (yup, passed one sunning itself beside the road one day), and some crazy drivers. But, to be honest, I love riding here, even on my old banged up and busted Bianchi. In fact, I like riding it more now that it is in banged up shape. Still works pretty darn good.
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I was fortunate enough to get to go to Jamaica back in April to race the Jamaica International Cycling Classic in Montego Bay. I hated Montego Bay, but we stayed a few days after the race and got to ride around Treasure Beach. Lovely place and much more the way I had imagined Jamaica in my head. I can certainly understand how you poor Bianchi has gotten to it's current state!
11-26-23, 10:48 AM
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Nope -- I have broken one of those, as well as two hollow rear axles.
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11-26-23, 01:56 PM
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Where does the Mikuni go?
Had to sell the Movements (nicknamed bowel) as I can't get my leg over the saddle anymore. My wife and I had many kilometers of wonderful riding before I had to let the bike go...
Had to sell the Movements (nicknamed bowel) as I can't get my leg over the saddle anymore. My wife and I had many kilometers of wonderful riding before I had to let the bike go...
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What's it like cycling in Jamaica? I would have thought it would be a good place for a vintage MTB.
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Absolutely you should!
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I was fortunate enough to get to go to Jamaica back in April to race the Jamaica International Cycling Classic in Montego Bay. I hated Montego Bay, but we stayed a few days after the race and got to ride around Treasure Beach. Lovely place and much more the way I had imagined Jamaica in my head. I can certainly understand how you poor Bianchi has gotten to it's current state!
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11-28-23, 12:48 PM
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Same. My '80s Fisher mtn bike had solid axles (Shimano) and I broke one, bent two others. Choosing it over the competing Richey with hollow axles and QRs, I'd assumed they'd be bombproof, or at least bomb-resistant.
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11-28-23, 12:52 PM
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From a practical standpoint you have gotten your money's worth out of that bike and then some.
There are two different paths you can take; you can do a functional restoration so you can get your money's worth all over again, or you can do a vintage enthusiast restoration so it is restored and not abused again.
There are two different paths you can take; you can do a functional restoration so you can get your money's worth all over again, or you can do a vintage enthusiast restoration so it is restored and not abused again.
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From a practical standpoint you have gotten your money's worth out of that bike and then some.
There are two different paths you can take; you can do a functional restoration so you can get your money's worth all over again, or you can do a vintage enthusiast restoration so it is restored and not abused again.
There are two different paths you can take; you can do a functional restoration so you can get your money's worth all over again, or you can do a vintage enthusiast restoration so it is restored and not abused again.
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11-28-23, 01:00 PM
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That would still be door number A. There is so many broken things with it right now that getting it working qualifies as a functional restoration.
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Ha! That's awesome. We are hoping to come back this April for the next edition of the race. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for your Bianchi on the road!
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I'd definitely acquire a "guest bike" and make it as bomb-proof as possible. Then your rider should have no reason to get used to the point where there are failures.
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