How about this one? https://nh.craigslist.org/bik/d/loudon-univega-viva-sport-12-speed/7358221241.html
Chris On Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 11:07:50 AM UTC-4 Yankeebird wrote: > Wow this is great! > > The lower number Treks have been definitely on the docket-- the 620, 710, > etc. and I definitely appreciate the second thumbs up from you folks. My > wife had a 600 that she absolutely adored for many years. A little tighter > tire clearances than I would like on that particular model, however. I'm > gravitating towards the Treks because they have the 24" frame size that is > really in my sweet spot. But overall I'm not super picky about this all, > except: Steel, Crown Fork, 32-38 tires, Fun to ride. > > Chris, Thanks for the critical reviews on the 720 and the stiffness. I'm > already pretty light as it is. > > Eric, Roadini wise, not only are they not available but also the > dimensions are just beyond what I think will work for me. I fall right at > the break between the 57 and 61 and I feel like I'm going to reaching. My > 60 Surly CC has a 60cm TT and it's just a bit too much, I fear I'd be > maxing out the 57 but reaching on the 61. So I'm not so hot-to-trot on the > Roadini, it's the idea of the Roadini that I'm after. Something sprightly > that I can tinker on and throw in another IG or what have you and sprint > around town. > > I'm in northern New England. Not a huge reservoir of things for sale > online, better luck at bike swaps and tag sales and consignments. > On Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 10:54:09 AM UTC-4 Eric Daume wrote: > >> I had a Roadini, briefly, and didn’t find it a particularly inspiring >> bike to ride. The OS tubing is quite stout and felt like more a touring >> bike to me. A generic UJB (or an old Trek) will likely give a livelier >> ride, though you might miss the wonderful high stack of the Roadini. >> >> Eric >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, Yankeebird <frees...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I would like a Roadini, but it's going to be a while, and I'm going >>> through some money constraints right now, and I don't mind fixing up >>> something else in the interim. I have a Cheviot right now, and it's my >>> primary main bike for everything. I also have a Surly CC that I built up >>> with an Alfine IGH 8 and Albatross bars, but I keep that at Mom's so when >>> my bro and I visit we have a bike to bang around on to blow off steam. >>> >>> I would really like a decent smooth steel frame that will take at least >>> a 32-38 tire, and I can build up either with another IGH/albatross or a >>> cassette and drop bars depending on my whims. Something zippier than my >>> Cheviot but not a straight up triathlon bike. >>> >>> I'd like to get my hands on a '86 Schwinn Passage (my brother has this >>> bike and it's an incredible) or an early/mid 80's Trek 720. But these >>> things are going for PREMIUM money, almost ridiculous. I value them as >>> $200-300 bikes, but they are listed at $800+ and it boggles my mind. >>> >>> Any other comparable frames to the above two I mentioned that I should >>> be looking at? What about Motobecanes? Do they have standard sizing for >>> components or am I going to be banging my head against the wall finding >>> French sized parts? >>> >>> Biking is something I enjoy, and I can do basic bike MX and can learn >>> the stuff I don't know, but I am not deep in the weeds of dorkdom when it >>> comes to bikes. I have other much deeper passions. I probably won't build a >>> wheel, but I can replace a BB. I know what I like and what I want when I >>> see it, if I'm pointed in the correct direction by those who know. Hence >>> this query. >>> >>> -- >>> >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> >> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a71962d4-2a50-484d-b84e-efb9b3e92964n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a71962d4-2a50-484d-b84e-efb9b3e92964n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- 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/3be108de-a1d4-419e-bd2c-ea30baf38f46n%40googlegroups.com.
