ext_376810 ([identity profile] jimmi-obadger.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] inahandbasket 2005-07-13 07:23 pm (UTC)

http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/shop.htm
I agree with you about gripshifters. They're fine if they work okay, but a bear to fix if they don't, and IMHO not worth the work.

The wheels on the Trek are double-wall alloy 700c by 38c with mountain hubs and fairly burly spokes laced 4x; i ride kevlar belted touring tires. You have a good sixty pounds on me, but i am utterly graceless about curbs and potholes, and i haven't had any problems with them yet. I also have low-profile cantilevers which i like a lot. If properly adujusted, hitting the front break will lift the back wheel at 8 or 10 mph.

Go with steel, if you can get it. Steel is real.

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