Matthew Haughey
Just wanted to update everyone that I have found a worthy recipient
(daughter of a racer looking to start riding).
I thought this might be a cool idea to help a junior out but had no
idea just how deep the demand is for junior help. I got nearly two
dozen emails about this bike, I really wish I had 5-10 more of them to
give away and get more juniors into our sport and the wonder of OBRA
racing.
If you have any spare small bikes or parts, you might consider doing
the same thing I did today, there are loads of young people itching to
try serious cycling but lack the expensive equipment.
If we had some sort of centralized OBRA parts bin destined for
juniors, I'd be happy to throw in all the extra seatposts, stems,
seats, cranksets, handlebars, etc I have gathered over the years that
I'm not using.
Matt
On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Matthew Haughey wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> My wife recently got her 2004 1500WSD 47cm bike back from a friend
> that borrowed it for a couple years to do triathalons and instead of
> selling it for a few hundred bucks (it was only about $900 new in
> 2004) I am open to giving it away to any junior female riders in OBRA
> land (or daughters of racers dabbling in riding) that would be
> interested in it.
>
> It's pretty small, a 47cm frame and has 650b wheels, so ideally it
> would fit women in the height range of 5' 1"-5'4" or so. It has barely
> been ridden, it probably has a lifetime of maybe 300 miles on it,
> everything works and it looks nearly showroom fresh. There's a
> blackburn rack on the back that can be easily removed. My wife opted
> to ride a city bike instead shortly after having this bike so it has
> sat unused for many years.
>
> Here is what it looks like and the parts spec:
> http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/2004/archive/1500wsd
>
> Contact me offlist if interested.
>
> thanks,
> Matt