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12-09-17, 01:00 PM
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Quick story from my repping days.
One customer was going down her list of stuff she needed and was asking about the kind of felt brake pads these exercisers require, and she phrased the setup line perfectly, "Have you felt brake pads?"
My reply: "Lady, I've been in this business so long I've felt just about every component there is."
Cracked up the mechanic at the stand.
One customer was going down her list of stuff she needed and was asking about the kind of felt brake pads these exercisers require, and she phrased the setup line perfectly, "Have you felt brake pads?"
My reply: "Lady, I've been in this business so long I've felt just about every component there is."
Cracked up the mechanic at the stand.
12-10-17, 06:54 AM
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Sort of a "Bike Lockup" so to speak. Gate made of old bike frames along Stevens Canyon Rd. south of San Fran:
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12-10-17, 11:11 AM
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Never thought I'd see one of these. ok it's not vintage, but it's very classic
12-16-17, 09:41 PM
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12-20-17, 12:58 PM
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12-22-17, 03:26 PM
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02-04-18, 06:49 AM
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02-04-18, 10:21 AM
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styggno1 & verktyg, re pic stolen from net: That's the Bike Tree on Vashon Island, WA:
My Brother in law lived on Vashon in the 60's &70's & it was a local attraction. Back story is, a local family lost their home and possessions in a fire. Bike was among things given to them by neighbors afterwards. New owner/kid never liked the bike's solid tires, outgrew it & left it leaning against a tree in the nearby woods. Don
My Brother in law lived on Vashon in the 60's &70's & it was a local attraction. Back story is, a local family lost their home and possessions in a fire. Bike was among things given to them by neighbors afterwards. New owner/kid never liked the bike's solid tires, outgrew it & left it leaning against a tree in the nearby woods. Don
02-04-18, 01:31 PM
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Or rather hung it up on the tree somehow. Otherwise the bike would still be at ground level.
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02-04-18, 03:48 PM
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There's a bike/tree blend near Stephens City, Virginia that I got a pic of many years ago. I'll have to find it. It features a similar juvie machine being absorbed.
02-04-18, 04:51 PM
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styggno1 & verktyg, re pic stolen from net: That's the Bike Tree on Vashon Island, WA:
My Brother in law lived on Vashon in the 60's &70's & it was a local attraction. Back story is, a local family lost their home and possessions in a fire. Bike was among things given to them by neighbors afterwards. New owner/kid never liked the bike's solid tires, outgrew it & left it leaning against a tree in the nearby woods. Don
My Brother in law lived on Vashon in the 60's &70's & it was a local attraction. Back story is, a local family lost their home and possessions in a fire. Bike was among things given to them by neighbors afterwards. New owner/kid never liked the bike's solid tires, outgrew it & left it leaning against a tree in the nearby woods. Don
mondo piccolino!
had a job digging ditches there in the fall of '68.
wonder what the bicycle tree would have looked like at that point.
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02-06-18, 04:47 PM
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Saw this on the way to a buddy's place out in the country. Did not stick around due to No Trespassing signs.
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02-28-18, 10:33 AM
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04-11-18, 02:23 PM
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This one was actually seen at an antique shop, not truly in the wild. It's a very basic bike boom tourist-type 10-speed with a National head badge and stickers proclaiming it to be an Ultra Sport. I sort of hoped it was a prehistoric Panasonic since that's the only National brand name I know of, but there's nothing to distinguish the machine otherwise. Interesting but very cheap rear derailleur, Sapporo brand? See photos for the ID: National Sport Wheels Corp. in Passaic NJ. The only reference I found is for a BMX bike by the same maker from 1987. One comment on that forum was that the head badge is "dank." True dat.
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04-11-18, 06:49 PM
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Spotted this one today a 1986 (?) Schwinn Prelude
04-12-18, 01:40 AM
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Chia bike? (Needs to be watered.)
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
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04-18-18, 04:52 PM
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1991 Diamondback Master TG at the local Safeway today. Stem and front wheel have been swapped, but the running gear looks like all the original 105 stuff:
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
04-27-18, 10:28 AM
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I saw this van approaching yesterday but could not get the camera out in time once I recognized the treasure on the back. Saw it again this morning, parked. Think what you will of flatbed cycletrucks, you must admire the owner's determination to bring it along.
04-27-18, 08:08 PM
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styggno1 & verktyg, re pic stolen from net: That's the Bike Tree on Vashon Island, WA:
My Brother in law lived on Vashon in the 60's &70's & it was a local attraction. Back story is, a local family lost their home and possessions in a fire. Bike was among things given to them by neighbors afterwards. New owner/kid never liked the bike's solid tires, outgrew it & left it leaning against a tree in the nearby woods. Don
My Brother in law lived on Vashon in the 60's &70's & it was a local attraction. Back story is, a local family lost their home and possessions in a fire. Bike was among things given to them by neighbors afterwards. New owner/kid never liked the bike's solid tires, outgrew it & left it leaning against a tree in the nearby woods. Don
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05-22-18, 07:43 PM
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05-22-18, 10:12 PM
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...addicted...
It's actually pretty secure. That is a really nice bike though. 29'er disc wheels with lots of room!
05-23-18, 12:44 AM
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