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Didn't want to derp up the MTB or road bike threads...  So post your dream bikes, current rides, girls on bikes, etc...

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This thing has been haunting my dreams...  so I'm lurking the interweb or a donor frame...

also this...

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yup, trying to decide if I should buy a new raw frame ($200) unpainted and I wouldn't have to cut off the chain-guard tabs or buy an old bike cheap and cut the frame guards and sell the other stuff to offset new parts cost.

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what ever you do don't go to the ratrodbikes.com forum.....

 

Don't love Schwinn...  but those old bikes with character....  In Tuscany my wife and kids are looking at the old churches and I'm prowling the bike racks

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Oh.. Oh, my....

 

I have to go have some alone time now.

This is my bar hopping bike:

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I see people hauling ass on a bike and barely pedaling, always looks surreal... grandmas roosting!

Had this for about a year and a half now.  Does well with the hills around here.

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That chain guard is crazy.. looks clean.  

 

 

Also, if your throwing out those rods....

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37 minutes ago, Loco said:

That chain guard is crazy.. looks clean.  

 

 

Also, if your throwing out those rods....

I know.  I'm not sure it does much.  And no, that's just storage for the old "ugly sticks."

19 hours ago, SDG said:

This is my bar hopping bike:

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That'd be sweet if it had a navigation system to steer you home when you're drunk or at least kept you from riding over to your exGf place.  

Someday I'll turn my hard tail 29er into a big bmx style cruiser.   Just need a big riser bars I guess.   Would look similar to this.  

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Just bought this Pre-war Rollfast instead of the Worksman frame...

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Hopefully just gonna clean it up and clear coat....

40 minutes ago, Loco said:

Just bought this Pre-war Rollfast instead of the Worksman frame...

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Hopefully just gonna clean it up and clear coat....

Chrome dip that bitch

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Nope, clean it up, clear coat the existing paint, put the badge back on, and build it up... 

 

On 8/1/2018 at 7:33 AM, dingleberryswitzer said:

That'd be sweet if it had a navigation system to steer you home when you're drunk or at least kept you from riding over to your exGf place.  

Won’t to to the ex’s place, but thinking about getting something lighter/slower to bar hop during the season.  

10 hours ago, Loco said:

Nope, clean it up, clear coat the existing paint, put the badge back on, and build it up... 

 

Well get to work so we can see some pics then dammit.

Are parts for old bikes like that fairly readily available still?  The ever-changing world of MTB "standards" has me kind of hypersensitized to that?

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40 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Are parts for old bikes like that fairly readily available still?  The ever-changing world of MTB "standards" has me kind of hypersensitized to that?

I'm not trying to restore it... I just want to make something unique and fun to ride.

We're gonna find out... 

  1. Bottom Bracket is Murican' standard, so I'm gonna use a converter and put on a modern BB & 3 piece BMX cranks 
  2. Buy rigid fork...  Surly 1x1 or maybe vintage Tange Switchblades (not sure of the look) but converting to 1-1/8" Threadless seems like the tricky part
  3. 1-1/8 thread-less headset (so stem will be a standard thing)  I like Chris King sets and have them on almost all my bikes, they have headset that will work, I'm just not sure I want to drop the $$
  4. Weld on a disk bracket in rear (or use screw on converter)
  5. Wheels from my Cowan
  6. ???
  7. profit

This guy gets it (dui)

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Any BMX fans?  I've adopted a SE Fat Ripper as my cruiser.  26" fat tires on a BMX frame...it's a cruiser that can crush obstacles on demand.  A little heavy and a fixie, but I like it that way.  Fun to ride and play around on.  Pic is 2019 model, mine's a 2016 I think (chrome / blue).  SE colors have gotten a little retro lately...

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32 minutes ago, Loco said:

I'm not trying to restore it... I just want to make something unique and fun to ride.

We're gonna find out... 

  1. Bottom Bracket is Murican' standard, so I'm gonna use a converter and put on a modern BB & 3 piece BMX cranks 
  2. Buy rigid fork...  Surly 1x1 or maybe vintage Tange Switchblades (not sure of the look) but converting to 1-1/8" Threadless seems like the tricky part
  3. 1-1/8 thread-less headset (so stem will be a standard thing)  I like Chris King sets and have them on almost all my bikes, they have headset that will work, I'm just not sure I want to drop the $$
  4. Weld on a disk bracket in rear (or use screw on converter)
  5. Wheels from my Cowan
  6. ???
  7. profit

This guy gets it (dui)

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Yeah, I just meant stuff that would fit.  Bottom bracket, headset, hubs, etc.

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1 hour ago, Izhmash said:

Any BMX fans?  I've adopted a SE Fat Ripper as my cruiser.  26" fat tires on a BMX frame...it's a cruiser that can crush obstacles on demand.  A little heavy and a fixie, but I like it that way.  Fun to ride and play around on.  Pic is 2019 model, mine's a 2016 I think (chrome / blue).  SE colors have gotten a little retro lately...

 

How's the ride on that thing?  Tanky or can you throw it around?

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1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:

Yeah, I just meant stuff that would fit.  Bottom bracket, headset, hubs, etc.

At this point I'm just worried about the rust and actually making it ride nice...  I'd hate to spend time and money and just end up with a weird bike I don't like to ride.

1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:

Yeah, I just meant stuff that would fit.  Bottom bracket, headset, hubs, etc.

You can source almost any part these days. If that fails, I can get stuff machined if anyone ever gets in a pinch.

18 hours ago, Loco said:

Just bought this Pre-war Rollfast instead of the Worksman frame...

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Hopefully just gonna clean it up and clear coat....

Im sure it'll be just that easy! 

3 hours ago, Loco said:

How's the ride on that thing?  Tanky or can you throw it around?

Definitely has some mass to it, which makes it less nimble...it's a different beast.  It's got great balance though, and the tires allow you to roll over just about anything in your way.  For example, I can take a standard city curb head on with little effort on my part...the tires simply absorb the obstacles.

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59 minutes ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

Im sure it'll be just that easy! 

What could possibly go wrong?

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On 8/4/2018 at 8:34 AM, TwiceHorn said:

Are parts for old bikes like that fairly readily available still?  The ever-changing world of MTB "standards" has me kind of hypersensitized to that?

Well this is awkward....

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It actually had a sleeve in there to make it smaller!

 

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I think I am going to set up and electrolysis tank to get the rust off.

30 minutes ago, Loco said:

Well this is awkward....

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It actually had a sleeve in there to make it smaller!

 

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I think I am going to set up and electrolysis tank to get the rust off.

Kinda thinkin you should flip that mic over to inches.

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13/16" = 20.6mm

When you look at 13/16th posts, they say things like  "this is 13/16" it will not fit 20.4mm..."

I do own a hammer though....  And I just put the calipers on there to see what I was dealing with.  

Good times!

Yeah I saw 7/8 was a fairly standard seatpost diameter back in the day.  I was thinking maybe it was 7/8 and that clamped end had crept to ~0.8, assuming that it is the clamp I'm looking at.  But yeah, 13/16 seems more plausible.  That lug below it looks like it's going to require some precision, though.

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Not a bike, but I just ordered one of these to ride to restaurants/bars near my place.

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On 8/4/2018 at 8:28 AM, Izhmash said:

Any BMX fans?  I've adopted a SE Fat Ripper as my cruiser.  26" fat tires on a BMX frame...it's a cruiser that can crush obstacles on demand.  A little heavy and a fixie, but I like it that way.  Fun to ride and play around on.  Pic is 2019 model, mine's a 2016 I think (chrome / blue).  SE colors have gotten a little retro lately...

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Caught Ziggy Marley on the beach last night, might have been the last beer cruise on the old Fisher. Just got a Roadmachine X in this week for around town.

 

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Sounds like fun, prefer Damian Marley though

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Saw this bike 2012 Kos Kruiser (Raw metal) on CR for $350 (not this exact one but same model and pristine)   I contacted the guy via e-mail everyday for a week since that was the only contact.  I figured it was gone and then the guy txts me and we set up a time/place to meet that evening.  I tell him I'm buying the bike and he agrees (full price)...   He asked me to call him 30 mins before leaving to come pick the bike up and when I did he was like "oh bummer, I just sold it"  .... bad things man, bad things

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2 hours ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

Welcome to Craigslist.  

Yeah I know, but usually when I talk to someone I've had pretty good luck... up till now.  It's a mixed bag.  I talked to a guy in G'ville (about 5hrs away) about one of these...

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1995 Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo

He had it listed for $300 and claimed it was in "really good shape"  The thing is this is a rare bike and they sell all day for $1000+ or more... and all his pics were blurry (and with this bike its all about the paint) so the BS meter told me not to take the drive... was hoping it'd languish on CR till football started, but she sold last month.

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We bought this a few years ago when living in Copenhagen to haul kids around town.  Now use it to carry lawn chairs and ice chest at outdoor concerts and festivals nearby...

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I have a his and hers pair of these for cruising.


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