06-28-2020, 08:17 PM | #1801 |
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If you're jumping out of a perfectly good airplane you can find your own damn way home.
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06-29-2020, 06:18 AM | #1802 |
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I'm not a collector but I'd hang that baby on a wall.
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07-18-2020, 04:18 PM | #1803 |
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Same era...
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07-18-2020, 08:24 PM | #1804 |
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Sweet gig.
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07-19-2020, 11:24 AM | #1805 |
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My second bicycle was a BSA with a three speed twist shift built into the right handlebar grip.
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07-19-2020, 11:56 AM | #1806 |
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They built a bit of everything didn't they?
Sign of the times at the trailhead this week.
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07-20-2020, 01:23 AM | #1807 |
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Need one of those cheater bikes the pros were using.
Yeah, everything under the sun somebody attached it to a bike frame. Even the frames were an experiment over the years. These two were tough, I can't even imagine walking on that road for very far.
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07-20-2020, 06:18 AM | #1808 |
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An excellent adventure.
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07-20-2020, 12:31 PM | #1809 |
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The Ruge Whitworth bicycle built for three.
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07-20-2020, 06:04 PM | #1810 | |
To shreds, you say?
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Had the E.J. Korvette's version with both wheels the same size. We did a lot of jumping over milk crates. My personal best was 11 milk crates. The injuries didn't happen until my fondness for knights and armor led me to organize a stingray jousting tournement with bamboo carpet poles for lances and garbage can lids for shields. That was one of those ideas that was better on paper.
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07-20-2020, 10:29 PM | #1811 |
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Bike news here.
Our most recent ride featured me limping back from the turnaround point on a flat tire. I was too irritated to sort it out properly. Fuckit, I'll ride the rim home, 3.8 miles. I am... tired of this bike. I did some "research" and decided I like another bike, the Axum 29er from Schwinn. Go on, laugh. I'm getting a bike from Walmart. But it's bigger than my current bike, bigger tires/wheels, more modern-er in every respect. I anticipate upgrading some of the components, eventually, like the fork, and the brakes, and a chain... Guide/supporter thingy, if not a whole new derailleur with a clutch. As time goes by, that is. I have to tell you, getting a new bike was A LOT harder than I expected. Here's a picture from the bike section at Walmart. This was the scene at all thr Wal-Mart stores I went to, and both pawn shops and f*ckin Craigslist. NO BIKES TO BE HAD. Here's a review I watched that influenced my decision :
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07-20-2020, 11:32 PM | #1812 |
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Oh no, changing bikes will void your security application and you'll have to start all over.
Uh, don't get a haircut either.
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07-21-2020, 06:26 AM | #1813 |
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That's a good buy at $400. You're not riding Moab, it should be fun.
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07-24-2020, 12:51 AM | #1814 | |
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07-29-2020, 01:16 AM | #1815 |
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A new Urban Ready bike from Ducati...
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