Tinkering time

[Richard Rose]

Happy Holidays to all. December in these parts has not been ride friendly this year. It's down time like this that always gets me thinking about new bikes or tinkering with the ones I have. I have been riding two bikes exclusively for the last four years. The bulk of it going to my Clem followed by my Gus. The bike that has fascinated me since it's introduction has been The Roaduno. The minimalist drivetrain coupled with the relatively light weight frame just sounded like it would be a whole lot of fun here in the flatlands of Toledo, Ohio. But I really could not justify the purchase. I decided instead to resurrect my 2001 Trek 6700 MTB, my first mountain bike. Riv content to follow. The Trek sports a MUSA aluminum frame and has now been converted to a rigid single speed. It now weighs under 23 lbs. It has been a bit of a revelation. I have enjoyed it so much that I decided to convert the 2 x 7 Gus to a 2 x 1. It is fantastic! The 38 x 20 gear is perfect for the local singletrack - where Gus shines. The 24 x 20 low gear is a bail out only that might be low enough for me to navigate other hillier trails not far from home. It turns out that in my retirement wrenching on bikes is almost as fun a riding them.:) Link to photo album here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/NuFpEHG6LECnYmKV7

Oh yes, had a mishap but no harm done to body or bike.

Cheers!

[Richard Rose]

Forgot to include pic of the Trek!

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On Dec 29, 2025, at 12:37 PM, Richard Rose <rmro...@gmail.com> wrote:

Happy Holidays to all. December in these parts has not been ride friendly this year. It's down time like this that always gets me thinking about new bikes or tinkering with the ones I have. I have been riding two bikes exclusively for the last four years. The bulk of it going to my Clem followed by my Gus. The bike that has fascinated me since it's introduction has been The Roaduno. The minimalist drivetrain coupled with the relatively light weight frame just sounded like it would be a whole lot of fun here in the flatlands of Toledo, Ohio. But I really could not justify the purchase. I decided instead to resurrect my 2001 Trek 6700 MTB, my first mountain bike. Riv content to follow. The Trek sports a MUSA aluminum frame and has now been converted to a rigid single speed. It now weighs under 23 lbs. It has been a bit of a revelation. I have enjoyed it so much that I decided to convert the 2 x 7 Gus to a 2 x 1. It is fantastic! The 38 x 20 gear is perfect for the local singletrack - where Gus shines. The 24 x 20 low gear is a bail out only that might be low enough for me to navigate other hillier trails not far from home. It turns out that in my retirement wrenching on bikes is almost as fun a riding them.:) Link to photo album here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/NuFpEHG6LECnYmKV7

Oh yes, had a mishap but no harm done to body or bike.

Cheers!

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[Ryan Fleming]

Fun! Love that  black and green! And yes, older bikes can make great singlespeeds...my late partner (much more mechanically inclined) did this to my 70s PX10 set up with moustache bars. Although...I do like those Roadunos, I should be subtracting, not adding to the stable. 

[Richard Rose]

Ha! I too had a PX10 in the mid ‘70’s. A wonderful bike. At some point I turned it into a winter fixie. Eventually sold it:(

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On Dec 29, 2025, at 2:19 PM, Ryan Fleming <ryte...@mts.net> wrote:

Fun! Love that  black and green! And yes, older bikes can make great singlespeeds...my late partner (much more mechanically inclined) did this to my 70s PX10 set up with moustache bars. Although...I do like those Roadunos, I should be subtracting, not adding to the stable. 

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[Ryan Fleming]

You don't see blue ones very often..but yours looks to be about the same vintage as mine - 73/74...my 3rd I bought in the early 80s...the first 2, alas, were stolen