tikicruiser
Finally riding a big boys bike
Hey Rustystone are those 2 character's on your handlebar's from the M.I.B. movie?
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Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Took the 37 Oriole for a shakedown after new grease added to bottom bracket.
Funny story, I posted pics of this bike last fall and again in March after putting the red tires on. Last fall put a rider wheelset on from a bike I sold to go on a long family ride. The Elgin wheelset needs work and is mismatched. It rode sluggishly so I turned back after a couple miles. Looked it over and saw nothing obvious. Chain was ok. Crank was turning freely and appeared to be adjusted ok. Back in 2013 I had taken bike completely apart to clean and regrease it. I also straightened the top bar of frame, it had a motor mounted at one time. Checked the frame alignment and put it away as winter was coming.
Fast forward to last fall, I put the rider wheels on and off I went. This spring I put the red tires on and went for a short ride, still rode like a pig. I figured the driveline was out of line or a bearing blew in the rear hub. Took it apart the other day and found the problem. Absolutely no grease in the bottom bracket! Then I remembered back in 2013 that I was out of grease when I rebuilt it and straightened the frame. I had put it all together anyway to check the driveline,etc. Everything was aligned ok. Since winter was coming I put it away and forgot about it. There it sat til last fall when I put the wheels on for that family ride. No wonder it was so sluggish. Groaning and squeaking.
Well, with the new grease it no longer rides like a pig. Looking forward to tomorrow's Mother's Day ride.
Edit: Yes, I did feel pretty stupid. It spun fine on the workbench but under load, sheesh!
Funny story, I posted pics of this bike last fall and again in March after putting the red tires on. Last fall put a rider wheelset on from a bike I sold to go on a long family ride. The Elgin wheelset needs work and is mismatched. It rode sluggishly so I turned back after a couple miles. Looked it over and saw nothing obvious. Chain was ok. Crank was turning freely and appeared to be adjusted ok. Back in 2013 I had taken bike completely apart to clean and regrease it. I also straightened the top bar of frame, it had a motor mounted at one time. Checked the frame alignment and put it away as winter was coming.
Fast forward to last fall, I put the rider wheels on and off I went. This spring I put the red tires on and went for a short ride, still rode like a pig. I figured the driveline was out of line or a bearing blew in the rear hub. Took it apart the other day and found the problem. Absolutely no grease in the bottom bracket! Then I remembered back in 2013 that I was out of grease when I rebuilt it and straightened the frame. I had put it all together anyway to check the driveline,etc. Everything was aligned ok. Since winter was coming I put it away and forgot about it. There it sat til last fall when I put the wheels on for that family ride. No wonder it was so sluggish. Groaning and squeaking.
Well, with the new grease it no longer rides like a pig. Looking forward to tomorrow's Mother's Day ride.
Edit: Yes, I did feel pretty stupid. It spun fine on the workbench but under load, sheesh!
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keith kodish
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Great Newport Beach to Huntington Beach ride today. On my 50 Schwinn.
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Nice day in Romeo. Riding the 62 Hiawatha Silver Jet.View attachment 314623 View attachment 314622
Nice day in Romeo. Riding the 62 Hiawatha Silver Jet.View attachment 314623 View attachment 314622
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