|I am doing a bike across the US for the American Lung Association
| starting June 23. I need a touring bike, as the bike I had ordered
| for the trip will not be ready. Please let me know if you know of a
| dealer that might have this type of bike in their inventory. I will
| pay shipping charges. You can reach me at roseanneb@aol.com.
|
| Thanks for your assistance,
| Rosie Browne
Rosie: Where do you live that you're having so much trouble finding such a
bike?
The clue is in the subject line: 43cm frame, 27" wheels. I'm hoping she means 700c, not actual 27", but even then it's a tiny bike with big wheels, unlikely to be in anybody's stock range. Kinky Cowboy*
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I live in Milwaukee, WI. I wanted to order a Trek 520 but Trek will
not be ready with that bike until September. So I am looking for
something ready to buy right now. Since I need a small frame, it's
tough to find a touring bike. Rosie
Yes, bike availability has been a major issue this year. We just snagged the very last couple 23" bikes a couple days ago before they were gone. I assume you tried both the Trek store in Madison and the Wheel & Sprocket locations? Beyond that, I'll put out a note on the dealer e-list and see if anyone else in WI might have one.
"Rosie Browne" <roseanneb@aol.com> wrote in message news:57d50bf3-47ab-43b9-a1a9-402b80a205fb@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... On May 30, 10:53 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <mik...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
"Rosie Browne" <rosean...@aol.com> wrote in message
I live in Milwaukee, WI. I wanted to order a Trek 520 but Trek will not be ready with that bike until September. So I am looking for something ready to buy right now. Since I need a small frame, it's tough to find a touring bike. Rosie
In article <a2fd8415-0fb6-41d3-9552-6f4a08b88b61@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, Rosie Browne <roseanneb@aol.com> wrote:
I am doing a bike across the US for the American Lung Association
starting June 23. I need a touring bike, as the bike I had ordered
for the trip will not be ready. Please let me know if you know of a
dealer that might have this type of bike in their inventory. I will
pay shipping charges. You can reach me at roseanneb@aol.com.
Thanks for your assistance, Rosie Browne
FWFW 27" wheels ain't gonna happen. Bikes haven't been sold with that size wheels in close to 20 years. 700C is the norm for touring bikes. A 17" (43 cm) bike is pretty small and you might actually do better with one designed for 26" wheels. The frame geometry compromises are considerable with small bikes and 700C wheels.
These bikes are well-liked by everyone I've talked to that owns one.
It's usually their favorite bike.
I, and I think most of us here, assumed that by "27" she meant "full size" or 700C. Since she just left here on a new Bianchi Volpe with Michelin 700-28 it seems to have worked out OK. Both sizes are valid but widespread availability of replacement rubber for her particular planned excursion will be much less trouble with 700C. -- Andrew Muzi <www.yellowjersey.org/> Open every day since 1 April, 1971 ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
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