Comments on: Fixing an old bike http://www.ssportsman.com/2006/07/fixing-an-old-bike Words and images from the adventures of Emily and Scott Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:34:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Valerie http://www.ssportsman.com/2006/07/fixing-an-old-bike/comment-page-1#comment-1446 Valerie Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:41:23 +0000 http://www.ssportsman.com/index.php/?p=87#comment-1446 Good information, thanks for the post! Good information, thanks for the post!

]]> By: Matt http://www.ssportsman.com/2006/07/fixing-an-old-bike/comment-page-1#comment-20 Matt Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:03:45 +0000 http://www.ssportsman.com/index.php/?p=87#comment-20 FWIW, my Bianchi San Jose came with 42x17 gearing. I can cruise flats comfortably at around 20mph, and suprisingly ride all of the foothills trails when I take it off road. Anyway, with the 38c tires, that gearing combo actually works quite well. Keep the existing cranks on and it looks like the larger ring is acting as a chain guard? That can help keep a pant leg clean. (got a plastic ring on my San Jose that looks ugly but does the trick.) FWIW, my Bianchi San Jose came with 42×17 gearing. I can cruise flats comfortably at around 20mph, and suprisingly ride all of the foothills trails when I take it off road. Anyway, with the 38c tires, that gearing combo actually works quite well.

Keep the existing cranks on and it looks like the larger ring is acting as a chain guard? That can help keep a pant leg clean. (got a plastic ring on my San Jose that looks ugly but does the trick.)

]]> By: ssportsm http://www.ssportsman.com/2006/07/fixing-an-old-bike/comment-page-1#comment-19 ssportsm Tue, 01 Aug 2006 04:55:53 +0000 http://www.ssportsman.com/index.php/?p=87#comment-19 Oh it's not pretty, but it's already a lot of fun. I have some nice cranks to go on there, but they have to wait until I feel up to tackling the cotter-pin cranks on there already. They can be a nightmare to remove Oh it’s not pretty, but it’s already a lot of fun. I have some nice cranks to go on there, but they have to wait until I feel up to tackling the cotter-pin cranks on there already. They can be a nightmare to remove

]]> By: Matt http://www.ssportsman.com/2006/07/fixing-an-old-bike/comment-page-1#comment-16 Matt Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:57:03 +0000 http://www.ssportsman.com/index.php/?p=87#comment-16 I love it! Awesome machine Scott. I love it! Awesome machine Scott.

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