It's all a fallacy
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02-25-21, 07:19 PM
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02-25-21, 11:48 PM
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This is the story of one of my family, to be able to travel by pedal or wind.To be self reliant , whether mending your sails, truing your wheels, replacing a stopcock or bent derailleur. I spit on the internal combustion engine. Of course there's always room for steam!! Many thanks to all of you...Now to the idiot bit! When I got the Lotus it came with a nice Campagnolo front wheel that I'm having a terrible time with!@! Please help before I bugger it up
02-26-21, 12:31 AM
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02-26-21, 01:07 AM
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btw, keep the BL. an understated panache and better than the campy. those BL's just don't get enough love, imo
02-26-21, 02:50 AM
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@SurferRosa - Ah, if it is fantasy, then I am finally on the same page. Not only on the same page but agree.
I do not have to have an exotic this or that to ride, these days. One bike that did nothing to blow my kilt up was this old Raleigh Tourist step through. Bought it for $30.00 CND, serviced it a wee bit (pumped up the tires) and rode it around for a couple of days just for you know what and giggles. What I did not realize, until it was too late, is that I really liked the ride quality. I can remember thinking freight train. Slow out of the gate but once rolling it was just great and seemed to pull itself along. Wish I had not sold it and, for what it is worth, now past my Biblical expiry date, the step through design holds even more appeal...
I do not have to have an exotic this or that to ride, these days. One bike that did nothing to blow my kilt up was this old Raleigh Tourist step through. Bought it for $30.00 CND, serviced it a wee bit (pumped up the tires) and rode it around for a couple of days just for you know what and giggles. What I did not realize, until it was too late, is that I really liked the ride quality. I can remember thinking freight train. Slow out of the gate but once rolling it was just great and seemed to pull itself along. Wish I had not sold it and, for what it is worth, now past my Biblical expiry date, the step through design holds even more appeal...
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02-26-21, 05:22 AM
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@SurferRosa - Ah, if it is fantasy, then I am finally on the same page. Not only on the same page but agree.
I do not have to have an exotic this or that to ride, these days. One bike that did nothing to blow my kilt up was this old Raleigh Tourist step through. Bought it for $30.00 CND, serviced it a wee bit (pumped up the tires) and rode it around for a couple of days just for you know what and giggles. What I did not realize, until it was too late, is that I really liked the ride quality. I can remember thinking freight train. Slow out of the gate but once rolling it was just great and seemed to pull itself along. Wish I had not sold it and, for what it is worth, now past my Biblical expiry date, the step through design holds even more appeal...
I do not have to have an exotic this or that to ride, these days. One bike that did nothing to blow my kilt up was this old Raleigh Tourist step through. Bought it for $30.00 CND, serviced it a wee bit (pumped up the tires) and rode it around for a couple of days just for you know what and giggles. What I did not realize, until it was too late, is that I really liked the ride quality. I can remember thinking freight train. Slow out of the gate but once rolling it was just great and seemed to pull itself along. Wish I had not sold it and, for what it is worth, now past my Biblical expiry date, the step through design holds even more appeal...
Now if I'd been fresh and my normal hooligan self it would have been all about the Mirage. But I wasn't, I was knackered and on auto pilot so I'm keeping "Brittany "I've got a new work horse. One that I can lock up at the worksite and not worry all day about it being knicked. Did I just curse myself!!
02-26-21, 10:52 AM
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Can't leave it alone
Scored a nice rim now let's see if I can make it all work. Off to get cable
02-26-21, 11:36 AM
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02-26-21, 12:18 PM
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Finger never on the trigger until the sights are on target, of course.
02-26-21, 05:34 PM
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Give me enough rope
Stay Free.....and if you're in the Crown tonight......California Uberalles....somone tried rattling my cage ; not bent but the teeth on the upper sprocket wouldn't be out of place in Shane McGowan's gob
02-26-21, 07:05 PM
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Farewell Free Spirit
Was made an offer I couldn't refuse , basically sold itself and now I have an iBoc Mongoose to rebuild and a Schwinn frame that looks good for a Gravel ride.
I did learn not to assume that everybody's idea of crap is the same
I bet that FreeSpirit is going strong 25 years from now
I did learn not to assume that everybody's idea of crap is the same
I bet that FreeSpirit is going strong 25 years from now
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