Ultimate Bike Thread....

[URY914]

[Racerbvd]

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Originally Posted by URY914

Side profile does a good job of hiding the fat of the "Killing System".

[rwest]

Great family down the street that my dog and their dog are best buds have three daughters that are super responsible and very accomplished; the parents work real hard to take care of the kids. I’ve done a few small repairs on the girls bikes- I “lie” a bit and tell them I have parts just sitting around- well, they are sitting around after the UPS or Amazon driver leaves them!

They had a broken down bike for the youngest daughter and I gave it a going over this weekend, tires were rotted and flat, some cables were broken, the bottom bracket needed grease, there was some rust and it was dirty.

I had a new set of tubes, tires, spoke guard, brake and shifter cables “just sitting around”, so I gave it a clean and even waxed the frame.

I think it came out nice- I even rode it to their house about a mile away with a good sized hill- not easy to ride a 20” bike when you’re a grown man.

[herr_oberst]

^ Wow. Just "wow" on any number of levels.

It looks brand new, and you are a terrific human.

[Racerbvd]

Great job!!

[rwest]

Thanks guys,

I actually enjoy the process; I’m used to higher end bikes, so sometimes it takes a bit of head scratching to figure out how it goes together.

Someone had put a wrong size bolt on and cross threaded it on the rear axle. I retapped it, but didn’t have the right nut. I live in a decent working class neighborhood and there was a couple trucks and trailers that looked like were scrappers and I saw an old bike in the pickup bed. I slipped the Campy peanut butter wrench in my back pocket and while walking the dog saw some people out and I was pointed to the house that owned the truck and luckily the guy was out in another beat up mini van and when I told him I was looking for a nut to fix a bike for a little girl, he reached into the back of the van and pulled out a small junk bike and let me have the nut off of it- saved me s trip to the bike shop.

Rutager

[David]

Another story of folks helping the cycling community:

Slow Twitch Niche, a little bike shop near me takes in old bikes, fixes them up and gives them away. They also do for pay repairs to help cover costs.

I gave them an old mountain bike last year when bikes were in such short supply but it was hard to let go of the memories.

https://abc13.com/slow-twitch-niche-seabrook-bike-shop-texas-non-profit/7167907/#:~:text=SEABROOK%2C%20Texas%20--%20Slow%20Twitch%20Niche%20is%20a,in%20need%20is%2 0the%20reason%20everyone%20stops%20by.

[porsche930dude]

I built these when i was about 15

[Racerbvd]

[Racerbvd]

[sc_rufctr]

Byron... WOW

[URY914]

[URY914]

[CurtEgerer]

Been riding my new-to-me 2002 LeMond for a few weeks now. Bought sight unseen and it turns out to be near museum quality. I think the guy basically used it on a trainer. Love the "LeMond Frame Geometry". Of course, I'm using the correct early 2000's race-used Coca-Cola and TdF water bottles ...

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Getting the specialized ready for camping in West Virginia:



Getting the Trek ready as beer getter for Hilton Head (baskets to come!)

[sc_rufctr]

[vmb]

I got these Park T-handle allen wrenches a few months ago. I love the sliding handle with detents, the "spinner" sleeve and the unique stripped bolt extractor end. Included is a 2mm size for the bleed port on Shimano hydraulic levers. The sliding handle lets me use the 4 or 5mm wrenches on water bottle cages. The 8 and 10mm sizes are bigger than other sets I've owned, and work great for removing pedals. A bit pricey but definitely better than any other allen wrenches I've owned.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

Beautiful detailing and that color combination is great.

[sc_rufctr]