R-pod Owners Forum : Buying bikes https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Miscellaneous / Off-topic : Buying bikes Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:29:30 +0000 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:48:46 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1539 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Buying bikes : I have a "light" weight... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13028#13028 Author: rpodcamper.com
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Posted: 30 Dec 2010 at 5:48pm

I have a "light" weight Mountain bike and the ride on mine vs my son's who has a cheap (heavy) Mountain bike is day and night different.  With my bike I'm able to pull it up of the front tire to go over things and also longer trips seems to do well. For several years we ran the Boy Scout Biking merit Badge where we put on at the least 175 mile in a season.]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:48:46 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13028#13028 Buying bikes : After reading the replies here... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13027#13027 Author: techntrek
Subject: 1539
Posted: 30 Dec 2010 at 3:18pm

After reading the replies here and also talking with a friend of mine that knows bikes, I think I will go with a mountain bike.  Something with at least a dozen gears to help on hills and let me rest up on the canal trails around me.
 
My friend is pushing me to open my wallet a little more to get something a little lighter.  I don't know - is shaving 5-6 pounds off the bike worth it when I'll be able to shave far more than that from my waist (starting in January!)?  I went through the same dillema when I went "ultralight" with my backpacking gear a few years ago.  In that case every pound is carried by me every step so weight won out.  Not so sure with a bike.
]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:18:13 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13027#13027 Buying bikes : Originally posted by BrewsterivyI... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13024#13024 Author: Guests
Subject: 1539
Posted: 29 Dec 2010 at 6:42am

Originally posted by Brewsterivy

I think there is one like that in my basement but not as shiny!
Potential "coolness" in the basement?!
 
I suggest you get it cleaned up and back on the pavement....show the world that you are indeed cool and bad to the bone!  LOL
]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:42:24 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13024#13024 Buying bikes : David - I think I had the same... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13023#13023 Author: Guests
Subject: 1539
Posted: 29 Dec 2010 at 6:39am

[QUOTE=TheDogHouse]David - I think I had the same bike as a kid, that brings back memories... ahhh the "Cheater Slick"
I've aged and gotten lazy at the same time. These days the campground grocery getter is a cheap "Chinese knock off" of the vintage Vespa scooter. It's fun but something not to wander to far off upon as you may be pushing it back to camp as well.
 
Yes, it brings back memories for a number of people.  It's a conversation starter.Smile
]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:39:49 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13023#13023 Buying bikes : Originally posted by rpodcamper.comThats... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13022#13022 Author: Guests
Subject: 1539
Posted: 29 Dec 2010 at 6:37am

Originally posted by rpodcamper.com

Thats a sweet bike there David.  What kind of car is hidden behind it?
 
 
1963 Chevy Impala SS (real SS - not a clone).
]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:37:17 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13022#13022 Buying bikes : Thats a sweet bike there David.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13021#13021 Author: rpodcamper.com
Subject: 1539
Posted: 28 Dec 2010 at 11:39pm

Thats a sweet bike there David.  What kind of car is hidden behind it?]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 23:39:57 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13021#13021 Buying bikes : https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13020#13020 Author: TheDogHouse
Subject: 1539
Posted: 28 Dec 2010 at 8:51pm

Smile]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:51:06 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13020#13020 Buying bikes : I think there is one like that... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13019#13019 Author: Brewsterivy
Subject: 1539
Posted: 28 Dec 2010 at 6:48pm

I think there is one like that in my basement but not as shiny!]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:48:25 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13019#13019 Buying bikes : I have a multi-speed mountain... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13018#13018 Author: Guests
Subject: 1539
Posted: 28 Dec 2010 at 4:23pm

I have a multi-speed mountain bike.  The only thing I did was put a more comfortable seat on it.  I find the gears are nice going uphill (no Lance wannabe here).
 
However, if you want to be the coolest dude in the campground, get yourself one of these:
 
 
Put your shades on and cruise the campground on this and your fellow campers will acknowledge you as THE MAN! 
 
A retro bike goes good with a retro styled camper.  Way cool! Smile
 
PS - It's probably the only "Sting-Ray" i'll ever own. Ouch
]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:23:27 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13018#13018 Buying bikes : My wife and I have GT multi-speed... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13017#13017 Author: HuronSailor
Subject: 1539
Posted: 28 Dec 2010 at 1:48pm

My wife and I have GT multi-speed road bikes: extra large 31" wheels, skinny tires. Really, really fast on paved trails with very little effort required, but very hard and sometimes impossible to use on dirt trails.
 
We both wish we'd bought mountain bikes with smaller wheels and fatter tires so we could take advantage of more trail types. We're willing to go a bit slower on paved trails.
 
My buddy is a heavy duty mountain biker, and he's found that he only uses very few of the available gears on his Gary Fisher bike, so he's just bought a single speed mountain bike. Much lighter, simpler, and cheaper than his multi-speed.
 
Not sure if I'd go with a single speed, but it works for him. Something to think about, anyway.
]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:48:35 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13017#13017 Buying bikes : I have a mountain bike that I... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13016#13016 Author: rpodcamper.com
Subject: 1539
Posted: 28 Dec 2010 at 11:35am

I have a mountain bike that I use.  I have carried it inside the r-pod but will be modding a rack for the outside.  I have looked at the folding bikes but they have not come up cheap enough for me to jump on one yet.  I also have to be careful they are large enough for me (6'4") ]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:35:01 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13016#13016 Buying bikes : Danette and I have fold up bikes... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13014#13014 Author: David and Danette
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Posted: 28 Dec 2010 at 6:17am

    Danette and I have fold up bikes they have the advantage that we can fold them both up and load them in the back of our SUV's and still have the rear seats in the up position. The disadvantage not as comfortable in riding as a larger heavier bike.     David ]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:17:44 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13014#13014 Buying bikes : Terry's thread about his... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1539&PID=13011#13011 Author: techntrek
Subject: 1539
Posted: 27 Dec 2010 at 11:23pm

Terry's thread about his bike reminded me.  My wife and I are about to dive into the world of bikes.  We haven't owned any for ourselves in over 15 years, but we are about to buy one for each of us so we can ride as a family (the kids already have them).  My wife wants a comfy cruiser, I'm not sure what I want yet - a cruiser, a multi-speed road bike, a mountain bike, or a hybrid.  I'm not looking to spend a grand on the lightest and latest, at most a few hundred.

Anyone have any thoughts?

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