road bikes

Dec. 16, 2005, 8:52 p.m.

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i want to get a cheap cheap cheap "road" bike off buysell or something to just get exercise on in the spring. since i live near farmlands i wanted to just pedal around the backroads and stuff. that means i don't need a tour de france perfect bike, and i really don't want something that is an "investment".

basically a cheap used commuter.

whats good to look for in terms of sizing etc?
i'm 6'1

Dec. 16, 2005, 8:56 p.m.

sanrensho

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Cam, check out this thread:

http://bb.nsmb.com/showthread.php?t=69084

I've posted info about sizing in the thread.

"The song of a bird…We used to ask Ennesson to do bird calls. He could do them. How he could do them, and when he perished, along with him went all those birds…"-Return from the Stars, Stanislaw Lem

"We just walk around, and sometimes we go out and dance, and then we listen to the environment."-Ralf Hutter, Kraftwerk

Dec. 16, 2005, 9:40 p.m.

axx

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hey cam, we have 1972 pugeot road bikes that are brand new fresh out of the box for 99.00 at caps. Ive been using one for about 5 months for commuting and its been awsome. Its no 1500 dollar trek, but its all you need if your not serious about it.

Dec. 16, 2005, 9:53 p.m.

sanrensho

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hey cam, we have 1972 pugeot road bikes that are brand new fresh out of the box for 99.00 at caps.

Sounds kind of cool actually. Is there a lot of other vintage road stuff for sale at Caps?

"The song of a bird…We used to ask Ennesson to do bird calls. He could do them. How he could do them, and when he perished, along with him went all those birds…"-Return from the Stars, Stanislaw Lem

"We just walk around, and sometimes we go out and dance, and then we listen to the environment."-Ralf Hutter, Kraftwerk

Dec. 17, 2005, 1:29 a.m.

Keefer

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hey cam, we have 1972 pugeot road bikes that are brand new fresh out of the box for 99.00 at caps. Ive been using one for about 5 months for commuting and its been awsome. Its no 1500 dollar trek, but its all you need if your not serious about it.

Haha, I talked to Bill, he say's there's so many of them in the warehouse. I thought we only had like, those 2 left! I want one!

Vintage I tell ya.

And they come with the rear wheel powered generator and lights! So the lights are on when you pedal, until you stop moving. Nifty little feature :P

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