Treeeeeek? Dearrrrrrie? How do you feel about wandering over to San Jose this weekend? ;) :D
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Treeeeeek? Dearrrrrrie? How do you feel about wandering over to San Jose this weekend? ;) :D
Arghhhhh! I just noticed the posts above mine. And, well, I had to click on the links. Major droolage going on. You women are E-V-I-L! That blue Raleigh sure is pretty though. Hmmm.... Luckily, it's kind of big. But only a little, I think!
Ok, of the Takara and the Raleigh (both are within easy drive for me to pick them up) which would be the better one for me to get to make a single speed? I know nothing about Takara. (but at least it has all the parts)Quote:
Originally Posted by dex
Edit: Takara dude still has the mixte. It's *really* my size, wonder if it'd fit Trek?
Knot, if you look at the Takara and it's nice (or decide it's a good bike, I've never heard of them either) I'd be willing to go in on both of them with you. It would be slightly cheaper and I need a "kicking around" bike. I could take the mens, I'm not *that* picky :)
I'm not all that savvy on finding a good used bike though so I trust your judgment.
The 25.4cm (Note--not 'inches' as per the ad) seatpost on the Raleigh indicates that it's high tensile steel, rather than cro moly. It also needs some work done on it.
My guess is that the Takara would be a better choice. I also like the orange colour :) .
Edit: You might want to check the Takara for a steel composition label, but I still think it's a more likely buy than the Raleigh.
East Hill
Ok, ok, at first I was mixed up on who was where...:)Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
and you can stop by for this on your way...
bike rack
Was at my LBS for other things, and told them about the mixte ss I wanna do. (but really shouldn't. I'm having such mixed feelings right now! I don't ride my own bikes enough as it is!)
LBS said Takara is a pretty good older brand, and would be comparible in quality to the Raliegh.
Some tall chickie (hmmm.... Teigyr?) needs to go get that orange mixte. So far I'm the only one who's called about it, so chances are good that if you call him now and tell him you're interested, you'll be in luck. He's in North Everett. Not far.
It has stem shifters ("crotch killers") but you could do some clamp-magic and move the shifters to the down tube or switch for bar-ends.
Yes, I am interested in this bike :D Am awaiting a call back from DH to make sure we can get up to see it tomorrow.
This guy is also selling a Chimo. I'm not finding much on it online. It's steel and lugged but that is all I know.
Update: Am meeting him tomorrow. He sounds like a very cool guy and he really knows bikes.
I think you will find that the Chimo is a beast! It looks as if it even has cottered cranks (not a good sign), and the Sun Tour Honor was low end (mind you, it works pretty well, but it's still a low end derailleur).Quote:
Originally Posted by teigyr
Does seem to have nice mudguards though...
East Hill
Yeah, I think we're not so big on the Chimo. It's a "girls" bike and it'd be for Sean. Sean wants a Raleigh or Schwinn but the guy selling the bikes also has others at his shop.
I hope I like the Takara :D I wouldn't be doing mega-riding like East Hill does on her mixte's but I would take it out a lot in the winter.
Knott, that sounds perfect for your place. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by uforgot
Dang- you Seattle ladies have some awesome bikes on Craigslist up there. I would buy so many- it's probably good I don't live there.
There was only one bike on our Craigslist, and I bought it. Was an old hot pink steel framed Huffy. Heavy as all get out, but for $5 I had to buy it and tinker with it.
Might not be worth fixing up. May be spending more getting it road ready than it's worth. :(
I got outbid on the pretty mixte bike I was bidding on eBay, so I bid on another. Not a mixte, but oh well. For $10 plus SH, I can make a fine cruiser out of it. A mixte will come along some day...
This one looks good and I like the guy a lot. He is putting lights on it too :D He seems to know what he's doing and says that if I ever have problems with it, he'll fix it. I talked to him for a long time today, he knows a lot about bikes. Anyway, I guess I am destined to live a life of Orange!
They have some awesome bikes in Seattle...period. My impression I think more people ride in CA because of our great weather thang .... but Seattle has more of a cycling culture of people really using bikes as transportation and part of their lives.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tri Girl
When there I saw a lot of really great bike set ups, custom, customized, great use of paniers, trailers used to take the laundry to the laundramat and not just the rows of identical road bikes and lycra on club rides (not that there's anything wrong with that:p :D :) ).
There may be more cyclists here in sunny CA (more people too) but it's more of a weekend/recreational thing I think.