Category: My Bikes
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Schwinn Prelude
My Schwinn Prelude, a 1986 I think, was the bike that I did a lot of my first rides on way back in the 80’s, or in other terms, back in my 20’s. I rode the Prelude on my first century. It was the organized Seattle to Portland 2 day, so ~100 miles per day…
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Whitey’s First Ride
Got Whitey together and serviced enough to take him for a ride today. Did my Mixed Loop Route in Ferndale, along the Nooksack River. It’s my goto local ride and a good place for a first ride. Mostly because if something goes desperately wrong it’s an easy walk or an easy call for help, but secondly it…
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Whitey
I’d been keeping my eye out for a rigid all steel bike with disc brakes for awhile when I ran into this piece of weirdness on FaceBook marketplace. It took me another 3 weeks to land the deal, because it was an hour and a half away and the sellers were their own brand of…
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Colorful Stumpjumper
My late 80’s Stumpjumper it really not too far removed from my early/original Stumpjumper. The frame geometry feels the same, maybe with a bit more room due to a longer stem, but essentially the same feel. However, the 8 years of maturing did yield a big difference in rideabilty, and that difference comes in two…
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Early Stumpjumper
It may sound a bit weird, but I have grown fond of this particular bike. That’s because finding it really marked the beginning of me getting myself back into riding bikes, rather than periodically just moving them from one side of the garage to the other. My “go to” bike for the last few decades…
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