Bike

[Ed W]

Be still my heart!  Here's the hot rod bike:



Look carefully, and you'll notice the front tire is flat!  Duh.

And here's the comfortable old lounge chair:



I started a Bike Porn folder on my G+ page at:
https://picasaweb.google.com/114874700548780474647/BikePorn

There are photos of my bikes, some shots from the old Detroit portable track, the New York Bike Show from the early 80s, and more.  There's even one photo of John Howard's speed record bike.  He did 152 mph behind a specially built pace car.

[DolfanBob]

I'm sorry, I can't get the word Bee Hotch outta my head now.

[DolfanBob]

I think I have found my Bike. It is a Cannondale m400
I just hope the seller still has it. I like the way it looks and it can be used on and off road. The tires are not really all that knobby so on the street shouldn't be that much more of a challenge to pedel.
I'm really looking forward to this. Thanks for all your help.

[Conan71]

No problem.

I returned from lunch today to find that my new rear rack and pannier set for my, ahem, mature Bianchi had arrived.  MC and I are going to keep a running log on how many car miles we save this year from commuting by foot or bike.

Edit: If it's the 20" one on CL, that's going to be too small for you.  That's basically a kid's bike, assuming that's the wheel size and not the frame size.  Frame looks way small to me, but photos can be misleading.

[jacobi]

I returned from lunch today to find that my new rear rack and pannier set for my, ahem, mature Bianchi had arrived.  MC and I are going to keep a running log on how many car miles we save this year from commuting by foot or bike

+1 (whatever that means)

[DolfanBob]

No problem.

I returned from lunch today to find that my new rear rack and pannier set for my, ahem, mature Bianchi had arrived.  MC and I are going to keep a running log on how many car miles we save this year from commuting by foot or bike.

Edit: If it's the 20" one on CL, that's going to be too small for you.  That's basically a kid's bike, assuming that's the wheel size and not the frame size.  Frame looks way small to me, but photos can be misleading.

That's the one. What size should I look for ? I just liked the style and the way it looked.

[Conan71]

Minimum 26" wheels for an adult, but you may need anywhere from a 15" to 21" or small, medium, large, or XL on a frame (if you are looking at a mountain style or hybrid frame, 40 cm to 62cm for a road frame).  Again, I'd highly recommend you go see Tom or G. Oscar and get fit properly.  Finding something that looks good on Craigslist is a quick way to end up with a bike that's horribly uncomfortable and your wallet being $150 to $200 lighter.

[DolfanBob]

Minimum 26" wheels for an adult, but you may need anywhere from a 15" to 21" or small, medium, large, or XL on a frame (if you are looking at a mountain style or hybrid frame, 40 cm to 62cm for a road frame).  Again, I'd highly recommend you go see Tom or G. Oscar and get fit properly.  Finding something that looks good on Craigslist is a quick way to end up with a bike that's horribly uncomfortable and your wallet being $150 to $200 lighter.

thanks. I will take your advice and look a little bit more. Just trying to not get into a big hurry.

[DolfanBob]

Conan. I got a call from the guy who has the bike and I expressed my concern on the size of the bike and he told me that it is a adult bike and that Cannondale only made one style larger and it was 21" inch.

He said that he started out selling it at 250 and then dropped it to 225 and he was not getting very many calls and so now that he is asking 150 that his phone is finally ringing.
He mentioned that when the bike was new it sold for 635 dollars and I countered that I had seen that when it was manufactured in the mid to late 90s. I am doing some research. If he still has it Saturday I am going to take a look and a spin. I'm just glad to be 40 pounds lighter doing this.

[Conan71]

Conan. I got a call from the guy who has the bike and I expressed my concern on the size of the bike and he told me that it is a adult bike and that Cannondale only made one style larger and it was 21" inch.

He said that he started out selling it at 250 and then dropped it to 225 and he was not getting very many calls and so now that he is asking 150 that his phone is finally ringing.
He mentioned that when the bike was new it sold for 635 dollars and I countered that I had seen that when it was manufactured in the mid to late 90s. I am doing some research. If he still has it Saturday I am going to take a look and a spin. I'm just glad to be 40 pounds lighter doing this.

Okay, he must be talking frame size then rather than wheel size.  Still, the frame looks pretty compact to me.  My inseam is about 32" and I ride a 20" mountain bike frame.  The other part of the fit is your reach over on the top frame tube.  Do yourself a favor and don't buy it just because it's a Cannondale for $150 if it still doesn't fit completely right.  I realize you are on somewhat of a budget to do this- mainly out of fear of spending more then finding out cycling isn't for you.  If it doesn't fit correctly, you will more rapidly believe cycling isn't for you.

I hope this works out for you if it's what you want.  If not, please take other's suggestions and get a bike custom fit for you.  If I wasn't going to be busy moving MC's stuff up here from OKC this weekend, I'd gladly volunteer to go with you to look over the bike, but not in the cards for this weekend.

[DolfanBob]

Thanks for the offer Conan. I will proceed with caution and if it rubs me the wrong way when ridden. I will walk away.

[Townsend]

Thanks for the offer Conan. I will proceed with caution and if it rubs me the wrong way when ridden. I will walk away.

..bowlegged

[sauerkraut]

Did ya get your bike yet? I'm not into cycling and don't know anything about it or the cycling culture or the rides groups of cyclists go on, but on the RiverSide Trails over the weekend there were alot of cyclists, many were in groups so I dunno if some sort of bike ride or bike race was going on or what- needless to say  they all have to pass me as I jog on the sections of trail that are single wide. When the trail was a double not many cyclists there. A problem I notice that seems to be getting worse is all the dogs on the jogging trail, you now see people walking 3,4 or 5 dogs at once and the dogs wonder all over the trail then they poop. Tulsa has dog parks why don't dog owners go there, I'd like to see dogs banned from RiverParks. The north section of the trail seems to have the most dog poop.

[carltonplace]

I like to jog but I'm not sure about cycling. I like Ft Worth but mostly Arlington and I like my gasoline to be the kind that only has dead dinosaurs in it. While I was in WalMart I though about jogging and then I thought about dogs and how they make me mad. I bet Mary Fallin can get rid of all of those dogs like she did all of those unemployed people.

[AquaMan]

Tulsa has dog parks why don't dog owners go there, I'd like to see dogs banned from RiverParks. The north section of the trail seems to have the most dog poop.

Provocative idea to say the least.

Sauer, if you are seeing a lot of dog poop on the north end, and actually on the path, you are probably mistaking Geese droppings for dog poop. Especially on the North end which is where most of them congregate to party. I ran last night on both sides of the river from 23rd to the pedestrian path and never saw any dog poo (but certainly a lot of dogs).