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Old 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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Old 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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Old 07-18-2020, 04:18 PM   #1803
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Same era...
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Old 07-18-2020, 08:24 PM   #1804
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Sweet gig.
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Old 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.
I loved that bike.
I think it was made by Birmingham Small Arms.
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Old 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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Old 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.

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Even the frames were an experiment over the years.

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These two were tough, I can't even imagine walking on that road for very far.

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Old 07-20-2020, 06:18 AM   #1808
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An excellent adventure.
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Old 07-20-2020, 12:31 PM   #1809
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The Ruge Whitworth bicycle built for three.
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Old 07-20-2020, 06:04 PM   #1810
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Wonder how many kids were victims of or on these things?
WTF, no blue?

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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Old 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.

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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.

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Here's a review I watched that influenced my decision :
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Old 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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Old 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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Old 07-24-2020, 12:51 AM   #1814
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...You're not riding Moab...
Yet! We never know with V.
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Old 07-29-2020, 01:16 AM   #1815
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A new Urban Ready bike from Ducati...
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