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what kind of bike should I get?
I started riding a bike 8 years ago. I was 43 then and had gained
weight after quitting cigarettes. I found a 70's 10 speed at a garage sale. Over the years, I increased my daily rides from 6 miles per day to 17 miles. I bought vintage Italian bikes from eBay and fixed them up with the help of this group. As I aged I grew tired of the "racing" position so a year ago I put a very tall techtronic stem, moustache handlebars and a Brooks Professional saddle on my Guerciotti. It's still a very fun ride, and I enjoy the upright position. I still ride it 17 miles per day. My inlaws live in Piedmont Alabama next to the Chief Ladiga bike trail. This trail is described as "relatively flat" with a little bit of gravel. I live in Florida where the roads are "absolutely flat" and haven't ridden a bike on a hill - ever. I've never ridden on gravel either. I'll visit this area about once every couple of years. I'd like to buy an inexpensive, but durable bike that I can keep up there. As I'll be on vacation, I'd like to increase my daily mileage or burn more calories. I'd like to be comfortable doing so. What sort of bike should I look for? |
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On May 8, 9:58 am, dcg wrote:
I started riding a bike 8 years ago. I was 43 then and had gained weight after quitting cigarettes. I found a 70's 10 speed at a garage sale. Over the years, I increased my daily rides from 6 miles per day to 17 miles. I bought vintage Italian bikes from eBay and fixed them up with the help of this group. As I aged I grew tired of the "racing" position so a year ago I put a very tall techtronic stem, moustache handlebars and a Brooks Professional saddle on my Guerciotti. It's still a very fun ride, and I enjoy the upright position. I still ride it 17 miles per day. My inlaws live in Piedmont Alabama next to the Chief Ladiga bike trail. This trail is described as "relatively flat" with a little bit of gravel. I live in Florida where the roads are "absolutely flat" and haven't ridden a bike on a hill - ever. I've never ridden on gravel either. I'll visit this area about once every couple of years. I'd like to buy an inexpensive, but durable bike that I can keep up there. As I'll be on vacation, I'd like to increase my daily mileage or burn more calories. I'd like to be comfortable doing so. What sort of bike should I look for? Used Specialized Stumpjumper with steel frame and rigid fork, c. 1990. |
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On May 8, 10:03 am, wrote:
On May 8, 9:58 am, dcg wrote: snip My inlaws live in Piedmont Alabama next to the Chief Ladiga bike trail. This trail is described as "relatively flat" with a little bit of gravel. I live in Florida where the roads are "absolutely flat" and haven't ridden a bike on a hill - ever. I've never ridden on gravel either. I'll visit this area about once every couple of years. I'd like to buy an inexpensive, but durable bike that I can keep up there. As I'll be on vacation, I'd like to increase my daily mileage or burn more calories. I'd like to be comfortable doing so. What sort of bike should I look for? Used Specialized Stumpjumper with steel frame and rigid fork, c. 1990. That is *exactly* the same bike I was going to recommend! (no kidding) (My own Stumpjumper is an '87 Comp :-) |
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dcg wrote:
I started riding a bike 8 years ago. I was 43 then and had gained weight after quitting cigarettes. I found a 70's 10 speed at a garage sale. Over the years, I increased my daily rides from 6 miles per day to 17 miles. I bought vintage Italian bikes from eBay and fixed them up with the help of this group. As I aged I grew tired of the "racing" position so a year ago I put a very tall techtronic stem, moustache handlebars and a Brooks Professional saddle on my Guerciotti. It's still a very fun ride, and I enjoy the upright position. I still ride it 17 miles per day. My inlaws live in Piedmont Alabama next to the Chief Ladiga bike trail. This trail is described as "relatively flat" with a little bit of gravel. I live in Florida where the roads are "absolutely flat" and haven't ridden a bike on a hill - ever. I've never ridden on gravel either. I'll visit this area about once every couple of years. I'd like to buy an inexpensive, but durable bike that I can keep up there. As I'll be on vacation, I'd like to increase my daily mileage or burn more calories. I'd like to be comfortable doing so. What sort of bike should I look for? Well then, a Crumpton. Absolutey. They are rigid yet flexible and climb while you sit back and watch. Plus, they smooth your ride on gravel roads. Seriously just about anything with ample tires, set up with a similar position to your present bike, will be great. You might consider mudguards on unpaved roads. Both tire and mudguard clearance may lead you away from actual race bikes built after the mid seventies. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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On May 8, 2:10 pm, A Muzi wrote:
dcg wrote: I started riding a bike 8 years ago. I was 43 then and had gained weight after quitting cigarettes. I found a 70's 10 speed at a garage sale. Over the years, I increased my daily rides from 6 miles per day to 17 miles. I bought vintage Italian bikes from eBay and fixed them up with the help of this group. As I aged I grew tired of the "racing" position so a year ago I put a very tall techtronic stem, moustache handlebars and a Brooks Professional saddle on my Guerciotti. It's still a very fun ride, and I enjoy the upright position. I still ride it 17 miles per day. My inlaws live in Piedmont Alabama next to the Chief Ladiga bike trail. This trail is described as "relatively flat" with a little bit of gravel. I live in Florida where the roads are "absolutely flat" and haven't ridden a bike on a hill - ever. I've never ridden on gravel either. I'll visit this area about once every couple of years. I'd like to buy an inexpensive, but durable bike that I can keep up there. As I'll be on vacation, I'd like to increase my daily mileage or burn more calories. I'd like to be comfortable doing so. What sort of bike should I look for? Well then, a Crumpton. Absolutey. They are rigid yet flexible and climb while you sit back and watch. Plus, they smooth your ride on gravel roads. Seriously just about anything with ample tires, set up with a similar position to your present bike, will be great. You might consider mudguards on unpaved roads. Both tire and mudguard clearance may lead you away from actual race bikes built after the mid seventies. I was looking at the Redline site last night and if I had the money to burn to build up a new schmancy roadie, their R77 frame just struck me as terribly contrarian--Aluminum, wishbone stay, carbon rear end and fork, integrated headset, with me? All the selling points, but with clearances for normal reach brakes 28mm tires w/fenders. How dare they! One of the big online discounters has the frame/fork for $400. If I only had a donor bike...bah, too red! http://www.redlinebicycles.com/adultbikes/frame-R77.htm |
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Get a CX bike
On May 8, 3:10*pm, A Muzi wrote: dcg wrote: I started riding a bike 8 years ago. *I was 43 then and had gained weight after quitting cigarettes. *I found a 70's 10 speed at a garage sale. *Over the years, I increased my daily rides from 6 miles per day to 17 miles. *I bought vintage Italian bikes from eBay and fixed them up with the help of this group. As I aged I grew tired of the "racing" position so a year ago I put a very tall techtronic stem, moustache handlebars and a Brooks Professional saddle on my Guerciotti. *It's still a very fun ride, and I enjoy the upright position. *I still ride it 17 miles per day. My inlaws live in Piedmont Alabama next to the Chief Ladiga bike trail. *This trail is described as "relatively flat" with a little bit of gravel. *I live in Florida where the roads are "absolutely flat" and haven't ridden a bike on a hill - ever. *I've never ridden on gravel either. I'll *visit this area about once every couple of years. *I'd like to buy an inexpensive, but durable bike that I can keep up there. *As I'll be on vacation, I'd like to increase my daily mileage or burn more calories. *I'd like to be comfortable doing so. What sort of bike should I look for? Well then, a Crumpton. Absolutey. They are rigid yet flexible and climb while you sit back and watch. Plus, they smooth your ride on gravel roads. Seriously just about anything with ample tires, set up with a similar position to your present bike, will be great. You might consider mudguards on unpaved roads. Both tire and mudguard clearance may lead you away from actual race bikes built after the mid seventies. -- Andrew Muzi * www.yellowjersey.org/ * Open every day since 1 April, 1971 ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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On Thu, 08 May 2008 15:58:47 GMT, dcg wrote:
My inlaws live in Piedmont Alabama next to the Chief Ladiga bike trail. This trail is described as "relatively flat" with a little bit of gravel. I live in Florida where the roads are "absolutely flat" and haven't ridden a bike on a hill - ever. I've never ridden on gravel either. I'll visit this area about once every couple of years. I'd like to buy an inexpensive, but durable bike that I can keep up there. As I'll be on vacation, I'd like to increase my daily mileage or burn more calories. I'd like to be comfortable doing so. What sort of bike should I look for? If you can, I'd check the trail out before committing to a bike. I don't know exactly how the Chief Ladiga/Silver Comet trails are finished; I've ridden one rail-trail (Virginia Creeper) on 700Cx28 with no problem, and another one that wouldn't be comfortable on anything with less than four horseshoes. The Creeper trail is mostly finished with crushed cinders, with a bit of gravel mixed in in spots. It's just a blast on a tourer! The other trail is 1-2" gravel, and uncomfortable on 26x2-1/4" tires. Pat Email address works as is. |
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dcg wrote:
My inlaws live in Piedmont Alabama next to the Chief Ladiga bike trail. *This trail is described as "relatively flat" with a little bit of gravel. *I live in Florida where the roads are "absolutely flat" and haven't ridden a bike on a hill - ever. *I've never ridden on gravel either. Check out the pictures and descriptions on this website: http://www.great-trails.com/chief-la.shtml "This is a 22.1 mile paved trail that goes from the Cleburne/Calhoun County line through the city of Piedmont to Jacksonville. There is an addition 2.5 miles at Weaver. From Jacksonville to Piedmont, it practically parallels Alabama Highway 21." It looks pretty tame, and if it's built on a retired RR line, the grades are probably very mild. Also, http://www.cybrtyme.com/personal/mtnbiker/ladiga.htm says, "The Eastern terminus is at Terrapin Creek bridge. The trail is rough gravel from there toward Georgia and goes for about 3.5 miles to a closed trestle. Cleburne County will complete this section as soon as funds are available. Look here for updates on the extending east to Georgia." Art Harris |
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dcg wrote:
My inlaws live in Piedmont Alabama next to the Chief Ladiga bike trail. This trail is described as "relatively flat" with a little bit of gravel. I live in Florida where the roads are "absolutely flat" and haven't ridden a bike on a hill - ever. I've never ridden on gravel either. Hey, haven't you ever ridden up Mount Dora? In any case, in the northern part of the state there are a lot of areas with rolling hills, so you must be in south Florida. Try riding the Shark Valley paved path in the Everglades ("http://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/svdirections.htm"). Those are not hills or speed bumps on the path, and you should steer around them, not over them. |
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