| Univega touring bike, outfitted for city riding. This is my beater bike, the one cheap enough to lock on the streets of NYC and not worry so much that it is going to be vandalized or stolen. It’s been with me long enough that if it were stolen I got my money’s worth but I’d miss it. No idea how many flats it has had at this point. I average about five flats a month at times, ride it almost year round and usually have kevlar belted Gatorskins on the rims. I have replaced the front wheel twice, the rear wheel once, the cranks twice, chainrings four times, chain maybe around the fifth. It’s a great bike, never intended for the abuse it gets but what can I say, steel is amazing. Softer ride, tough frame. Light too. |
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New Wheel…. Nov 2009! The front wheel, after many braking cycles finally wore out. The rim split apart like a bananna… well like a really oddly shaped bananna. I bought another wheel to use while getting parts to rebuild the split one as the fancy schmancy pants wheel I just bought is really too nice to lock on the street… though really spiffy and fast!