The Red Bike....She Is Finally Done!!
07-20-08, 08:57 PM
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ok...frustration was getting the better of me the other night & patience was wearing thin....tonight i worked on the brakes and amazingly, they now work. 
i also cut the cables/housings so that they are shorter.
i also cut the cables/housings so that they are shorter.
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Its a beautiful bicycle WP. I love what you have done. But please don`t forget that its an old steel bike that rides sweet. Its a bike that should be ridden on rainy, cold days. Or even days that you want to ride alone with nothing to prove. Days that are cold and the road is full of muck and grime. This is a bike that is about the riding and not so much about how it looks ( though it looks fab ). Its about when you ride alone and enjoy the day and the feel of the bike and not the cycle stats. Its about pedaling on an old country road and letting your mind drift back to a time when things were simpler and the air was cleaner and you had a crush on that boy............... Its about riding an old, sweet, light, steel bicycle. When things were simple and fun. Nothing more.
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Very nice build.
Once you get it dialed in it should be a nice ride.
Once you get it dialed in it should be a nice ride.
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Its a beautiful bicycle WP. I love what you have done. But please don`t forget that its an old steel bike that rides sweet. Its a bike that should be ridden on rainy, cold days. Or even days that you want to ride alone with nothing to prove. Days that are cold and the road is full of muck and grime. This is a bike that is about the riding and not so much about how it looks ( though it looks fab ). Its about when you ride alone and enjoy the day and the feel of the bike and not the cycle stats. Its about pedaling on an old country road and letting your mind drift back to a time when things were simpler and the air was cleaner and you had a crush on that boy............... Its about riding an old, sweet, light, steel bicycle. When things were simple and fun. Nothing more.
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May I put the first scratch in it? Please. Take me with you when you ride it. 
Take me with you when you ride it.
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scratches?? of course you can, if i haven't already somehow got one on her. and, you are going to be riding with me on Wednesday when she makes her debut at the group ride.
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Great job, wolfpack. Now, did that color scheme just "happen" to end up in NC State Wolfpack red/white, or was it a happy accident?
I'd sure like to get some info on the powdercoat in Cary; I can't find much help farther east from you.
I did buy a bike at your bell tower not long ago, and 1304 Bikes is a great collective with a great mission.
You're a great example of the thriving bike culture over there at NCSU.
Oh, yeah, ..........go Pirates.
I'd sure like to get some info on the powdercoat in Cary; I can't find much help farther east from you.
I did buy a bike at your bell tower not long ago, and 1304 Bikes is a great collective with a great mission.
You're a great example of the thriving bike culture over there at NCSU.
Oh, yeah, ..........go Pirates.
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07-21-08, 06:38 PM
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Great job, wolfpack. Now, did that color scheme just "happen" to end up in NC State Wolfpack red/white, or was it a happy accident?
I'd sure like to get some info on the powdercoat in Cary; I can't find much help farther east from you.
I did buy a bike at your bell tower not long ago, and 1304 Bikes is a great collective with a great mission.
You're a great example of the thriving bike culture over there at NCSU.
Oh, yeah, ..........go Pirates.
I'd sure like to get some info on the powdercoat in Cary; I can't find much help farther east from you.
I did buy a bike at your bell tower not long ago, and 1304 Bikes is a great collective with a great mission.
You're a great example of the thriving bike culture over there at NCSU.
Oh, yeah, ..........go Pirates.
ha. that color scheme just happens to coincide with my alma mater.
'sides, red is my favorite color and everyone knows red goes the fastest. the powdercoater info, i think the guy's name is Tom:
Carolina Custom Powder Coating
104E Woodwinds Industrial Ct.
Cary, NC 27511
Phone: (919) 460-9600
Fax: (919) 460-9680
oh yea, i saw you posted in one of the "where did you ride" threads that you rode with the cyclepaths (or maybe it was someone else)...when i'm not off in the mountains riding, i try to ride with them. of course, won't be riding this weekend, cause i'm gonna be gone doing roan moan and the following weekend, will be in socal.
