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Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-15-21, 05:40 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 21,481
Posted By gkeep

Some photos os the 1950s(?) Allegro I rescued...

Some photos os the 1950s(?) Allegro I rescued from becoming scrap metal.


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-15-21, 05:38 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 21,481
Posted By gkeep

Can't believe it' been so long since you first...

Can't believe it' been so long since you first posted this bike. I love it! I've been working on a 51 Rudge but keep thinking about the 50s Allegro I rescued. At some point it also had some nice bars...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-21, 06:00 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,558
Posted By gkeep

Great save and inspirational rescue. I rescued a...

Great save and inspirational rescue. I rescued a bare Rudge Sports frame from becoming scrap metal and have been accumulating the missing parts. Decals pretty much faded away and the paint is in...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-18-21, 10:08 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 9,839
Posted By gkeep

I'll be 63 in a few weeks and get inspired by a...

I'll be 63 in a few weeks and get inspired by a couple of neighbors all the time. My neighbor Rod is 75, his wife, well I don't ask... They regularly ride 15-30 miles 4 or 5 times a week. Sometimes...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-11-21, 01:48 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 9,839
Posted By gkeep

Outwit the Grim Reaper by walking faster ...

Outwit the Grim Reaper by walking faster
(Published 15 December 2011) How fast does the Grim Reaper walk? Receiver operating characteristics curve analysis in healthy men aged 70 and over

Men...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-24-20, 11:22 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,803
Posted By gkeep

I know this is s 2 year old thread but thought...

I know this is s 2 year old thread but thought people might like to know Bernie is doing well, he lives pretty close to me in Alameda. I ran into him today out for his walk and we chatted a bit. He...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-07-20, 06:28 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 21,481
Posted By gkeep

Thats a nice looking frame! Great to see someone...

Thats a nice looking frame! Great to see someone on here from my old hometown. In the 70s and 80s my parents owned a home on Mt. Eden Road, we were just outside the back gate to Garrods Stables. I...
Forum: Beach Cruisers
09-14-20, 11:40 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 791
Posted By gkeep

Hi, I'm don't have much experience with hubs...

Hi,

I'm don't have much experience with hubs later than 1970 but, sounds like what we'd call coaster brake 'snap' if the hub was an old New Departure Model D. The snap happens as soon as you stop...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-24-20, 10:28 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 21,481
Posted By gkeep

Here in Alameda I've got Bernie Mickelson still...

Here in Alameda I've got Bernie Mickelson still building frames despite partial paralysis from a stroke. I have some great photos of him straightening the forks for my Pierce, they were S shaped....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-18-20, 04:37 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 21,481
Posted By gkeep

Hi, A now retired coworker puled bikes for...

Hi,
A now retired coworker puled bikes for years and donated them to various nonprofits, when he retired I think he was somewhere around 3200 bikes donated.

My newest rescue is a Eisentraut...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-12-20, 08:56 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 21,481
Posted By gkeep

Allegro Serial #137259

Hello,

Great information on this thread. I spent a lot of time on the CABE and this is my first post here. My main rider is a 1916-17 Buffalo Pierce Roadster. I've done environmental permitting...
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