Patrick, If she's 5'2-5'6, I know a dude down in Cruces with a Kogswell P/R fs. Marc ________________________________________ From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] on behalf of PATRICK MOORE [bertin...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 5:12 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch Subject: [RBW] ISO examples and photos of nice city bikes on a budget
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.
