Well... As normally happens with me, right after picking up the new bike referenced above, I found the bike I really wanted. This one:
Schwinn Del Mar
Still a single-speed. Still a coaster brake. However, this one's a little nicer - it's a Schwinn, the same brand I had throughout my childhood (and have three ancient ten-speeds in my basement...). It's even got a rack!
The Huffy I got lasted exactly two rides. The second time I took it out, I noticed an uneven ride which I localized to the front tire after about a ¼ mile. The tire - not the tube, mind you, the actual tire itself - had split and deformed. Brought it back to the shop, paid the difference between the Huffy and the Schwinn, and got the exact bike I wanted.
Sometimes things really do work out...
That is all.
4 comments:
Yeah Dude, You be stylin' now, no more of that funky old huffmobile for you!
Nice rack.
I'll up you one:
For some time now, I've been wondering if someone had/would manufacture a "penny-farthing" type bike (the really old type, with the gigantic wheel in the front and the tiny one in the back) with a three-speed worm-gear in the hub, for climbing hills and such. As you noted, I probably wouldn't need more than three gears anyway, and it would look SOOO cool...
Doesn't having the front of the seat higher than the back like that cause you an achin' in da ding-a-ring?
*Internet bicycle diagnostician*
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