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On Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 1:46:51 PM UTC-7, Fryfam wrote: > > Something inexpensive along the lines of my brother's old Miyata > Sportcross grocery-runner might fit the bill. Was updated slightly from > stock for a 3-week touring trip he took last year. Fit 135mm-spaced modern > wheels with 42mm Schwalbe rubber without trouble. Plenty of early-mid 90s > steel hybridity floating around Craigslist / Facebook... a couple photos > just before it found another owner: > > [image: 1(1).jpg] > > [image: _SDI1448final.jpg] > > > > On Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 6:51:49 AM UTC-7, redsf wrote: >> >> Hello! >> We've been riding and following riv bikes for a long time- or at least >> the adults in the family. My son's first real bike was a used trek (maybe >> 850) with a rear rack and baskets- he was thus able to help with the >> groceries and was of an age where that seemed like a cool thing. The bike >> was stolen (along with a purple riv Glorius- and recovered with the help of >> this community, but that's another story). For his second bike, he had some >> of his own aesthetic values and we built up an old Marin mtn bike that had >> been left for dead. >> He loves his knobby tires and doing wheelies, but now he's also eyeing >> old road bikes and drop down handlebars. We're in San Francisco and we've >> been dashing out for rides up Twin Peaks and out to the beach. We could >> find something without too much trouble on craigslist, but I want a frame >> with enough stability for a rack- we go bike camping a couple times a year. >> So we basically need a riv type bike that looks fast. I can't justify >> or afford spending too much money on a growing kid and would love another >> project. He's almost 5'8" and in sixth grade (tall!). >> Anybody have something kicking around in SF? Recommendations for some >> models and years I should keep my eye out for? >> Thanks! >> TR >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f143f20e-4c45-4aef-825d-a581b2843486%40googlegroups.com.
