Grandparents Family Portraits 9-30-2012 ~ Blog #479 (David) Mini Golf Giant OCR3 I trashed the crank on my $10 garage sale 1980's Trek road bike. I contemplated fixing it, but the cables were rusty, it has low frame/tube shifters, a few other issues and most importantly it is way too big for me. Fixing it would exceed it's value. As much as I've wanted a true, proper, modern road bike that fits me I just couldn't stomach the ~$700 for an entry level bike. I've been checking Craigslist almost daily all summer and it seems that all I come across are higher end bikes that are still exceedingly expensive and vintage road bikes that aren't much of an improvement over my old Trek. And then, yesterday morning, I saw an ad for a seven year old Giant OCR3, in my size, priced accordingly. This is an entry level bike, but has shifters built into the brake levers, aluminum frame, carbon forks and an adjustable neck. While we were at the airdock, I got a call from the seller and we drove straight to Barberton where I bought it. Last night I installed a speedometer, swapped the aerobars onto it from my old bike and adjusted it for my dimensions. Today I took it for my normal 25 mile ride which I completed about two mph faster than normal. It rides so much better and faster that anything I'm used to.

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