My new - vintage - responsible buy - cruisin' around city - girlie red - bike. Just got her home and she rides smooth. I used to have a whopper of an old MTB to get around town. My road bike is Fred (CALLED Fred, not "fred") so that's why she should be Ginger, eh?
I bought it at that place the city runs where they provide jobs and training to unemployed people. They do repairs, sell one brand of new bikes and then re-vamped used bikes. The more expensive line gets a new paint job and comes from single to 7 speed.
This is just a revamped Motobecane frame, lots of new parts - cassette, rear derailleur, wheels, handlebar, saddle... but lovely old shimano shifters etc... Frame's got a few places where the paint is chipped off but hey, must be from ... the 70's?
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10-24-2007, 06:19 AM #1
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Meet Ginger :-)
Last edited by alpinerabbit; 10-24-2007 at 06:28 AM.
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10-24-2007, 06:39 AM #2
Don't whine
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Lovely bike! Congratulations!
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10-24-2007, 07:26 AM #3
listen to the bees
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Wonderful! Look at the gold pinstriping around the lugs.
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10-24-2007, 09:03 AM #4
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wanna sell it? No wait. I'm addicted to bicycles!!!
BEAUTIFUL BIKE!!! I love Ginger."Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
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10-24-2007, 09:09 AM #5
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beautiful!
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10-24-2007, 09:27 AM #6
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I'm impressed that the city provides job training like that. A good deal for everyone involved.
I love red. Maybe if you get the serial number off the bottom bracket you can find out the year of the bike.2008 Trek FX 7.2/Terry Cite X
2009 Jamis Aurora/Brooks B-68
2010 Trek FX 7.6 WSD/stock bontrager
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