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The Bike of Doom
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Life on a $99 department store bike. I use a cheap bike for commuting. I bought it as an experiment. I thought it would fall apart after a few hundred kilometers, but i t keeps going. This is the story.
- Author: Steve George
- Listed in: Cycling
- Tags: cycling commuting cheap bike supercycle canadian tire sc1800
Recent Posts
SC1800 out of ice, on the road
Three weeks makes a big difference in the Spring. The snow is gone. The SC1800’s bonds literally melted away. I brought it inside and gave it a little TLC. Brakes and derailers needed a little work. The BOD has been parked ...
SC1800 out of ice, on the road
Three weeks makes a big difference in the Spring. The snow is gone. The SC1800’s bonds literally melted away. I brought it inside and gave it a little TLC. Brakes and derailers needed a little work. The BOD has been parked outside for...
Breaking into the icy bicycle tomb
As recent posts may have led you to believe, I’m working through the urge to put the SC-1800 back on the road. The big problem at this point is the icy tomb in which it is encased. The hardened steel Master Lock with massive chain is just...
Bike of Doom Under Snow
The Bike of Doom has been resting for some time now. Some might consider this an ignominious fate for such a worthy beast, others might relish the thought of a well deserved plague of rust. You know who you are. In any event, cycling season has no...
Vintage SuperCycle Rider
I received this recently from Shane Costantino, the proud owner and rider of a vintage 1989 SuperCycle. I wish I shared the “zero repairs” experience, but I followed a somewhat different path, particularly with the bottom bracket. The l...
Department Store Bike horror story
Although I often claim that my $99 SC1800 is a reasonably good bike and has done me well, I’m forced to admit that, hey, I may just have been lucky. I got a good 1,000 Km out of it before it needed any repairs, which is not bad for such a che...
