Hutnicks
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Just in time for winter?
I bought this gem in the rough,a 63cm '89 Schwinn Tempo frame (love the fork) and threw on some spare parts. Significant chipped paint and surface rust makes me consider stripping the paint completely and go for a clear coated bare metal look.
I don't understand how anyone could ride a bike with the seat like that.
Just in time for winter?
It keeps my arse from sliding forward.
Haha, that's harsh...
Sure, but I'd rather slide forwards than backwards. It must put a huge strain on your legs, fighting that backward slide no ?
Not just the strain, but the logic of it. I have something between my legs that prevents the use of a seat like that. Lol
If you are considering clear coating a metal frame, have a look round your local industrial businesses, you may in fact be able to get a chrome job done very reasonably. I have an 80's Bianchi which is shedding its paint and chroming from a local shop is actually cheaper then getting it stripped and painted. Go figure.
On the "Circus bears on bicycles" theme
While all my riding cohorts were on the 29er bigger is bestus bent. I found this little demon at a goodwill shop. Still had all the nubbies on the tyres and looked well underused. So as an experiment we did the MicroGiant Those are in fact 24 inch wheels and the handrail should give you some idea as to the overall size of the creature. What we wind up with here is almost an 18 speed bmx with a front suspension. Wickedly maneouverable what the small wheels lack in roll over for obstacles the jumpability of the bike overcomes. Awsome when you get off and throw it over your shoulder to hop up the 4 flights of stairs at the local locks to pick up the trail up top while others are stumbling and pingponging front wheel/rear wheel up the steps.
Looks pretty cool Hut but I'm not sure how good a bunny hop I could do with that seat at that heightI have found the same deal on chroming, you can actually have one sand blasted and chromed for less than most painters charge anymore
So I was out and about buying new tubes and tires for my son's Felt and I never thought I would see the day when a consumer grade bike would cost 4 times what I paid for my first carThis little jewel right here had an $8200.00 tag on itIt's official, I'm not getting old I am OLD
Haha !
I'm not actually that offended by the price of high-end bikes, what worries me is the relentless rise of mid and entry level prices.
I have a hard dealing with the fact that 3K$ bikes, 4 months of our minimum wage, is now being considered as third-choices by resellers.
Meanwhile, I purchased this (stem has been slammed down since then) :
Some hand-built wheels are on the way !
Apparently, in my life, n = 0 and s = 2. But that's OK, I guess. Just wanted to join in, with shiny new parts (stem and saddle) for a shiny new season. 2011 CAAD10-4:
Now all I need to do is figure out how to justify new shifters, derailleurs, and wheels. Easy!