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What bike did you ride today?
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Sven
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Took the '79 FFS Suburban out for a maiden voyage after I took her down to the frame and cleaned , serviced and polished everything. Put some new rubber on her. It rode nicely, the shifting was smooth as silk. Very nice for a $22.00 bike . This is one of the bikes that will be going with us to ride some trails and places in the New England states next month.
tripple3
Riding Miles; Collecting Smiles
I moved a couple bikes to get my service Rider out; 1940 Western Flyer H.D.
I needed rubbing alcohol for cleaning so I went to Rite Aid.
Service bikes are allowed in the store; but riding in the store, not so much.
While I'm out riding, pull into some sidewalk surfin' tree-barrels.
I needed rubbing alcohol for cleaning so I went to Rite Aid.
Service bikes are allowed in the store; but riding in the store, not so much.
While I'm out riding, pull into some sidewalk surfin' tree-barrels.
MarkKBike
Finally riding a big boys bike
I was debating if I was going to post this one.
Tonight I stopped by my parents house to catch up with them, and on the way back stopped at goodwill. I saw this bike, and knew it was a in-expensive department store bike. What caught my eye, is it had 29" wheels, and I sort of wanted to test ride a bike with that wheel size to see what it was about. After giving it a quick look over, I found the wheels were true, and curiosity eventually got the best of me.
After getting it home, I found the bolts that tighten the adjustable angle stem never stopped turning when trying to tighten them up. But it seemed pretty stiff, so I decided to take it for a quick ride. After just a few pedals, I found another problem, and headed back home. "There was a click sensation, after every revolution of the crank", after another look over I isolated the issue to the drive side pedal. I then swapped out the pedals, and headed out again for another ride. "I assume the original owner got frustrated with its various problems, and dumped it off at goodwill for some sucker like me to buy". Luckily I did not have to pay a whole lot, and will fix the problems.
To tell you the truth, the bike rode great. I kind off liked the feel of the larger wheels. The bike rode very smooth. It is much larger than it looks in the photos do to the 29" wheel size. (it's actually 10" longer than than the road bike I normally ride, and the top of the head tube stands 2" taller, the max tire diameter measurement is also about 2 1/2" larger than the 27" tires on my road bike. The handle bars are 31" wide, and I found my self choking up on them for a narrower grip. The bottom bracket is placed higher up than it should be, and to be comfortable I will need to purchase a longer seat post to raise me up another inch".
"I don't know how the low seat post riders who post here do it, I need a longer almost full leg extension to feel comfortable on a bike." If I sit to low, I can experience a painful pressure in my knees.
For the price paid, it was worth it to satisfy my curiosity about the 29" wheels. I'll make a few more adjustments and change a few parts out. I plan to keep it for a while. I really did like the way the larger wheels felt on the road. It may become my new bike I lock up at the local train station without having to deal with any worries. It also came with some accessories I took off and may re use on other bikes. (Fenders / LED Head Light / Bike Lock / And a semi decent aftermarket seat post mounted rack).
Tonight I stopped by my parents house to catch up with them, and on the way back stopped at goodwill. I saw this bike, and knew it was a in-expensive department store bike. What caught my eye, is it had 29" wheels, and I sort of wanted to test ride a bike with that wheel size to see what it was about. After giving it a quick look over, I found the wheels were true, and curiosity eventually got the best of me.
After getting it home, I found the bolts that tighten the adjustable angle stem never stopped turning when trying to tighten them up. But it seemed pretty stiff, so I decided to take it for a quick ride. After just a few pedals, I found another problem, and headed back home. "There was a click sensation, after every revolution of the crank", after another look over I isolated the issue to the drive side pedal. I then swapped out the pedals, and headed out again for another ride. "I assume the original owner got frustrated with its various problems, and dumped it off at goodwill for some sucker like me to buy". Luckily I did not have to pay a whole lot, and will fix the problems.
To tell you the truth, the bike rode great. I kind off liked the feel of the larger wheels. The bike rode very smooth. It is much larger than it looks in the photos do to the 29" wheel size. (it's actually 10" longer than than the road bike I normally ride, and the top of the head tube stands 2" taller, the max tire diameter measurement is also about 2 1/2" larger than the 27" tires on my road bike. The handle bars are 31" wide, and I found my self choking up on them for a narrower grip. The bottom bracket is placed higher up than it should be, and to be comfortable I will need to purchase a longer seat post to raise me up another inch".
"I don't know how the low seat post riders who post here do it, I need a longer almost full leg extension to feel comfortable on a bike." If I sit to low, I can experience a painful pressure in my knees.
For the price paid, it was worth it to satisfy my curiosity about the 29" wheels. I'll make a few more adjustments and change a few parts out. I plan to keep it for a while. I really did like the way the larger wheels felt on the road. It may become my new bike I lock up at the local train station without having to deal with any worries. It also came with some accessories I took off and may re use on other bikes. (Fenders / LED Head Light / Bike Lock / And a semi decent aftermarket seat post mounted rack).
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rusty_apache
Finally riding a big boys bike
I took the circa 1904 Century Marathon down to Halcyon on the San Antonio river for breakfast this morning. It’s no longer Africa hot with the tropical storms blowing through from the Gulf coast.
It’s definitely got a stiff ride but it is my current favorite, until I get the 1897 Wasp finished anyway...
It’s definitely got a stiff ride but it is my current favorite, until I get the 1897 Wasp finished anyway...
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