[RBW] Re: 1980s Jamis Dakota: $120 with Bullmoose and nice ST ratchet thumbshifters

2015-08-18 Thread Patrick Moore
Oh and dump the saddle and rack. On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 7:07 PM, Patrick Moore wrote: > I forgot (of course) to add: the deal involves a 3-way cockpit swap, but > basically, my Dakota, pictured broadside, would receive the nice Bullmoose > and shifters in the 2nd photo. > > So picture the bike

[RBW] Re: 1980s Jamis Dakota: $120 with Bullmoose and nice ST ratchet thumbshifters

2015-08-18 Thread Patrick Moore
I forgot (of course) to add: the deal involves a 3-way cockpit swap, but basically, my Dakota, pictured broadside, would receive the nice Bullmoose and shifters in the 2nd photo. So picture the bike broadside with Bullmoose and hi-kwal shifters, not the plasticky things. Dn Patrick: I see this bi

[RBW] Re: 1980s Jamis Dakota: $120 with Bullmoose and nice ST ratchet thumbshifters

2015-08-19 Thread KC
a little off topic (sorry) but I am looking for something like this that would fit me (just under 5'3"). There are a lot of rugged trails where I live and I recently tried to ride one on my Cheviot with 42" hetres. Thought I was going to die. My husband did much better on a mountain bike set

[RBW] Re: 1980s Jamis Dakota: $120 with Bullmoose and nice ST ratchet thumbshifters

2015-08-19 Thread Patrick Moore
Thanks for the comments. My brother, who has a vast experience of old bikes, road and offroad, told me that the Dakota won't handle the way I want it to -- I really want a very early '90s NORBA-type bike -- and that it would just turn into "one more problem" -- ie, become a source of dissatisfactio

[RBW] Re: 1980s Jamis Dakota: $120 with Bullmoose and nice ST ratchet thumbshifters

2015-08-19 Thread David Banzer
It seems like a cool bike to have in an N+1 bike fleet, but if you intend to log serious time on it and the geometry doesn't seem to work for you, then passing is a wise decision. You are much wiser than I am when it comes to buying bikes. David Chicago On Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 10:57:02

[RBW] Re: 1980s Jamis Dakota: $120 with Bullmoose and nice ST ratchet thumbshifters

2015-08-19 Thread drew
i think the right thing to do would be to buy it and sell it to someone on the group for 120$ + shipping and let us/me make our/my own mistakes. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiv

Re: [RBW] Re: 1980s Jamis Dakota: $120 with Bullmoose and nice ST ratchet thumbshifters

2015-08-19 Thread Patrick Moore
David: Such wisdom only comes from hard and expensive experience! How many times have I tried to make something into something it was never meant to be! On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 10:38 AM, David Banzer wrote: > It seems like a cool bike to have in an N+1 bike fleet, but if you intend > to log seri