Would this be a good commuting bike?

[Crackle]

Thankfully I'm not old enough to have a 26 year old daughter - It's my little sister, taken in the late 1980s I think. Yes, she is holding up two fingers. I was finding really embarrassing photos to put up of her (yes, I am a mean older sister, but she was asking for it!) and thought this was really funny. Then Bonj made a pop at my avatar and thought I'd put this up just for him

A ha! And so the previous one was too. Though she's obviously not 26 in the avatar

Cruel but fair

 

[Plax]

Just so I don't start yet another thread.
I've checked with the seller and apparently the bike frame size is from centre of bottom bracket to top seat tube 21.5 inches(54cm approx). Which I believe is suitable for 30-35 inch leg (I'm a 32) so would be a suitable size for me.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=150228796335&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=005

Any good, If say I tried to get it for £15-£20 and no more? It's just down the road so not too far to collect in person.

Thought it would be a good intro into the "racing" bike / drop handle bars forum.

 

[4F]

Plax, for £ 20 or £ 35 it would be a good buy. Probably a 1980's bike given that it has Weinman brakes but the only thing I would add is that if you intend to ride it up those Welsh mountains then I doubt 10 gears are going to be enough unless you have the thighs of Lance Armstrong.

 

[papercorn2000]

And the "ch" is a hard Welsh one, not one of your monolingual "ck"'s!

*mutter, mutter*

 

[historyman]

'ch', i'd call that softer than 'ck'.

 

[Plax]

Plax, for £ 20 or £ 35 it would be a good buy. Probably a 1980's bike given that it has Weinman brakes but the only thing I would add is that if you intend to ride it up those Welsh mountains then I doubt 10 gears are going to be enough unless you have the thighs of Lance Armstrong.

Yeah, I had thought of the hills and the 10 gears. I'll have to be very selective with my choice of route . I've put an auction snipe on it for £20, so we shall see how it goes. It'll do for a handy leisure/spare bike rather than my main commuter. Then if I like the drop handle bars etc when I decide to get a new bike I can get something higher spec. Isn't it awful - once I'd upgrade my car every couple of years, and now it is the bike .