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07-06-18, 10:28 AM
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07-06-18, 11:05 AM
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Okay mate, let's recap, I made a joke about someone using their real name, realized he was serious then explained why he shouldn't be doing that. You take issue with that and your only input is that I'm a conspiracy theorist and the kid should just get off of the internet rather than just use a little common sense. Why are you even in this thread?
OP - I never meant to derail your thread so I'm sorry for that. I just wanted to help. You should be a bit more careful with your personal information. I hope you get a decent bike ( not a piece of junk) and a good lock. You'll probably be fine.
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07-06-18, 12:17 PM
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Okay mate, let's recap, I made a joke about someone using their real name, realized he was serious then explained why he shouldn't be doing that. You take issue with that and your only input is that I'm a conspiracy theorist and the kid should just get off of the internet rather than just use a little common sense. Why are you even in this thread?
OP - I never meant to derail your thread so I'm sorry for that. I just wanted to help. You should be a bit more careful with your personal information. I hope you get a decent bike ( not a piece of junk) and a good lock. You'll probably be fine.
OP - I never meant to derail your thread so I'm sorry for that. I just wanted to help. You should be a bit more careful with your personal information. I hope you get a decent bike ( not a piece of junk) and a good lock. You'll probably be fine.
07-06-18, 12:17 PM
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07-06-18, 01:21 PM
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For bikes abandoned at universities, try govdeals.org . You can also find bikes that were left on buses, confiscated in drug deals, etc. Around here the normal time before considered abandoned is 30 days. Expect to need a good tuneup - new cables and housing, bearing service, new chain and maybe tubes and tires. Solidly at least $100 more into it.
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For bikes abandoned at universities, try govdeals.org . You can also find bikes that were left on buses, confiscated in drug deals, etc. Around here the normal time before considered abandoned is 30 days. Expect to need a good tuneup - new cables and housing, bearing service, new chain and maybe tubes and tires. Solidly at least $100 more into it.
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07-15-18, 05:43 PM
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07-15-18, 06:52 PM
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This isn't a troll? The mods aren't funnin' us for some clicks?
Well I guess I'd find the cheapest pos I could (wal-mart was suggested, I'd go cheaper), over inflate the tires and and do something I haven't done since I was a kid. Ride it hard and fast and jump off at the last second before it hits that little ramp and watch it fly... Kids around here ride their BMXs at full speed to a ramp and jump into Townlake, looks fun!
Well I guess I'd find the cheapest pos I could (wal-mart was suggested, I'd go cheaper), over inflate the tires and and do something I haven't done since I was a kid. Ride it hard and fast and jump off at the last second before it hits that little ramp and watch it fly... Kids around here ride their BMXs at full speed to a ramp and jump into Townlake, looks fun!
07-15-18, 09:33 PM
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my grandfather finally dicided to give me his bike, how is it?
can you see the photos?
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07-16-18, 10:45 AM
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Yes, I can see the photos. The bike looks to be in good shape, but being a Walmart Mongoose, it's likely to be very heavy for long distance riding. The knobby tires don't help much, either. But if you're just riding it as a mountain bike on trails, it should work OK. The suspension is also likely to eat up a lot of energy you put into pedaling. But for a first bike I'm sure it will be fine.
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Colin,
What kind of riding do you plan on doing?
What kind of riding do you plan on doing?
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When I started commuting daily it was with a borrowed bike ... so every time I rode by a bike being tossed out, I snagged it (luckily i had a 2-car garage and no car.) Before long I had a couple bikes built to ride and more nearly ridable and a bunch of parts. I kept that going for several years. I bought a couple bikes at yard sales, too ... one of which I still have, more than three decades later. Also .... check bike store dumpsters, but pickings are usually very slim there. if there are any big flea markets nearby, consider that.
This was before the internet was widely available, so i actually went to the library and and eventually a book store and got a book on bike repair. All the stuff you would want to do is fairly simple but it helps to know in advance what has to go first and what might fall out if you open that ....
Tools are a thing ... some are specialized, some a re specialized to certain types of parts made during certain eras .... but a good set of Allen wrenches, basic screwdrivers/open ended wrenches, a crescent wrench ... and a hammer
are always useful. You might need to consider metric and English.
Basically ... if you start with trash, you can either create smaller pieces of trash, or a working bike. Nothing to lose.
But .... if you can ride it, someone can and will steal it. There is no bike so ratty some rat won't take it for a joyride. But ... if yours is always the worst on the rack, your odds are better.
This was before the internet was widely available, so i actually went to the library and and eventually a book store and got a book on bike repair. All the stuff you would want to do is fairly simple but it helps to know in advance what has to go first and what might fall out if you open that ....
Tools are a thing ... some are specialized, some a re specialized to certain types of parts made during certain eras .... but a good set of Allen wrenches, basic screwdrivers/open ended wrenches, a crescent wrench ... and a hammer
are always useful. You might need to consider metric and English.Basically ... if you start with trash, you can either create smaller pieces of trash, or a working bike. Nothing to lose.
But .... if you can ride it, someone can and will steal it. There is no bike so ratty some rat won't take it for a joyride. But ... if yours is always the worst on the rack, your odds are better.
07-17-18, 08:22 PM
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Yes, I can see the photos. The bike looks to be in good shape, but being a Walmart Mongoose, it's likely to be very heavy for long distance riding. The knobby tires don't help much, either. But if you're just riding it as a mountain bike on trails, it should work OK. The suspension is also likely to eat up a lot of energy you put into pedaling. But for a first bike I'm sure it will be fine.
07-17-18, 08:23 PM
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When I started commuting daily it was with a borrowed bike ... so every time I rode by a bike being tossed out, I snagged it (luckily i had a 2-car garage and no car.) Before long I had a couple bikes built to ride and more nearly ridable and a bunch of parts. I kept that going for several years. I bought a couple bikes at yard sales, too ... one of which I still have, more than three decades later. Also .... check bike store dumpsters, but pickings are usually very slim there. if there are any big flea markets nearby, consider that.
This was before the internet was widely available, so i actually went to the library and and eventually a book store and got a book on bike repair. All the stuff you would want to do is fairly simple but it helps to know in advance what has to go first and what might fall out if you open that ....
Tools are a thing ... some are specialized, some a re specialized to certain types of parts made during certain eras .... but a good set of Allen wrenches, basic screwdrivers/open ended wrenches, a crescent wrench ... and a hammer are always useful. You might need to consider metric and English.
Basically ... if you start with trash, you can either create smaller pieces of trash, or a working bike. Nothing to lose.
But .... if you can ride it, someone can and will steal it. There is no bike so ratty some rat won't take it for a joyride. But ... if yours is always the worst on the rack, your odds are better.
This was before the internet was widely available, so i actually went to the library and and eventually a book store and got a book on bike repair. All the stuff you would want to do is fairly simple but it helps to know in advance what has to go first and what might fall out if you open that ....
Tools are a thing ... some are specialized, some a re specialized to certain types of parts made during certain eras .... but a good set of Allen wrenches, basic screwdrivers/open ended wrenches, a crescent wrench ... and a hammer
are always useful. You might need to consider metric and English.Basically ... if you start with trash, you can either create smaller pieces of trash, or a working bike. Nothing to lose.
But .... if you can ride it, someone can and will steal it. There is no bike so ratty some rat won't take it for a joyride. But ... if yours is always the worst on the rack, your odds are better.
also what do you mean consider metric and english?
07-18-18, 03:32 AM
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Some bikes will have metric fasteners, some English. Nuts, bolts, etc, will be in fractions of an inch, or in millimeters ... and the wrenches won't fit precisely. You can fake it, but will end up rounding off nuts or stripping allen bolts.
On a related note, I used to find a lot of tools on the side of the road. No idea how they got there.
On a related note, I used to find a lot of tools on the side of the road. No idea how they got there.
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Whenever i use the phrase "aggressively strange" and someone doesn't understand, i will direct them to this thread .... from dark-web identity thieves, to conspiracy theories, to cheese fetishes, to trolls trolling trolls ... and Subarus, too.