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Old April 9th 08, 06:28 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Tom Sherman[_2_]
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Default How hard is it to BUILD a touring bike?

landotter wrote:
On Apr 8, 8:47 pm, Tom Sherman
wrote:
wrote:
landotter wrote:
I'm getting addicted to fatter street tires.
You know this is a good point above
I think this is another thing I'm disliking abt the
Novara Randonee..... the narrower tires
At age 50 I don't have the "balance: I used to have....
and the narrower touring bike tires (as compared to a
fatter 26" mt bike slick) makes me a bit nervous when
riding over cracks and seams in the road.
Any thoughts or agreement on this?

J. Brandt is in his mid 70's and rides a road bike with 25-mm tires on
things like hiking trails and unimproved roads.


Maybe if we all chipped in for some 32mm Paselas, he'd be less
grouchy.


Maybe Jobst would prefer a bottle of Jim Beam instead.

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Old April 10th 08, 04:06 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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only fine condition used bike I ever saw is the one I ride.
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Old April 10th 08, 04:26 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Tom Sherman[_2_]
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datakoll aka gene daniels wrote:

only fine condition used bike I ever saw is the one I ride.


I purchased a used trike that had been ridden for less than 10 miles for
about 55% of what it cost new.

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Old April 10th 08, 04:55 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
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datakoll aka gene daniels wrote:

only fine condition used bike I ever saw is the one I ride.


I purchased a used trike that had been ridden for less than 10 miles for
about 55% of what it cost new.

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About 30 years ago, I happened upon and bought an Alex Singer touring bike
for $75 (the original owner had drowned on a rafting trip in Colorado and
his sister inherited it). The only bit you could even potentially say was in
less than fine condition was the fact that it had those God-awful Mafac
Racer brakes.


 




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