This is true in many respects. Low end (sub $500) mountain bikes have indexed shifting that, once adjusted, works well and for a long time; brakes that stop better than any long-reach single pivot on a Schwinn, and sturdy but light aluminum frames. I expect that they won't be in as good condition as a Collegiate after 40 years, but they certainly are better in many respects.
But a refurbished Collegiate from a bike shop is still a very viable and in some respects -- IMO -- a sturdier option -- not to mention a used mountain bike from a bike shop. On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > It may be blasphemous to say, but bikes have improved over the decades. > Just something simple: almost all new non-race bikes have rack mounts and > bottle bosses. Try to find that feature on most 1970s bikes. And fattish > tire clearance is easier to find on current bikes than on bikes from > earlier generations. Also, I have to believe that most cyclists prefer > indexed shifting (RBW people excepted). And don't get me started on brakes! > And smart gearing! Every time I've tried to resurrect an old bike, even one > in good shape, I've had to modernize some of the components to suit my > preferences. That could run into many hundreds of dollars. > > -- > 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?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com __________________________________________________________________________ -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
