Well, here is the update on the 1984 Nishiki.
It's better. The upright riding position makes it almost acceptable, but she still doesn't like the mixte frame. It's too high for a comfortable step-thru mount. She likes the deep step-through of the old fashioned Raleigh style.
She also considers the tires to be too thin for her taste. We're looking for a comfort bike, me thinks.
Sigh. This may have to be sold, but I'm gonna drag my feet as long as possible on this. It's not 531, but it's still sooooo sweet.
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08-11-2010, 04:46 PM #1
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08-11-2010, 05:28 PM #2
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WOW!!! What a beautiful bike! That thing is really gorgeous and in perfect condition.
* drool * I have this mixte addiction!!!"Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
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08-11-2010, 06:00 PM #3
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LeicaLad, that's stunning!
Everything in moderation, including moderation.
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08-11-2010, 06:01 PM #4
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Dibs!
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08-11-2010, 07:25 PM #5
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I ride a 59cm or 60cm frame, and this is 49cm, but I'm gonna raise that seatpost to the max and give it a try myself.
I'll weep that day this baby leaves our house!!!
(And it ain't right away, either.)
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08-11-2010, 07:36 PM #6
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Originally Posted by Zen
It's red, you already have 2 mixtes, so I get first dibs
although I think Leicalad should just force his wife to ride it - or get her a comfort bike which she'll outgrow in a few months and be ready for the mixte.
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08-11-2010, 07:47 PM #7
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I'm working on enticing. Well, maybe better called begging, pleading, pouting...
You know: The usual gambits of the married man.
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08-11-2010, 08:27 PM #8
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I'd better go put on my oven mitts now. Apparently I was playing the role of the man. Originally Posted by LeicaLad
When are you gonna be home? We are really gonna duke it out this time. You think grocery cart guy was scary? Originally Posted by Catriona
It's red, you already have 2 mixtes, so I get first dibsLast edited by Zen; 08-11-2010 at 08:30 PM.
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08-13-2010, 08:23 AM #9
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Can you put fatter tires on it? Maybe do a 650b conversion on it? That maybe getting into a lot of work trying to make your wife like a bike that the rest of us love Originally Posted by LeicaLad
The skinny tire thing is something that I think people get over after riding a comfort style bike for a while and getting more comfortable with being on a bike again.
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