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Forum: General Cycling Discussion

01-27-22, 02:01 PM

Replies: 165

WalMart: stop building 'built to fail' bikes!

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Posted By sykerocker

Been reading the entire thread, lots of...

Been reading the entire thread, lots of interesting comments, allow me to toss a few additional ones in. Background: Was a professional mechanic back during the 70's Bike Boom for a Schwinn/Raleigh...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

10-30-21, 04:29 PM

Replies: 130

Low-End Bike Collections

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Posted By rootesgroup

I am another one with all low end bikes. My son...

I am another one with all low end bikes. My son has the higher end bikes, very light, one is mostly carbon. He mountain bikes and has done so in Utah, California, New Hampshire and a bunch of other...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

10-12-21, 07:56 AM

Replies: 27,968

For the love of English 3 speeds...

Views: 4,548,519

Posted By SirMike1983

1951 grey Raleigh Clubman: ...

1951 grey Raleigh Clubman:

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Forum: Classic & Vintage

10-11-21, 03:19 PM

Replies: 27,968

For the love of English 3 speeds...

Views: 4,548,519

Posted By carfreefamily

Santa Fe Century on a Classic Three Speed

I completed the Santa Fe Century yesterday on my 1952 Raleigh Superbe Sports Tourist, but only just - I finished fifteen minutes before the event closed. The route is 106.2 miles, (plus the six mile...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

09-29-21, 09:55 PM

Replies: 130

Low-End Bike Collections

Views: 33,503

Posted By albrt

Great thread

I will do what I can to keep it alive. I am big on value for money, and most of my bikes are more toward the "mid range" of the 1970s and 80s, but I rebuild bikes for a charity shop and I love...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

09-17-19, 06:19 PM

Replies: 130

Low-End Bike Collections

Views: 33,503

Posted By Oldsledz

Here is a low end bike I bought on a online...

Here is a low end bike I bought on a online auction last week. It was dirty and had 2 flat tires , but had a neat fork mounted Miller light so I bid 4.00 and got it for 3.00. I got it home...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

08-08-19, 03:10 AM

Replies: 41

What's wrong with Ashtabula cranks and freewheels?

Views: 8,355

Posted By Vintage Schwinn

Absolutely nothing is wrong with them. I've...

Absolutely nothing is wrong with them.
I've heard the typical: ' you know that I wouldn't be caught dead on a Schwinn ' since 1975.
Back in '75, it was more a reaction to Schwinn dealers'...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

11-21-17, 07:37 AM

Replies: 15,462

Your Catch of the Day / Saved from the Dump!

Views: 4,095,948

Posted By Kovkov

1) My mom's Alpa/Special from 1956. She wanted to...

1) My mom's Alpa/Special from 1956. She wanted to throw it away. Since i learned to ride on that thing i thought i might try to restore it because emotional value and stuff. It was my first...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

10-14-09, 08:28 AM

Replies: 30

raleigh record - any good?

Views: 48,725

Posted By elcraft

The Record frame was better than most of the...

The Record frame was better than most of the comparable Euro-stuff in it's day (unfortunately, Japanese Bikes still lacked initially any cachet, then). The Sprites tended to be Nottingham made (like...

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