Recent content by Kenko126

Re: Re: Well I'm an old man, 43 being long in the tooth for biking.

I'm guessing by clinchers you mean wire 'beads', that's what the old ones were like. It was easier to cut the wires that take them off, I've heard they can be a real pain to mount.

I'm hoping I've found a home, most bike forums seem to have a snobbery towards the old road bikes. I rode a lot as a teen and in my 20's, the fanciest bike I had was an Austrian Steyr 10 speed. A few months ago I find a 1982 Sears Free Spirit (Murray most likely) at a thrift place cheap...