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I picked up this fine Tang Cro-moly specimine from the New Haven Craigslist the other day for $20! It is my first bike with a kickstand and now my second
Mongoose. I actually bought this for riding with the kids on railtrails. Of course, I may make some minor alterations, like new bars, clipless pedals and different cranks at some point but it's ready to ride and in remarkably great shape.
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I now have something that will carry the baby seat and can pull the Burley at the same time. I also want to try connecting the Trail-a-bike to this and the Burley to the Trail-a-bike and pull that train! I figured I would need gears to do this. I was originally going to do this with my future bike, the Unit 2-9 MonsterX I wanted to build but that project is still in the future.
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The absolute beauty of this bike is that it can be easily modified in the future for an off road fixie or singlespeed because it has a stamped horizontal drop. For now, though, a few more gears will help dragging my kids around. The other use for this bike is that of a winter commuter. I think I will put some fenders on it and it will be perfect.
I think this bike is from 1997 and it's in surprisingly good shape. Clearly it was used mainly for family riding. The guy that I bought it from lives right next to the
Larkin Bridal Trail!
Next up is a 1970s Peugeot PX-10 that a friend rescued from the town dump! It's truly a classic bike and the question is whether I should restore it and ride it or convert it to fixed/ss and ride it. I am actually tempted to try to keep it as original as possible and ride it for awhile.
3 comments:
This bike is screaaming Drop Bars and Cinelli Frog Stem. WOW , big score for $20.00
Drop bars when I convert it a fixie perhaps, for sure.
Sometimes the best bikes come from the $20 craigslist ads. This reminds me of a Fixed Gear Gallery submission...
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/contest/2008-opendesign/BobBird.htm
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