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The south rim would be an awesome ride. Sounds fun! In my experience here’s what I’ve noticed- Breaking especially heavy braking on downhill corners. Gives the bike a little push I don’t like. This was very noticeable to me. Especially with a modern MTB with hydraulic disc brakes...

Axle mount all the way. Goose neck style can really affect cornering and climbing with a load.

18 or 20 inch frames like the one pictured were available. Therefore different length fork steerer tubes. I’m pretty sure the length of the steerer and head tube has nothing to do with basket size. I’ve always assumed the stem is longer for two reasons, strength as you mentioned and the...

Guy shows up drunk to his factory job on Monday after the Bears crushers the Packers. Mistakenly paints Phantom parts like a Panther. A century long debate begins.

How so? Waterfords never said Schwinn but Greenville bikes did.

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Modern spokes have a bit longer of neck length due to nearly all hub shells being alloy and having thicker flanges. Steel flanges are thinner and sometimes that’s just enough to make a spoke too long on a steel hub vs. alloy. Spoke washers were mentioned which is one solution, or you just need...

I’ve use soda pop can aluminum as shims before and it’s worked pretty well. The least evasive non permanent and simplest solution I’ve come across.

🤘🤘 20+ mph winds predicted for the way home. Can’t wait!

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@tripple3 Oh yeah!

RWS skewers can also come in the standard qr configuration as pictured in the op’s post.

Look up DT RWS. Rotate lever (or handle??), lift and reposition. Kinda tough to explain but it a very simple system. Red button is stationary and no need to do anything with it.

Crunch crunch

If this issue is so important to so many it would have already been addressed? It’s been decades at this point. More than likely the slim amount people that care know how to seek the information they need.

Waylon can help.

Not wrong but just picky, center that rear axle! What a fabulous bike.

In my day dreams—— #1 1954 Blue Panther -crash rail seat, locking fork and a front drum #2 pre 1955 Coach Green Phantom. -locking fork, drum and a brake light

Worst part is I sold it to a guy who completely abused it and put it out of its misery with a frame bending crash. Oh well, it was used as intended instead of hiding in my basement for decades!

DOND is a joke Rules not equally enforced. No reviews for sellers. Other than the entertainment it provides, I seldomly get involved with that nonsense.

What a great truck. I wouldn’t dive into anything other than new grease, rubber & leather. A true work horse right there with so many stories to tell while it’s out hauling another load.

“It’s the invisible hand that enables you to do more, know more, go farther, feel stronger, and have more fun.” 2 X You! -Specialized Bicycles.

Decent complete Paramounts can be found for under $1000. Probably not possible to build a similar bike for less. Especially with a broken frame. Run away from that project. It’s a mirage.

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I’ll second that. Not the same frame & fork. Scratches in paint are different and the one without the pedals installed has a sticker on the seat tube.

Yeah I’ll also chime in that you don’t need a good top quality truing stand. In fact, unless you’re ultra experienced a very accurate stand can just be downright frustrating. Look at the stand like nothing more than a fixed point to work off of. Some say you can true a wheel on the bike...

Awesome dawn illumination with the blue moon this morning.

Gettin hip on the dirt with the ‘Le Tour Fixie’. Long live 27 inch wheels!

Grandpas bike wasn’t more that 5 years old and it’s already hot rodded. What a cool guy!

Good morning fellas!

Geez and nobody has thrown @creebobby a like after all of this!?

Since the paper clip was invented in Germany around 1899 it seems entirely plausible the Schwinn used them at some point.

You’re riding roughly a 17 inch frame when you (and me) need around a 23 inch frame. You can try and disguise that fact, but in the end we’re riding (here we go…) children’s bikes. Ignore the aesthetics and ride or find a bigger bike. A taller saddle kinda helps, but not enough to make that...

This guy. Local legend.

Sunrise, morning fog, wildfire smoke and the Moon. A great way to start the day with a ride in the Woods.

Owners age times two plus one is another good guideline to strive for.

I’d say there is a reason these were never popular. If brake is engaged and you rock the bike back and forth you will inevitably start to slowly loosen the brake arm jam nut on the hub. Even with the most minute amount of play. You’re basically transferring all the force to the nearest weak...

Rotate the direction you pedal to loosen the left side. If you’re removing the spindle, the drive side crank arm will also need to be removed as well.

That shifter is sick!