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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-22, 04:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,051
Posted By Lakerat

I know what you can get for around $189 in early...

I know what you can get for around $189 in early 1977, that's what I paid for my Centurian Super LeMans, right about the time this magazine came out. A lot of bike and quality for the money with hand...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-02-22, 07:39 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 757
Posted By Lakerat

I built an icecycle on a Trek 400. Built an...

I built an icecycle on a Trek 400. Built an aluminum blade holder for a hockey skate blade and it nests into the front wheel and bolts through the valve stem hole. Bunch of screws in the back tire...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-27-21, 11:15 AM
Replies: 2,396
Views: 566,957
Posted By Lakerat

There is a team that does the Missouri River 340...

There is a team that does the Missouri River 340 paddle race that tows their long canoe to the start in Kansas City by bicycle, stows the bike and trailering rig in the canoe for the race. After the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-26-21, 05:30 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,945
Posted By Lakerat

Like Iride01, a friend of mine had no...

Like Iride01, a friend of mine had no recollection of getting run over by an elk near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He worked in town and commuted to his house outside of town and one evening his wife...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-15-21, 08:40 AM
Replies: 281
Views: 16,248
Posted By Lakerat

If you are seeking a job application, you should...

If you are seeking a job application, you should probably move it to the commerce section of the forum.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-06-21, 01:20 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 4,483
Posted By Lakerat

No point closing the barn door after the horse...

No point closing the barn door after the horse has bolted
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-26-21, 07:36 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,872
Posted By Lakerat

Sting Ray bikes a Euro conspiracy?

Discounting my paranoid tendencies requiring me to have a chin strap on my tin foil hat, Sting Ray bikes had to have kept a generation of American cyclists from becoming racers. Imagine what could...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-28-21, 05:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,729
Posted By Lakerat

I'll hazard they are the guides for the bottom...

I'll hazard they are the guides for the bottom bracket facer. One for English, French and Italian. You screw those in to the bottom bracket, insert a rod which locates the cutter.

See photo marked...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-05-21, 10:41 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,193
Posted By Lakerat

Cycling probably number 1, but ice skating and...

Cycling probably number 1, but ice skating and sailboat racing a close second. I probably ice skated over 80 days this winter. Some special days I skated and cycled the same day.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-04-21, 07:49 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,074
Posted By Lakerat

Phil Wood track hubs so I only need a hex key to...

Phil Wood track hubs so I only need a hex key to remove wheels. Wouldn't be adverse to pulling out a tube while leaving the wheel in place if I had to. Spare tube, patch kit, small pump, and one tire...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-02-21, 10:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,655
Posted By Lakerat

I bought a new silver Centurian Super LeMans in...

I bought a new silver Centurian Super LeMans in 1976. Got a rear derail upgrade to the then new Cyclone derail when I bought it. Rode the heck out of it, and it won a campus relay race twice, with a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-20-21, 05:39 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,231
Posted By Lakerat

I broke mine in four pieces when a road striping...

I broke mine in four pieces when a road striping crew dumped about a gallon of glass beads on a downhill turn a quarter mile from my house. Was amazed the doc said no treatment. I don't remember...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-07-21, 08:40 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 9,807
Posted By Lakerat

If fitness is an attribute of youth, then yes....

If fitness is an attribute of youth, then yes. I'm 66 and walked uphill to a neighbors house last night, probably 20 feet of elevation change over a 100 foot walk. I was happy after walking it...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-27-20, 11:13 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,469
Posted By Lakerat

Road salt mixed with sand changes everything....

Road salt mixed with sand changes everything. Once salt and sand is laid down I'm much more careful about riding only when its dry out. If I get the bike wet with salt down it gets a rinse and wiped...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-13-20, 09:20 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 11,126
Posted By Lakerat

I'll be 66 in a couple of weeks and my fixed road...

I'll be 66 in a couple of weeks and my fixed road bike is 49-17 which is 76 inches. I ride an 18.2 route selected for as few large hills as possible, at least 4 days a week. A normal time is about an...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-13-20, 12:46 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 18,811
Posted By Lakerat

That sounds like a good description of the time a...

That sounds like a good description of the time a guy let me ride his Kawasaki 750 three cylinder two stroke. Below a certain RPM, just kind of choked. Hit the powerband, front wheel in air. I did...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-31-19, 03:48 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,855
Posted By Lakerat

Why did you build them with this defect?

Why did you build them with this defect?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-17, 04:57 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 12,894
Posted By Lakerat

Pointed lugs on bottom brackets Tabs with holes...

Pointed lugs on bottom brackets
Tabs with holes reinforcing brake and chainstay bridges
Bikes with nothing extra installed, only what they need
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-26-17, 07:01 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 164,557
Posted By Lakerat

London Times Obituary of Sheldon Brown:...

London Times Obituary of Sheldon Brown: http://www.gsevans.com/blog/2008/03/london-times-obituary-of-sheldon-brown.html

Quite a worthy tribute
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-24-16, 06:02 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 25,296
Posted By Lakerat

I like Shimano Special/Dura Ace grease on my nice...

I like Shimano Special/Dura Ace grease on my nice bikes. Much more available than the Campy grease.
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