Look at the Specialized Roll models. Aluminum (gasp!), but in other ways
Clemish. They'll take REALLY fat 650b's.
On Monday, April 25, 2016 at 5:28:06 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> After typing that heading, I paused to ask myself if the question is
> kosher for this list. But I think it
I would think a used Long Haul Trucker would be ideal.
I would avoid a cruiser type frame. I have one and its just a dog to ride.
I love biking and it makes me hate biking more than 5mi on a boardwalk.
These Vitus city bikes look pretty cool, some like the Dee 29 come stock
with 29x2.1 tires. M
Hey, I never know which of your bike for Catie threads I should respond
to--,maybe this in fact is more appropriate to BOB. But anyway I bought a
CB-1 for my now x a few years back. Sadly she has not maintained it, as you
can see in these recent photos. Aside from the slightly wanky setup for
Something like this with a different stem & bars.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Trek-930-/141974914561?hash=item210e5d4601:g:vrsAAOSw8RJXDO-K
The bb height if its an issue, can just be accounted for with a slightly
lower saddle height. Put a bash guard on in place of the outer ring or
leave the chain
Thanks, Bill, but we want something that will take tires at least 50 mm
wide. I see that the Allant comes with 32 mm tires, which makes me doubt it
will take 50s even without fenders.
On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 7:52 AM, William Graves
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> This may be heresy, but it might be worth looking at th
This may be heresy, but it might be worth looking at the Trek Allant WSD.
It get s good reviews from bicyclesfortherestfous and Kent Peterson. It
comes with 700x32 tires, fenders, a rack and decent components (Acera rear
der and Tektro brakes), has a fairly upright riding position, and lists a
I bought my daughter a Clementine and she's probably 5 or 6 years away from
being able to ride it! That said my son can ride it now; he has a stingray that
he likes and when he outgrows that he'll be big enough to ride any of my bikes
so I don't sweat bikes for him. The Clementine should be the
The Clementines we bought our two oldest lassies are the only vehicles we
will buy they and they know it. That's with one of them at 15.5 years old.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 12:05:45 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> Mark: That does make sense. I just bought her a new
Mark: That does make sense. I just bought her a new MacBook Air that, I was
very clear to tell her, has to last her until college, and the Clem would
be a bike that will ditto. We'll see if riding becomes a habit or if it's
just a fancy.
And perhaps by that time I'll have a bit more $$.
On Tue, A
I think if she cottons to riding again, I would second this suggestion. The
Clementine is an awesome bicycle and worth a bit of initial financial pain.
Unless she were to get into seriously competitive riding, this bike would
truly last a lifetime and then some. It is also now available as a fra
IOW, compared even to the Fargo, the Race Lite, otherwise impeccably
neutral, feels high and "tippy" and insecure in slow, tight turns. That, to
me, would be a great turn off if I were a new rider getting an early taste
of what riding can be like.
Depending on how well the Matthews turns out, I ma
Thanks for the replies. As you can tell, I am "planning" as I talk -- IOW,
"What, me planning?"
I think that, being reasonable instead of impulsive, the smart thing to do
is to take the nice wide, tubeless wheelset from the Race Lite and install
it on Catie's cheap Diamond Back, and learn how she
We just started carrying the Brooklyn Bicycle Co. brand in our shop as an
inexpensive introduction to useful all-around bicycles. The Roebling and
Lorimer do not disappoint with clearance for 40mm tires with fenders and a
host of braze-ons. Sure I might change a couple things here and
there..
A Brooklyn is another option. I don't know if Grant is still involved with the
company but he was at one point, and his design ideas like low bottom brackets
should be present here.
http://www.brooklynbicycleco.com/
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The problem, as laid out I believe in the wonderful Clem brochure, or maybe
in one of the blug posts, is that making a vintage bike work well is often
expensive, even as the bikes themselves become more rare and often less
pristine. And in the end you still do not have the bb height you desire
Do you have a budget in mind? Do you already have parts? A Piolet build
will not be cheaper than a Clem, especially with the pre-order right now,
unless you have parts to build up the Piolet.
On Monday, April 25, 2016 at 6:28:06 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> After typing that heading, I pau
It's real easy to turn a kid's interest in going for a ride into a new bike
project for us to fiddle with. Which is great if the kid is on board, but more
often than not they're fine with the one they already have.
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My daughter rides a Surly Cross Check. High bottom bracket but takes wide
tires. The low handle bars don't bother her young bones one bit.
On Monday, April 25, 2016 at 4:28:06 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> After typing that heading, I paused to ask myself if the question is
> kosher for
I agree with what everyone else is leaning toward: ride what you got. Bring her
into the process. Does she want to change one component, such as cockpit (I
know, several components) pedals, saddle or tires? Indulge her.
I am always trying out new things and forcing my kids to get to the next le
+1 for ride whatcha got. That will teach her a lot (and you as well), and
may motivate her to know what she wants and work out how she's going to
work toward it. I also sent you a PM.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Monday, April 25, 2016 at 4:28:06 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> After typing that
My advice is that if your daughter wants to ride with you, and your
daughter has a bike, why not just ride with your daughter? Her current
bike sounds fine. If there is something that makes her current bike
insufficient to ride with her dad, take care of that, but until then, this
might be a
Might be packing a little to much in the backpack don't you think Patrick?
I have an older early 90'S Cannondale Red Shred set up Nitto dirt Drop stem
and moustache bars, blackburn rear rack and upgraded wheels,rd and headset
I'd part with if you can't find what you're looking for. But then agai
Forgot to add: others have suggested: Isla bike; VO Piolet.
Lowish bb very useful. Again, fat and tall tires.
On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 4:27 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:
> After typing that heading, I paused to ask myself if the question is
> kosher for this list. But I think it is; it has to do with
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