johnson Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 I Recently fitted a child seat on my second bike that I used to commute. I Dont want to remove the seat every time I want to jump on the bike to go to the cafe or where ever. So I decided to leave it on the bike permanently and build a new commuter from a halve stripped frame that i've had for ages and some parts I salvaged and scraped together. Only ZAR I had to spend was R60 for for two new deraileur cables. If you were riding bikes in the mid 90's you'll probebly recognise the frame
Long Wheel Base Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Wow Nishiki. I used to have one of those. It was my very first "full" size mtb when I was a lightie. It unfortunately got stolen in the middle of the day from my folks garden. I can't remember how old I was but I remember I was sobbing my eyes out. My Dad bought me a cignal after that which I still got. Just a pity it's way too small. Sent from my LG-H735 using Tapatalk
porqui Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Love it !! (I would change the pedals though - just seeing them makes me eina)
Riaan H Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 Dad bought me a blue Altron in 93. Rode the crap out of it till itgot stolen at Tuks in '98. Cool bike!
V12man Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 My mother still has a blue one of those... unridden in years I suspect- considering she is nearly 80, but it's HER bike... and will hang around till she passes - so maybe another 20 years...
Boerklong Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 I had a Nishiki. Red with white spiderweb look
Patchelicious Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 My mate had that one and I had the Lejeune Dirtbuster, we used to get into fist fights about which one was better ????
johnson Posted January 10, 2017 Author Posted January 10, 2017 Thanks for all the cool comments I Commute to my workshop and back home most of the time (and if weather permits). Its 7km's down to the shop and in the afternoons I take a couple of detours to stretch it to 15km's or so. Did about 80k's since I started work last Tuesday. This bike is twenty years old and still rides like a dream ! I Like the strange looks I get when cruising thru town
johnson Posted January 10, 2017 Author Posted January 10, 2017 Those V-brakes still gives very good braking power when properly adjusted !
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