I Want to Ride a Bicycle

I have a Trek Calypso Cruiser that I've had for about ten years. I ride it everywhere and it takes an incredible amount of abuse.

 

When I saw the title I thought this was going to be about a song Queen sang

 

I chose other. I commute on a Trek Dual Sport 8.3. Unless it's wet outside, I commute on my bike.

Stay away from department store bikes and buy a good one from your local bike shop. I'm going to be saving up for a Surly Troll for errand runs, or maybe the Big Dummy.

Training for the MS 150 this year.

 

Check with this guy:

 

Schwinn mountain bike I've had for about 16 yrs; wife has one also; 4300 acres of power company property behind us we've ridden all over during that time; I took lame, bought a quad, bike's in need of repair now, may fix it and start riding again, been thinking about trying it anyway.

I checked other; I like to explore and go places I've never been before, mountain bikes are good for that.

 

I haven't owned or ridden a bike for about 15 years now, but I was always on a bike growing up. I used to ride a banana-seat bike to school. I was never great at popping wheelies, but I could stay up quite a while. Later I had a nice ten-speed that I loved.

I can sit on the handlebars and ride backwards, I once rode about 5 miles on the beach without falling like that.

My banana seat bike looked exactly like this one, my favorite bike of all time.



One day I was coming home from Junior High, popping wheelies when my front wheel fell off. I got pitched off the front of the bike and put my hands out in front of me so I wouldn't smash my face on the street. Took all the meat off of both of my palms. OUCH!!

Good memories. :tongue3:

 

That brings back memories!

 

If you go with a department store bike, you will find it to be a maintenance nightmare, if not a dangerous machine.

My Trek is an entry level bike. They've made it "affordable" by equiping it with low quality parts where safety won't be sacrificed. ($700) I've replaced the saddle ($150) and now I need to replace the pedals ($200) with quality components.

Buy the best and cry once.

 

700 bucks for a bicycle???? I'd cry more than once. My favorite of all time was a 24" Schwinn I had. That thing was tough as nails. I wrecked a couple times on that thing racing my baby sister. I'd always end up "racking" myself on the handle bars.

On time, dad got us a ten speed(26") to share. It was a boy's bike, so you know where the bar was. I wasn't tall enough for my feet to touch the ground when I sat on it and my butt slid off the seat. The bar was "gracious" enough to "catch" me , so that I wouldn't hit the ground.

 

Schwinn's are good bikes (or used to be, don't know about now). I'm thinkin' I gave $350.00 for mine around 96-97; what would that equate to in todays economy?

I found mine to be very rugged; it's traveled many miles off road rough terrain, including railroad tracks.

 

That's between five and six hundred in today's dollars.

 

The Schwinn dad bought me was from an area "stock market" and got it for $25.00, if I remember correctly. It was around 1985-1986...

 

I mountain bike, actually desert bike would be more accurate. I ride down jeep trails, through sand washes, rough and rocky terrain, along side big washes, up and down small hills and inclines and through the desert. It's nice because I live about 5 miles out of town so right out my gate is is the start of my course.

I use a Specialized Stumpjumper which I paid around $2,000 for.




I don't do anything too risky because I don't bounce as well as I used to. Occasionally, I need to pick up my feet when crossing paths with a rattler.

 

I bought a police bike off Craigslist for a college student that had her bike stolen and it was a very solid bike for $100.

 

I would love to ride again but, with my knees, I afraid I would get a couple miles away from home an have to hitch hike back home.

 

I hate the fact as I always wear a skirt.....a ladies bike is not so easily come by...mud guards, chain guard and a SEAT that is not designed for a block of wood....they are beyond belief as an item of torture.