Well then... maybe a Surly Crosscheck. Good middle-of-road option. General do-all capability. Takes reasonable rubber and fenders. Has canti-posts. Rack brazes front and rear. Probably less than $1200. Cheaper if she waits until late fall. Gotta be a dealer in Dallas.
On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 10:04:24 PM UTC-5, Anne Paulson wrote: > > She's not going to lurk here and wait for a Riv, because she hasn't > been converted. > > I don't even know what to recommend for her (other than a Sam, of > course). This is someone I casually correspond with on email, so I > don't really know her. I can't believe a Trek Madone is the right bike > for her, yet I have a sneaking feeling that's what she's going to end > up with, or something similar. She's willing to spend a chunk of > change, $2K, and I'm afraid she's not going to end up with a good > choice. > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Will <waller....@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Too bad that little $1000 protovelo Appaloosa frame on the Riv > web-specials > > page disappeared. I think that would have built out for maybe $2200. > > > > My advice to your friend would be to get some fast, light, slicks, > perhaps > > one of those new Compass tires, and then lurk patiently here for > something > > used. > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 1:08:37 PM UTC-5, Anne Paulson wrote: > >> > >> I have an online friend who is currently riding an upright bike (some > >> Trek model, I don't know), riding 5 times a week, and wants to upgrade > >> to a faster bike. She's willing to spend a good chunk of money, $2000 > >> or so. I'm figuring a Sam might be a good choice (you can get a built > >> up Sam for $2K, right?). Anyone have a smaller sized Sam in the > >> Dallas area that they're willing to offer up for a test ride? > >> > >> As with most people we advise, she probably won't end up with a > >> Rivendell bike even though she'd be better off with one. But at least > >> I gave her the heads-up to make sure the bike she picks allows decent > >> width tires. So that's something. I was looking at bikes sold by > >> Richardson Bike Mart, which seems to be a good Dallas shop. There's > >> this Trek 7.7 FX, that's supposedly a hybrid bike that "rockets along > >> roads, cruises along bike paths, and even hits dirt roads." The thing > >> is shod with 25mm tires! Why? > >> > >> -- > >> -- Anne Paulson > >> > >> It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
