Comments on: Our Beloved Junk

By: Ted Johnson

Ted Johnson — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:38:27 +0000

Awesome post on the Motiv, RC. Thanks for sharing.

By: rocky chrysler

rocky chrysler — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:34:34 +0000

ah, the motiv. alas. and yet, i have to give mine the credit she deserves, for i would not now know mountain biking as i do if i had not first known her. i wrote about my old motiv some time ago on my own blog http://rockychrysler.blogspot.com/2010/07/just-about-bike-retrotec-64.html

and, fwiw, their old website is preserved at archive.org http://web.archive.org/web/20040824051138/motivsports.com/bike.html

By: Dann Golden-Collum

Dann Golden-Collum — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:25:27 +0000

My ride is an ’87 Bianchi Axis – Bianchi’s first production cross bike. It’s an unusual purple color that’s just now beginning to fade. Lots of rock chips now, especially on the fork. Still riding on the original Bianchi Celeste saddle, although the vinyl is now beginning to crack. Have the original seat post, bars, Sakae SX triple crank, Dia Compe 984 cantis and Suntour XCD front and back deralleurs. The hubs are now Shimano 105′s, wheels are Mavic A719 with 36 spokes, running 700/32 rubber. The peddles are now Crank Bros candy – they’re orange (looks good with the purple frame!).

I can ride this bike all day. The Bianchi Superset Tange double-butted chrome-moly frame and fork are fairly light for steel, stiff enough so there’s very little oscillation, but still smooths out the bumps as only Tange can.

I’m now commuting in Anchorage AK (transplanted from Portland OR), and am looking forward to my first real snow/ice commute in 25 years! Hope to wrap the wheels with some Nokian studs and ride through everything!

By: jones

jones — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:02:16 +0000

I have an early ’80s Puch that i salvaged from a scrap yard – most of the original parts were fair (a little sanding and re-surfacing), but I’ve added very little to the stock frame. This became my EVERY-day commuter, and i still love it. Just recently I came across an old mid-80′s Shogun that fits my wife perfectly. It has replaced her newer commuter. “Life is too short to ride new bikes”

By: Jesse

Jesse — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:06:07 +0000

I have an early ’80s Schwinn Traveler that I picked up 11 years ago at a yard sale for $10. Aside from tires and brake pads, it is all original. It is my main commuter ride from April to November. It’s comfortable (for a road bike) and fast. I really haven’t found anything that I’d want to replace it with.

By: Ed6061

Ed6061 — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:34:35 +0000

Steel, late 80s early 90s geometry, best riding mountain bikes for general use ever. Wish I still hade my Schwinn High Plains.