Overview of the Bikes

As my brother-in-law Ron Haines says, we now have sun bikes, rain bikes and snow bikes.  The snow bikes are actually on trainers in the basement rather than fat bikes though.  As we have upgraded over the years, we have repurposed the older bikes.

The newest additions are 2014 Trek Domane 4.3 WSDs purchased in the fall of 2013 from Bert's Bikes and Fitness in Henrietta, NY.

A "Sun" Bike

Carbon frame, fork and seatpost.  Shimano 105 derailleurs (10-speed), brakes and shifters.  The bikes weigh a little over 20 pounds with pedals, cages and computers.  The Women's Specific Design (WSD) had the same frame geometry as the regular Domane 4.3, and we liked the color of the WSD better.  We have both done saddle upgrades from the stock Bontrager WSD, and we both run Shimano SPD pedals, but different models.  Upgraded from Bontrager 25mm tires to 28mm folding Continental Gator Hardshells.

In the spring of 2010 we bought Trek 7.3 FXs; also from Bert's Bikes.  Zelma got the WSD version which is equipped the same.

The "Rain" Bikes

Aluminun frame and alloy fork.  Shimano Deore (7-speed) rear derailleurs.  Shimano SPD pedals on both and a Brooks B-17 Standard saddle on mine. Replaced the Bontrager tires with 32mm Continental Gatorskins.  Before we got the Domanes we put about 4,500 miles on these bikes.  So far, have replaced one set of tires and tubes, and one chain on each bike.
Over the winter of 2013, upgraded to Kool-Stop dual compound brake pads and Planet Bike Cascadia fenders.

Equipped for the Rain

We started riding together on 2005 Trek Navigator 100 comfort bikes purchased from Park Ave Bike Shop in Henrietta.  We helped Matthew train for his Cycling Merit Badge, which he earned on a 2006 Specialized Hard Rock Sport from Sugar's Bike Shop in Spencerport.  The (now too small) Hard Rock is still in the bike shed and the Navigators have been on an earlier version of 1Up USA trainers since late 2009.

The "Snow" Bikes

Have locked out the suspension seatposts and changed saddles and pedals.
Over the past six winters we have put over 7,000 trainer miles on these bikes and have done one chain replacement each.

In the summer of 2012, Zelma's mother got a Sun Adult Trike - 24 inch model with the 3-speed hub upgrade from Sugar's.

The shed also houses a refurbished 1981 Trek 412 lugged steel touring bike purchased from Park Ave Bikes when they were still in the barn behind the Parkleigh Pharmacy. This hung in the garage for 20 years until we started riding and I decided to refresh it.  New wheels, tires and tubes, cables, bar tape and brake pads.  It still has the Selle Italia Turbo Bernard Hinault saddle and Avocet seatpost from the early '80s.  (Will get some pictures of the bike when the snow melts.)

And lastly, there is late-sixties Raleigh Record (built in Nottingham, England) that I rode from the time I was in college until I got the Trek 412.  Started a conversion to a single speed, but the project got set aside when I got sick.

The right number of bikes to have is "n+1", where "n" is number of bikes you currently have, but I think we are set for now.

Of the few things that I have pinned on Pinterest, this is the one that is liked and shared more than the others combined.

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