Hey guys! I'm going to go pick up my first road bike tomorrow- a cheapo off of craigslist for fifty bucks. I've already googled and identified the bike: its a cheap Raleigh from the 70s under the name RAMPAR. I have also researched and I know that they were generally cheap and lower quality. I have a few questions:
- Am I wasting my time with this bike? I'm just looking for a basic commuter that I wouldn't kill myself if it got stolen.
- If I bought new parts such as cogs, handlebars, wheels, etc, are they relatively universal on road bikes? I think it has 27" wheels.
- Anything else I should watch out for or keep in mind?
- I've never ridden a fixie, how impractical are they? Does such a thing exist thats only like two-speeds, to make it a little easier to deal with?
- Basically Later on I'd love to break this thing down and get it powdercoated and put it back together with nicer parts, and I want to make sure its worth doing.
This is the bike itself:
http://i.imgur.com/MU51i.jpg
Thanks!
- Am I wasting my time with this bike? I'm just looking for a basic commuter that I wouldn't kill myself if it got stolen.
- If I bought new parts such as cogs, handlebars, wheels, etc, are they relatively universal on road bikes? I think it has 27" wheels.
- Anything else I should watch out for or keep in mind?
- I've never ridden a fixie, how impractical are they? Does such a thing exist thats only like two-speeds, to make it a little easier to deal with?
- Basically Later on I'd love to break this thing down and get it powdercoated and put it back together with nicer parts, and I want to make sure its worth doing.
This is the bike itself:
http://i.imgur.com/MU51i.jpg
Thanks!