Recent content by Titiritero

You know that is the same price as new, but without the lifetime warranty, service, etc.?

And not a 26", but a 730 Multitrack I "tourified" to cycle with the family from Germany to Spain this summer. In this picture without the 6 panniers and the 6 y-o kid that usually does not feel like helping with the pedaling at all. And below the full convoy after a snack break outside a...

Yes, some of mine are also here

I just wanted to give a quick update on the 2025 resolutions topic. Summer is ending, at least for those on the upper half of the house, so it's that time of year where the time spent riding vs tinkering slowly swaps to the later. The 23rd September is the workhop equinox. I have failed in...

And a cool "skater-bike" for 40€. You could say it's an inverse-mullet

I know you were missing it, so a couple more bikes from my local classifieds... The first is from a big bike retailer. Decent bikes and usually well built, so I guess this one was just bought online and built (wrongly) by the buyer. The other one, I searched the brand online and it seems to be...

It will be hard to find your bike in the catalogue. Unfortunately those available online are the American catalogues, and Trek there reduced their Multitrack offering drastically in the late 90's (I guess bike commuting is not so popular as in Europe). Best bet is to date your bike by using the...

I'm following the enlightened steps of @Tootyred and slowly but surely getting rid of the excess. Otherwise I am becoming a tinkerer instead of a cyclist that tinkers... Stuff gives us pleasure, but also takes away time to do other things (like a country move, a new apartment, a trip,...)...

Ok, you have convinced me!! And any investment in making her happier cycling is money well spent!! From the answers it seems the biggest factor for the easier shifting is the 10sp and modern tech. Would I achieve similar results with a Deore 10 speed shifter/derailleur? (I just checked and the...

Hi! We did a long family trip this summer, and my wife happened to use my "good" mountain bike, a 2012 re-edition of the Breezer Lighting with full 3x10 XT. She oftens complains of pain in her thumbs when shifting, specially since she broke one in a fall a few years back. She was now delighted...

If you already know for sure you're moving and where, and you have the means, I'd definitely buy. You can then start moving a few things each time, and staying for longer to give you a taste of what to live in Spain is instead of just holidays. Cost of living is lower, so if your wife will have...

Jokes apart, keep at least one bike. We don't have a lot of retrobikes in Spain. A tip I heard in a family travelling podcast and was very useful to prepare our family cycling trip of 1y in South America: 1.- Set a date. It'll never be the "perfect time", so without a fixed date you'll keep...

George Carlin on stuff

Thanks for all the responses!! And for the Sheldon link! I usually trust a lot what he says, although in this case he is atypically vague. He does not seem to recommend it, but not for technical reasons, but more for the efficiency of it (for those interested, he seems to love biopace, so...

Yeah, I've noticed vintage Diamond Backs have the stickers above the clear coating. Any tips on how to stop them from degrading further?