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08-09-19, 06:22 PM
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Nice one Sean!
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08-09-19, 09:14 PM
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I deleted Letgo off my phone awhile back. Today I installed it back on and found this Ironman 10minutes away for $80. I was afraid the seatpost was stuck, but everything was free and in pretty good condition.
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08-10-19, 08:10 AM
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Cooper, Ron Cooper agent .454 is now in stable waiting its time in the que.
08-11-19, 11:46 AM
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Yesterday, I resisted the urge to salvage this old CCM from the local landfill site (dump)...
Today, while taking the above picture, the question - "is it a keeper" caught my attention. The individual, a neighbor from my cottage area, offered to bring the bike home in his truck. I have offered it to a friend. Hope he takes it...
Today, while taking the above picture, the question - "is it a keeper" caught my attention. The individual, a neighbor from my cottage area, offered to bring the bike home in his truck. I have offered it to a friend. Hope he takes it...
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"98% of the bikes I buy are projects".
"98% of the bikes I buy are projects".
08-11-19, 01:15 PM
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Yesterday, I resisted the urge to salvage this old CCM from the local landfill site (dump)...
Today, while taking the above picture, the question - "is it a keeper" caught my attention. The individual, a neighbor from my cottage area, offered to bring the bike home in his truck. I have offered it to a friend. Hope he takes it...
Today, while taking the above picture, the question - "is it a keeper" caught my attention. The individual, a neighbor from my cottage area, offered to bring the bike home in his truck. I have offered it to a friend. Hope he takes it...
Cheers
08-12-19, 10:51 AM
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Fuji series iii touring find...
Got a call a few days ago from a friend. Someone he knew had a couple of vintage Fuji bikes. I finally got over there today, to find a Fuji, a Trek, and an old repainted Nishiki International. $200 for all three, which was a good deal IMHO. I was in the RX7, so a choice had to be made. I took the Fuji which was a Series III touring, for $80. She wanted $100 for it, but I promised to come back for the others. She agreed to hold them. Trek is a 1200 aluminum in white, RX100 equipped with Matrix rims. Near new condition!!,,,,BD
The Fuji Series III touring....!!
What it has. Nitto stem and bars, Dia Compe mini Canti's(about half of the MTB size) Suntour friction DT shifters with Mountech FD/RD. Seat was original Fuji but was shot, now has a black Turbo. Sunshine hubs with Ukai 27 x 1 1/8(maybe 1/4?). Frame is 1769 quad butted Valite, with a chrome fork crown and GT-III forged drops. All around a very nice touring bike.
The Fuji Series III touring....!!
What it has. Nitto stem and bars, Dia Compe mini Canti's(about half of the MTB size) Suntour friction DT shifters with Mountech FD/RD. Seat was original Fuji but was shot, now has a black Turbo. Sunshine hubs with Ukai 27 x 1 1/8(maybe 1/4?). Frame is 1769 quad butted Valite, with a chrome fork crown and GT-III forged drops. All around a very nice touring bike.
08-14-19, 02:44 PM
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Iverson Folder, curb alert
08-15-19, 02:50 PM
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08-15-19, 06:07 PM
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Dunno what a Tim Horton is but that bike is flippin sweet. Would rock it.
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08-15-19, 07:48 PM
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08-20-19, 04:38 PM
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My neighbors are runners. And bike riders. And know I enjoy a good old bike. So today on an after work run, a bike was spotted near the tree lawn. Stopped by and told me about it and the rest is.... well a Royce Union! In great cobwebby shape. With a nice rear rack. 
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08-21-19, 07:31 AM
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^^^^^^ Get out the red/white/blue wrist sweat bands, and grow yourself a Tony Orlando mustache.....
OT question - does "tree lawn" refer to the strip between the sidewalk and street? Wow, that's a new one; that's one of those things that has several completely different names depending on where you are. Here, it's the terrace. In MI, it was the easement. In MN, it's the boulevard. Edit - here it is - https://dare.wisc.edu/surveys/survey...portation/n44/
OT question - does "tree lawn" refer to the strip between the sidewalk and street? Wow, that's a new one; that's one of those things that has several completely different names depending on where you are. Here, it's the terrace. In MI, it was the easement. In MN, it's the boulevard. Edit - here it is - https://dare.wisc.edu/surveys/survey...portation/n44/
08-21-19, 08:29 AM
Bikes are okay, I guess.
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I've always called it a "verge" and that's not on the list.
08-21-19, 07:40 PM
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Yesterday, I resisted the urge to salvage this old CCM from the local landfill site (dump)...
Today, while taking the above picture, the question - "is it a keeper" caught my attention. The individual, a neighbor from my cottage area, offered to bring the bike home in his truck. I have offered it to a friend. Hope he takes it...
Today, while taking the above picture, the question - "is it a keeper" caught my attention. The individual, a neighbor from my cottage area, offered to bring the bike home in his truck. I have offered it to a friend. Hope he takes it...
08-21-19, 07:41 PM
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The dictionary called it. Although the bike was close to the road in the lawn. No sidewalk. One time while on a leisurely ride, I came across a push mower on a tree lawn. Old and complete I gave it a look, meanwhile a elderly gent came out with a gas can. Out of gas. Not for sale.
08-22-19, 11:14 AM
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That's ^^^^^^ not a "push mower". That's a power mower that doesn't happen to be _propelled_. A push mower has no engine; the blade reel operates from the wheels.
But yes, that is a quandary in neighborhoods with no sidewalks. Is an object seen near the roadside/curb out there for "curb shopping", or just set aside for a moment?
But yes, that is a quandary in neighborhoods with no sidewalks. Is an object seen near the roadside/curb out there for "curb shopping", or just set aside for a moment?
08-22-19, 04:04 PM
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^^^^^^ Get out the red/white/blue wrist sweat bands, and grow yourself a Tony Orlando mustache.....
OT question - does "tree lawn" refer to the strip between the sidewalk and street? Wow, that's a new one; that's one of those things that has several completely different names depending on where you are. Here, it's the terrace. In MI, it was the easement. In MN, it's the boulevard. Edit - here it is - https://dare.wisc.edu/surveys/survey...portation/n44/
OT question - does "tree lawn" refer to the strip between the sidewalk and street? Wow, that's a new one; that's one of those things that has several completely different names depending on where you are. Here, it's the terrace. In MI, it was the easement. In MN, it's the boulevard. Edit - here it is - https://dare.wisc.edu/surveys/survey...portation/n44/
08-24-19, 04:32 AM
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Rossin Frameset
Rossin SL/SLX (don't know yet), I assume 80's.
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08-29-19, 07:01 AM
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^^^^^^ Get out the red/white/blue wrist sweat bands, and grow yourself a Tony Orlando mustache.....
OT question - does "tree lawn" refer to the strip between the sidewalk and street? Wow, that's a new one; that's one of those things that has several completely different names depending on where you are. Here, it's the terrace. In MI, it was the easement. In MN, it's the boulevard. Edit - here it is - https://dare.wisc.edu/surveys/survey...portation/n44/
OT question - does "tree lawn" refer to the strip between the sidewalk and street? Wow, that's a new one; that's one of those things that has several completely different names depending on where you are. Here, it's the terrace. In MI, it was the easement. In MN, it's the boulevard. Edit - here it is - https://dare.wisc.edu/surveys/survey...portation/n44/
08-31-19, 01:42 PM
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Just an old varsity but... serial# A19177 reads 1953? Internet pics looks more 60’s. Which would be cool because my current schwinns are 70’s-80’s. 
Round headbadge.
Round headbadge.
08-31-19, 02:48 PM
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Fat chance
Hey guys! made an account to show y'all a fat chance MTB i saved today from the 80's but i need to make 10 posts before i can post pics, i will edit this soon!
08-31-19, 03:04 PM
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Welcome aboard, glad you found us. Go around, say "Hi" and or comment on posts that interest you then show us what you have.Good pics and lots of them, drive side, full on, close up, lugs?, details, components, headbadge, fork crown, BB and all else, good, bad and ugly.
08-31-19, 05:53 PM
WV is not flat..
I know, I know it’s a dime a dozen 1978 Schwinn Traveler 3, but when I jumped on one of my online local auction houses and there wasn’t even a bid on this I had to throw a $1 on it. Well I ended up paying a $1.16 with tax and buyers fees. A bit of surface rust, but not bad shape.
09-01-19, 08:04 AM
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Ditto what merziac stated in prior post; it's what this is all about. Inform and be informed, always a helping hand here!
09-01-19, 08:19 AM
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Here we call the strip between the sidewalk and the street the boulevard. Right or wrong that's what we call it. If there's no sidewalk then most likely there is a drainage ditch, sometimes there's a ditch even with a sidewalk. Anything left past the sidewalk or drainage ditch is assumed to be fair game but most people will put a sign on things like old mowers and bikes. If you want to keep your mower don't leave it next to the road when it runs out of gas LOL.
