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SchwinnAlloySeven_GT5
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So, I was on my way home from work this morning, and I noticed my bike felt a bit "loose". I get home, and start checking stuff out. I found a few small things loose, but nothing that would cause my beloved 'Train to wobble the way it was. Then I inspect the frame...
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/19715254429.jpg
Oh noez! I don't know how it happened. I've hit a few nasty potholes in the dark over the years and had an episode a month back where I hit a chainlink fence head-on at 25MPH (headlights burn out at the derndest times!), which bent the fork. I was hit by a car last week, which caused much more damage to me than it did my bike (scuffed pedal and grip). Who can say what exactly caused a frame breakage?
Friend of mine said it can be fixed, and I found a guy who can tig it, but I don't think I want my paint ground down with an ugly tig weld stuck on the frame, not to mention the issue of trusting such a fix when I ride roughly 40 miles a day. I just passed the 3000 mile mark, too.
So, I'm on the prowl for another Schwinn. This one will be steel, like my '96 Cruiser Six (which faithfully served for over 30k miles). I'll miss the responsiveness of my Alloy Seven tho.
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/19715254429.jpg
Oh noez! I don't know how it happened. I've hit a few nasty potholes in the dark over the years and had an episode a month back where I hit a chainlink fence head-on at 25MPH (headlights burn out at the derndest times!), which bent the fork. I was hit by a car last week, which caused much more damage to me than it did my bike (scuffed pedal and grip). Who can say what exactly caused a frame breakage?
Friend of mine said it can be fixed, and I found a guy who can tig it, but I don't think I want my paint ground down with an ugly tig weld stuck on the frame, not to mention the issue of trusting such a fix when I ride roughly 40 miles a day. I just passed the 3000 mile mark, too.
So, I'm on the prowl for another Schwinn. This one will be steel, like my '96 Cruiser Six (which faithfully served for over 30k miles). I'll miss the responsiveness of my Alloy Seven tho.
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