Hey everyone, Jake here. I have been reading the forums for awhile now and decided it was time to join. I bought my first bike as an adult (does 21 years old count as an adult?) in March for fitness and commuting purposes and have fallen in love!
2012 crosstrail. It has been a great bike so far, even better once I got the chaffing issue sorted out /img/vbsmilies/smilies/rolleyes.gif Anyways! I found myself more interested in road riding so I scoured craigslist for some time looking for a cool vintage bike. It came to me at a tag sale. I wasn't even looking at the time..but hey that's how some things work!
sorry for the lame pictures..Univega Viva Sport. This is where my question's come in! After a tune up, new tires and tubes, tuned wheels thanks to the LBS this puppy was ready to go. Not to toot my own horn but I thought I did a good job picking out my first tag sale road bike! Seemed really clean and shifted smooth. The size seems good except for one major thing..the handlebars are just a bit too low. From the seat to the pedals its almost identical to the Crosstrail, and when I stand above the frame it is just enough height so my peaches don't get smashed, so I am pretty sure the fit would be fine with higher handlebars. I turned a bolt and pulled the bars out and unfortunately it was already at max height :/
Is this an easy fix? Are there a ton of aftermarket handlebar options? What am I looking at for cost? I am $150 in so far and not looking to add much more, but I feel I might as well make it worthy or the $150 will be wasted. No use having a bike I don't like riding because it is uncomfortable!
Also I am just trying to learn a bit more about this bike. Quality, year, etc. Sorry if my lingo isn't correct but this is what I gathered from a quick inspection. Univega Viva Sport, suntour shifters, triple butted chromoly frame, lawee design, cyclone deraillers, the pedals say "signature", Italia seat, and the dia-compe brakes. Is most of this original? Any response for any part of this babbling is much appreciated. I look forward to learning a lot from the people here. Thanks!
2012 crosstrail. It has been a great bike so far, even better once I got the chaffing issue sorted out /img/vbsmilies/smilies/rolleyes.gif Anyways! I found myself more interested in road riding so I scoured craigslist for some time looking for a cool vintage bike. It came to me at a tag sale. I wasn't even looking at the time..but hey that's how some things work!
sorry for the lame pictures..Univega Viva Sport. This is where my question's come in! After a tune up, new tires and tubes, tuned wheels thanks to the LBS this puppy was ready to go. Not to toot my own horn but I thought I did a good job picking out my first tag sale road bike! Seemed really clean and shifted smooth. The size seems good except for one major thing..the handlebars are just a bit too low. From the seat to the pedals its almost identical to the Crosstrail, and when I stand above the frame it is just enough height so my peaches don't get smashed, so I am pretty sure the fit would be fine with higher handlebars. I turned a bolt and pulled the bars out and unfortunately it was already at max height :/
Is this an easy fix? Are there a ton of aftermarket handlebar options? What am I looking at for cost? I am $150 in so far and not looking to add much more, but I feel I might as well make it worthy or the $150 will be wasted. No use having a bike I don't like riding because it is uncomfortable!
Also I am just trying to learn a bit more about this bike. Quality, year, etc. Sorry if my lingo isn't correct but this is what I gathered from a quick inspection. Univega Viva Sport, suntour shifters, triple butted chromoly frame, lawee design, cyclone deraillers, the pedals say "signature", Italia seat, and the dia-compe brakes. Is most of this original? Any response for any part of this babbling is much appreciated. I look forward to learning a lot from the people here. Thanks!