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Forum: Great Lakes
12-16-19, 08:49 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 17,310
Posted By MNwj48

Snow riding

Now it is December, and I am still riding the bicycle to the Library and the Bank.

Some work was done in Sochaki park putting in a culvert so the ponds do not create a stream across the trail. I...
Forum: Great Lakes
09-18-19, 10:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,108
Posted By MNwj48

I took a day trip Wirth Park to Baker Park. ...

I took a day trip Wirth Park to Baker Park.
Left Wirth Park around 1 PM, arrived Baker Park around 5 PM, got back to Wirth Park around 8:30 PM.
I now have some new and improved information on the...
Forum: Great Lakes
09-11-19, 07:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,108
Posted By MNwj48

Water warning: The bike trail through Wirth...

Water warning:
The bike trail through Wirth Park is under water just west of the Wirth Park new Chalet (it goes west from the new Chalet into Golden Valley).
I could see the other side and thought...
Forum: Great Lakes
09-10-19, 10:51 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,108
Posted By MNwj48

Cedar Lake trail is closed where it crosses Hwy...

Cedar Lake trail is closed where it crosses Hwy 100, near-by the Nordic-Ware plant. This is where the light-rail project is storing their rail. Each piece of rail looks to be a 1/4 mile long.
There...
Forum: Great Lakes
07-24-19, 12:58 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,108
Posted By MNwj48

Not sure where the pond on the Luce line is at. ...

Not sure where the pond on the Luce line is at.
It tried to explore the west end of the Luce Line on Monday and got blocked at the Hwy 494 tunnel, by new asphalt.
They are re-paving the Luce Line...
Forum: Great Lakes
06-13-19, 01:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,108
Posted By MNwj48

The Google Maps is useful, and will show you...

The Google Maps is useful, and will show you bicycle routes to use to get from point A to point B, but it does not distinguish those bicycle routes that are road shoulders, from sidewalks, from...
Forum: Great Lakes
06-13-19, 12:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,838
Posted By MNwj48

CountyCycles of St. Paul has racks of odd tires....

CountyCycles of St. Paul has racks of odd tires. I bought a 1974 Schwinn Suburban there (which I am still riding).
They had in stock the 27" Kenda K34 semi-knobby tires that I wanted.
I also got a...
Forum: Great Lakes
12-20-18, 02:03 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 17,310
Posted By MNwj48

Thanks. I have been down Golden Valley Rd, and...

Thanks.
I have been down Golden Valley Rd, and Plymouth Ave. While traffic is much lighter than Broadway, they are pretty much just city streets, riding with the traffic.
Came back on Plymouth...
Forum: Great Lakes
12-19-18, 03:33 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 17,310
Posted By MNwj48

One of these days I may try to get to downtown St...

One of these days I may try to get to downtown St Paul (starting from Wirth Park). The best route I know of now is to use the stone arch bridge to Univ of Minn., and from there the Univ busway. ...
Forum: Great Lakes
12-17-18, 11:16 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 17,310
Posted By MNwj48

To clarify: The West River road trail from Coon...

To clarify: The West River road trail from Coon Rapids Dam to north of 694, is interesting around the Coon Rapids dam, but after 5 blocks, it changes to a sidewalk along the road.
Most of the route...
Forum: Great Lakes
12-15-18, 08:20 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 17,310
Posted By MNwj48

Golden Valley

Golden Valley, MN
I like the trails that connect with Wirth park as a starting point.
Have been to Coon Rapids dam. The are trails up there. I saw several cars with bike racks using the Coon Rapids...
Forum: Great Lakes
12-12-18, 09:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 842
Posted By MNwj48

Worn chain

Today I put a new KMC Z50 chain on my 1974 Schwinn Suburban. This is not a question, or dramatic news, but may be of some interest to some, especially if you have not been able to get out due to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-01-18, 06:30 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 13,953
Posted By MNwj48

I know, I am not sure if this thread is even...

I know, I am not sure if this thread is even discussing the original posts.



In Minnesota we have pothole season. If you hit a pothole hard enough to notice something right away, then it would...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-29-18, 04:44 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 13,953
Posted By MNwj48

Sorry, I don't have time to read this entire...

Sorry, I don't have time to read this entire thing now. But from engineering standpoint.

The Trail (distance from where line through the steering bearings, to the contact patch (which is directly...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-14-18, 08:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,126
Posted By MNwj48

Final posting: Got it fixed, have 5 gears now,...

Final posting: Got it fixed, have 5 gears now, but some interesting discovery. Thus the long story here.

I got three spacers from a LBS for a dollar each.
Got the freewheel off (park tool FR-4),...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-07-18, 01:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,126
Posted By MNwj48

Thank you for the responses. After 4 hours of...

Thank you for the responses.
After 4 hours of searching of the internet last night, I found an article by Sheldon Brown that actually said what the freewheel position should be (as close to the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-06-18, 09:30 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,126
Posted By MNwj48

I doubt the shield could be backwards, as it is...

I doubt the shield could be backwards, as it is dished away from gears. It seems to be only one way to do it.

Perhaps someone could measure their Suburban, and tell me what the distance between...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-06-18, 08:25 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,126
Posted By MNwj48

Going to Low gear hits spoke shield

When I try to shift to lowest gear, the der. hits the spoke shield.
There does not appear to be enough room for the chain to even fit on the lowest gear without it rubbing the spoke shield.

I...
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