Riding Tips For Classic Antique Bicycles

[vincev]

I like to tuck my bike in the middle of the pack when parking.Seems the thieves like to grab the easiest bikes on the end. Always a lock even if is for a few minutes. Dont take your best bike or most valuable.

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

If that happens is his bike worth taking ??

his main old bike is a 1937 Schwinn "curved bar" .. I think that is what it is called. all old parts, but none of them the right ones. frame is thick with rust, and some of the frame tubes have been crushed for a motor in a previous life. might be worth $300 on a sunny day with a tail wind. I definitely would not leave it on the side of the road.

he does have one of those repop Columbia bikes. the maroon one that is built like an old bike should be, not the green ones that look like a huffy from the 70's. he doesn't ride that one as much.

 

[tripple3]

I love to ride old bikes, for awhile now.
I think about tips posted here, often.
It's a good thread for a 'lock-down" day.
Please take time to read through it before you post more of the same info; thanks for the replies.

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

here's the best tip. don't crash. I've only wrecked on my mountain bike.

 

[BFGforme]

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Another bad idea. Not to ride a classic bike [emoji605] all baked.


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That's the only way to ride, recommend couple beers also...

 

[jacob9795]

Fixing a flat can be such a pain on some of these bikes, I could never get tube repair kits to work, especially the glue types. Recently I went to the store and bought Skabs peel and stick patches, great product. It worked fast and I didn’t have to take the wheel off.
I’m going to carry a CO2 cartridge, adapter, and the patches with me.

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

will those CO 2 cartridges fill a fat tire?

 

[jacob9795]

will those CO 2 cartridges fill a fat tire?

I’ve used them on road bikes in the past and the pressure for those tires is way up there. The cartridges I used had threads for the adapter; there might be a difference in weight between air soft and bicycle types, I’ll have to look that one up. I used to carry two with me.

 

[tripple3]

Bump this for 2021's
333's Classic Bike mileage log.
Total 13,851 miles.
There's some Good Tips here.

Months in order;
Aug-Dec '21, went to working Electrical, again.

 

[J-wagon]

For singlespeeding hilly terrain, cleated in clipless let's me pull up on pedaling, helps me on lower cadence climbs seated. The ½" to 9/16" pedal adapters widened stance but it wasn't as bad as I thought. Felt strange at first especially foot braking on balls of feet vs large flat pedals. Also feet don't come of pedal esp on high torque mashing. So far I like it wilI see how it goes longer term.