Referring to my earlier thread hows about the selections from velo orange? On Aug 21, 2012 7:12 PM, "PATRICK MOORE" <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> A friend wants to take up commuting to her job at Intel, some 4 miles > from her house in Rio Rancho: rolling terrain with 200-300 feet of > climbing (I estimate) between Intel and her house. Mid '50s, hasn't > ridden in five or six years, has residual car accident neck injury > that requires an upright position. > > She mistakenly bought a $150 POC (technical term) "comfort bike" that > has never been satisfactory and which I persuaded her was not worth > attempting to fix or upgrade. > > Her budget is $1,000 or less, and I believe that for such money she > can find a decent city bike with fenders, chain guard, good rack, dyno > lights, wide range hub gear -- not non-negotiable, tho' thought-proof > shifting is, mattress saddle and decent wheels. Tires: she won't fix > flats, so it's either "thorn proof" tubes or something like an > Armadillo if the Armadillo or substitute is proof against goatheads. I > guess I can use the local "system" which consists in cutting the beads > off an old tire and using the remaining casing as a tire liner. > > Although she has owned, apparently, at least one decent Trek, she is > entirely ignorant of what to buy -- her last attempt resulted in that > Big 5 $150 POS/POC -- so it looks as if I can set the parameters and > standards (!!!) and my little mind says "city bike" or converted UJB > or touring bike, and not "converted mountain bike". > > I'd like to see any of y'all's such examples or near examples, > including photos. > > I've seen some very nice modern, aluminum-framed city bikes -- > Amersterdams, a very nice Specialized Sports clone, etc. -- but I'm > sure y'all have built up others on other plans. Please give total > budget for your build, too. I am afraid that she can't afford a > Rivendell, but I'd like to get her something "Rivendellianesque". > > Thanks. > > -- > "When in Rome, do as they done in Milledgeville." > > Flannery O'Connor > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
