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03-27-24, 01:53 PM
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Posted By madpogue

"Kid......."

"Kid......."
03-27-24, 01:47 PM
Replies: 493
Views: 34,004
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ Spent much of my youth not far from the...

^^^^^ Spent much of my youth not far from the Rouge, either in Dearborn or in Westland. Never knew about the fire. Back then there were no ped bridges over the river. Winter 1974-ish, I tried...
03-26-24, 08:50 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 425
Posted By madpogue

I'm surprised the L-bends of conventional spokes...

I'm surprised the L-bends of conventional spokes work in such thick flanges.
03-25-24, 12:54 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 913
Posted By madpogue

If I recall, Brave calls their ad / malware...

If I recall, Brave calls their ad / malware blocker "Shields Up". Look for a shield icon up near the top of the browser window somewhere. I think you can turn it on/off per site.
03-24-24, 10:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 552
Posted By madpogue

Wow that wheelbase, spans two ZIP codes....

Wow that wheelbase, spans two ZIP codes....
03-22-24, 01:36 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,107
Posted By madpogue

Good to see Neil Young working to get back into...

Good to see Neil Young working to get back into shape.

Oh wait......

"Before rebushing the lower grunnion banjos....."
03-22-24, 07:18 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 860
Posted By madpogue

Repo? You don't wanna look in there.... ...

Repo? You don't wanna look in there....

https://y.yarn.co/f861a60c-221a-4312-91e0-9d76dce2801a_screenshot.jpg

Oh, wait......
03-21-24, 12:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 640
Posted By madpogue

Sigh - grail bike in my size.....

Sigh - grail bike in my size.....
03-21-24, 07:58 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 509
Posted By madpogue

This should be the feature photo in any...

This should be the feature photo in any encyclopedia or dictionary entry on the word "Steampunk".
03-21-24, 06:54 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 8,701
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ NSFW alert (please to notify next...

^^^^^^ NSFW alert (please to notify next time.....)
03-20-24, 08:42 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 489
Posted By madpogue

What's the serial number on the frame? What...

What's the serial number on the frame? What markings, if any, are on the steerer tube?
03-20-24, 08:30 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 8,701
Posted By madpogue

Just look at those julienne fries! (But...

Just look at those julienne fries!

(But wait, there's more....)
03-19-24, 01:09 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 579
Posted By madpogue

The catch is, a lot of the headsets that use race...

The catch is, a lot of the headsets that use race locking mechanisms like this, and the jagged-tooth style, do not have flats on the threaded race for the preferred two-spanner approach as described...
03-19-24, 08:28 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 579
Posted By madpogue

Seems to me the spacer is drilled all the way...

Seems to me the spacer is drilled all the way around in order to accommodate the pin in the threaded race no matter what angle/position it's in when it's properly loaded. And the spacer then ties...
03-16-24, 01:44 PM
Replies: 22,293
Views: 4,619,515
Posted By madpogue

All the parts not removed are those that require...

All the parts not removed are those that require bike-specific tools (BB tool, headset cup popper, chain tool
03-16-24, 01:42 PM
Replies: 22,293
Views: 4,619,515
Posted By madpogue

^^^^ Dude is a disgrace to both the OBS...

^^^^ Dude is a disgrace to both the OBS Powerstroke Diesel community and the C&V bike community
03-15-24, 10:55 AM
Replies: 8,760
Views: 1,091,266
Posted By madpogue

Far as I know, Keo is compatible with neither...

Far as I know, Keo is compatible with neither Delta nor SPD-SL.

But now.... I might be... mistaken.....
03-14-24, 12:24 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 78,984
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ Soon as they finish with the work on the...

^^^^^ Soon as they finish with the work on the "grassy knoll", you'll be able to spot it from the air.....
03-13-24, 12:09 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,538,643
Posted By madpogue

NB: Page 8 (Le Mans) is absent from the 1987 PDF.

NB: Page 8 (Le Mans) is absent from the 1987 PDF.
03-13-24, 12:07 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 204
Posted By madpogue

Discount Ironman.....

Discount Ironman.....
03-13-24, 11:14 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 556
Posted By madpogue

Illinois? No doubt he's still registered to...

Illinois? No doubt he's still registered to vote......

(Runs away B4 the P&R cops get here.....)
03-12-24, 01:31 PM
Replies: 9,028
Views: 3,099,807
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^^ Squirt - the ultimate C&V soda...

^^^^^^^ Squirt - the ultimate C&V soda choice......
03-11-24, 12:01 PM
Replies: 83,050
Views: 14,036,120
Posted By madpogue

Granted, the 400 was a "middling" model, but...

Granted, the 400 was a "middling" model, but still a quasi-screamin' deal on a lugged fastback that looks mostly original. Just down the road from its birthplace. Too small for me, and would not...
03-11-24, 11:44 AM
Replies: 83,050
Views: 14,036,120
Posted By madpogue

Why do I feel compelled to go there and draw a...

Why do I feel compelled to go there and draw a chalk outline around the bike?
03-11-24, 09:48 AM
Replies: 2,610
Views: 667,467
Posted By madpogue

Frame looks larger than 20.5" to my untrained...

Frame looks larger than 20.5" to my untrained eye. Serial number look-up on vintage-trek.com might shed some light.
03-11-24, 09:07 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 556
Posted By madpogue

Talk about a weight weenie..... And of...

Talk about a weight weenie.....

And of course, the bike has suicide shifters.....
03-11-24, 08:10 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,005
Posted By madpogue

https://waterfordbikes.com/fv/schwinn-catalog-scan...

https://waterfordbikes.com/fv/schwinn-catalog-scans/ also remains.

And of course there's https://web.archive.org/web/20230926163229/http://bikecatalogs.org/SCHWINN/index.html
03-08-24, 01:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 244
Posted By madpogue

"Hold my beer, while I....."

"Hold my beer, while I....."
03-08-24, 11:46 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,350
Posted By madpogue

MacGyver would probably have painted the piece of...

MacGyver would probably have painted the piece of pipe strap, at least after saving the entire village of refugees or whatever....
03-06-24, 04:52 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,047
Posted By madpogue

Edited / fixed - thank you!

Edited / fixed - thank you!
03-06-24, 01:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,047
Posted By madpogue

FWIW BikeIndex indicates it's an ISO 547 / S5 -...

FWIW BikeIndex indicates it's an ISO 547 / S5 - https://bikeindex.org/bikes/41505
03-05-24, 11:21 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,047
Posted By madpogue

Isn't the new poster looking for the same tire?

Isn't the new poster looking for the same tire?
03-04-24, 11:51 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 8,701
Posted By madpogue

Right arm out to the right wouldn't work well...

Right arm out to the right wouldn't work well when the turn signals on my truck go out. Maybe for Stretch Armstrong.....
03-04-24, 05:08 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,306
Posted By madpogue

Insides of the main tubes open to the elements?...

Insides of the main tubes open to the elements? What could possibly go wrong?
03-04-24, 04:52 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 563
Posted By madpogue

<<voice="Majel Barrett">>Forum log supplemental...

<<voice="Majel Barrett">>Forum log supplemental note: This thread has been hijacked.<</voice>>
03-04-24, 04:46 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 903
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ ..... or even a corkscrew.... (It's...

^^^^^^ ..... or even a corkscrew....

(It's actually meant to hold a folded-up dollar bill, so the buyer doesn't end up completely broke.)
03-04-24, 01:28 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 8,701
Posted By madpogue

I came up behind two other riders on the road the...

I came up behind two other riders on the road the other day. The guy in front signaled an "arm straight up" signal with his RIGHT arm, and, of course, turned left. The young lady in between went...
03-01-24, 10:56 AM
Replies: 83,050
Views: 14,036,120
Posted By madpogue

TALL cool one.... ...

TALL cool one....

https://madison.craigslist.org/bik/d/madison-guerciotti-frame-fork-xl-63cm/7720401412.htmlGuerciotti Frame/Fork, XL/63cm - $100 (Madison...
02-29-24, 11:35 AM
Replies: 360
Views: 253,416
Posted By madpogue

They used solid axles for strength. The move to...

They used solid axles for strength. The move to hollow/QR axles roughly coincided with the advent of the cassette/freehub era, which relocated the drive-side bearings further outboard. Come to think...
02-26-24, 03:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 321
Posted By madpogue

Could the yellow bits have faded? The pink/red...

Could the yellow bits have faded? The pink/red branding on my '91 Sirrus faded severely over the years. Maybe there was just something vulnerable about the colors used in the branding of Spec bikes...
02-26-24, 11:15 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,172
Posted By madpogue

Given how obscure both are, your decision may...

Given how obscure both are, your decision may ultimately be determined by what's available. As for a "booty", I can't help but wonder if one could be fabricated for a U-brake, similar to those for...
02-26-24, 08:31 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,108
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ What happens when you mount it? Do you see...

^^^^^^ What happens when you mount it? Do you see a fair amount of the thickness of the dropout threads NOT engaged?

Just a WAG, but since you married the bolt to the mech, could you be doubled up...
02-25-24, 03:03 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 833
Posted By madpogue

Or ask a Canadian how to pronounce Datsun.

Or ask a Canadian how to pronounce Datsun.
02-25-24, 02:56 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 918
Posted By madpogue

:eek: The ultimate fat-bike?

:eek: The ultimate fat-bike?
02-22-24, 02:53 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 1,521
Posted By madpogue

Fixed doesn't mean you don't remove it. Fixed...

Fixed doesn't mean you don't remove it. Fixed simply means you don't adjust it, like you do with (duh) the adjustable cup. Removing it assures you that you'll be able to remove it when you might...
02-22-24, 02:30 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 833
Posted By madpogue

Oh, and I was able to nail the year/model of the...

Oh, and I was able to nail the year/model of the abandoned 1984 P8 my wife found several years ago. In the flip queue, along with... er... n+1 others.
02-22-24, 01:12 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 568
Posted By madpogue

Make 4 more posts somewhere, that'll get you to...

Make 4 more posts somewhere, that'll get you to 10, and out of PM/link/pic purgatory.
02-22-24, 08:45 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 918
Posted By madpogue

A 24" 700 from 1983

A 24" 700 from 1983
02-21-24, 04:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 918
Posted By madpogue

Under-the-BB cables suggest '83 (I think......). ...

Under-the-BB cables suggest '83 (I think......).

GLWS
02-21-24, 04:11 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,220
Posted By madpogue

For a moment I entertained the notion of buying...

For a moment I entertained the notion of buying another NDS pedal, finding a matching-length DS spindle from some random donor pedal, and frankensteining into a DS pedal. But then I noticed the...
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