So, I bought this frame from the LBS a l'il bit ago, ordered some goodies for it, and took the day off yesterday to do bike stuff. I bought a '71 Collegiate, complete minus Wheels, seat, and cables, and came home to find that the UPS Fairy had dropped a box off for me... the last of what I needed for this Scrambler.
Here's the only pic for now. Crappy cell-phone pic, but I'll take some better ones later.
I rode into work, and part of why I built a 20" was b/c I figure that's a cheap/rugged alternative to a folding bike for use on the train. Now, I don't usually take the train to work, but I pass the one stop on my way in, and I live 2 blocks from the other stop, so I ponied up $1.60 to take the train about 3 miles today.... then rode another 3 miles into the job. I'm lucky b/c I have about 3/4 miles of trails on my commute (depending on which route I take), so this reanimated Scrambler got to do some street, train, and dirt miles on it's first ride in its current configuration.
It's not easy being 5'11" and riding something like this any sort of distance, but it's fun and far more comfortable than I'd feared it'd be. I was really happy with how manageable it was on the train, in terms of taking up space. This might become my go-to ride for days when I ride the train into Phila; 26" bikes are a hassle if the train gets crowded.
Here's the only pic for now. Crappy cell-phone pic, but I'll take some better ones later.
I rode into work, and part of why I built a 20" was b/c I figure that's a cheap/rugged alternative to a folding bike for use on the train. Now, I don't usually take the train to work, but I pass the one stop on my way in, and I live 2 blocks from the other stop, so I ponied up $1.60 to take the train about 3 miles today.... then rode another 3 miles into the job. I'm lucky b/c I have about 3/4 miles of trails on my commute (depending on which route I take), so this reanimated Scrambler got to do some street, train, and dirt miles on it's first ride in its current configuration.
It's not easy being 5'11" and riding something like this any sort of distance, but it's fun and far more comfortable than I'd feared it'd be. I was really happy with how manageable it was on the train, in terms of taking up space. This might become my go-to ride for days when I ride the train into Phila; 26" bikes are a hassle if the train gets crowded.
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To be fair, it was 3 miles on the train, then another 3 on streets/trails.... and 2 blocks at the beginning, to get to the train.
