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08-16-11, 12:33 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,583
Posted By freebyrd1904

got the message, you get a :thumb: from me

got the message, you get a :thumb: from me
08-15-11, 08:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 16,482
Posted By freebyrd1904

yeah mine has the thumbshifters and the ritchey...

yeah mine has the thumbshifters and the ritchey stem force bars and grips exage derailer all in about 8 out of 10 condition,
the only thing i really liked about the outpost was the tires, mine has...
08-15-11, 08:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 16,482
Posted By freebyrd1904

like that triple triangle, and his gt had the...

like that triple triangle, and his gt had the biospace rings...still my bridge just floats like a stealth cruiser or something
god bless grant peterson :D
08-15-11, 07:11 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,583
Posted By freebyrd1904

is it in poor taste to ask how much?

is it in poor taste to ask how much?
08-15-11, 06:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 536
Posted By freebyrd1904

oops my bad, thought you were bringing the cable...

oops my bad, thought you were bringing the cable through the housing,
08-15-11, 06:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 536
Posted By freebyrd1904

use some sand paper on the cable to smooth out...

use some sand paper on the cable to smooth out rough spots and perhaps lightly solder the ends?
08-15-11, 06:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 16,482
Posted By freebyrd1904

bridgestone mb5 or gt outpost all terra

who wins?
i like my bridgestone and dude thinks his gt is better, so i take it for a spin, i don't like it nearly as much as the bridge, were these two comparable at the time they came out?
both...
08-02-11, 11:33 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,076
Posted By freebyrd1904

yeah i think i will go ahead and invest in a...

yeah i think i will go ahead and invest in a cable lock of some kind, as far as a junk bike, thats a possibility but i like riding my bridgestone it is the best i have and gave me a whole new...
08-02-11, 09:20 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,076
Posted By freebyrd1904

good for you have any useful advice, besides...

good for you
have any useful advice, besides move? :notamused:
08-02-11, 09:03 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,076
Posted By freebyrd1904

so what do you use to secure your classic rides?

had two bikes stolen recently one in the backyard, and one in the front yard, they literally walked up with bolt cutters and off they went,
i am sick to death of thieves.
my local craigslist has...
08-01-11, 06:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 730
Posted By freebyrd1904

i am very new to this but i know walmart when i...

i am very new to this but i know walmart when i see it, but i am gad you mentioned specialized,
i didn't want to say but that was what i thought the red one might have looked like,
to the other...
08-01-11, 04:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 730
Posted By freebyrd1904

thats what i'm thinking, maybe i'll offer him...

thats what i'm thinking,
maybe i'll offer him 50 buxs for the lot :)
08-01-11, 04:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 730
Posted By freebyrd1904

i need trained eyes..what do you see here?

the guy on the phone don''t know what he has, and can't get to the location to tell me
i can make out a next frame, but what does that red one in front look like? any guesses?

looks like there...
07-27-11, 10:15 AM
Replies: 7,204
Views: 1,082,704
Posted By freebyrd1904

1990 bridgestone mb5 my new commuter ...

1990 bridgestone mb5 my new commuter
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/freebyrd2/099.jpg
07-27-11, 09:19 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,287
Posted By freebyrd1904

i was a walmart store mgr one of the things we...

i was a walmart store mgr
one of the things we look for is good "soft skills"
otherwise known as people skills,
very important in a business environment
07-20-11, 09:08 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 16,829
Posted By freebyrd1904

i know i go on and on but bridgestone mb series,...

i know i go on and on but bridgestone mb series, all i have is a loly 5 model, looking to find a 4321 or 0 :D someday, anyway i am a newb also but the guy who runs rivvendale is named grant peterson...
07-18-11, 11:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 953
Posted By freebyrd1904

hey brian i don't think i have enough posts to pm...

hey brian i don't think i have enough posts to pm people yet, i think i need 50 posts can you pm? if so get me your phone number and i'll let you know where i am, in general i am off blackstone and...
07-18-11, 09:27 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,432
Posted By freebyrd1904

i admit i an new to the bike world but in the...

i admit i an new to the bike world but in the last few months i have had my butt on many bicycles schwinns and gt's giants and fujis a nishiki just to name a few but too this point anyway i belong to...
07-18-11, 09:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 953
Posted By freebyrd1904

i just got my emt license for the state of...

i just got my emt license for the state of california, and right now i am unemployed and looking, so maybe this could be a little side business or something :thumb:
07-18-11, 09:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 953
Posted By freebyrd1904

gawd! i went from a bicycle newb to having a garage full in two months

two months ago i had one walmart next bike and today i have a garage full of bicycles,
not all mine of course, but i met a really cool guy from new york who got transplanted out west, we struck up a...
07-13-11, 08:55 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,073
Posted By freebyrd1904

well..........after that story you got to tell us...

well..........after that story you got to tell us what it is?:D
Replies: 19
Views: 2,213
Posted By freebyrd1904

thanks dude i'll check it out :thumb:

thanks dude i'll check it out :thumb:
Replies: 19
Views: 2,213
Posted By freebyrd1904

silly.. i called and left a message and was...

silly.. i called and left a message and was killing time on this thread until they called back :D
Replies: 19
Views: 2,213
Posted By freebyrd1904

hey dude. your in fresno too?! s'up :thumb: its...

hey dude. your in fresno too?! s'up :thumb:
its a pretty good price for around here don't you think?
Replies: 19
Views: 2,213
Posted By freebyrd1904

i left a message as soon as it went up, hopefully...

i left a message as soon as it went up, hopefully they'll call back,

edited to add, she just turned her phone on when she left work and they had just driven off with the bike while i was talking...
Replies: 19
Views: 2,213
Posted By freebyrd1904

this just hit craigs list locally, gt for 45 bucks

seems like a good buy, what do you think?
http://fresno.craigslist.org/bik/2492870483.html
07-13-11, 05:09 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 367
Posted By freebyrd1904

lookie what i found!

i was going through my wifes grandfathers garage, it is absolutely full to the brim with junk, mostly old car parts and vintage tools and stuff,

but off in a drawer i found one of these ...
07-13-11, 01:27 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,073
Posted By freebyrd1904

thanks randyjawa i will read through it right now...

thanks randyjawa i will read through it right now :thumb:
07-13-11, 01:26 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,073
Posted By freebyrd1904

sure i am but i have never shipped a bike before...

sure i am but i have never shipped a bike before what are the charges to california going to be like?
07-13-11, 01:24 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,073
Posted By freebyrd1904

thanks for all your replies, i will take your...

thanks for all your replies, i will take your advice, i am just getting into this since my son started rideing a couple of years ago, and since my crappy bike was stolen from my back yard two months...
07-13-11, 09:34 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,073
Posted By freebyrd1904

so where do you guys find your old bikes?

i was looking through the vintage threads and you guys and gals find some awfully cool bikes,
WHERE!?
everytime i go to the thrift store they have some crappy rusted out next walmart bike for 25...
07-11-11, 12:09 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,517
Posted By freebyrd1904

i had to stop browsing through this thread and...

i had to stop browsing through this thread and say this bike made my heart skip a beat
wow! i just picked up a mb5 from 1990 and i love it, but your bike is just about the nicest thing i have seen...
07-10-11, 08:14 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,906
Posted By freebyrd1904

hmmm.....thanks for the reply, i am not sure i am...

hmmm.....thanks for the reply, i am not sure i am going back over tonight so maybe i will snap a picture of it :thumb:
07-10-11, 12:48 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,906
Posted By freebyrd1904

ever heard of a "regal" bicycle?

guy i know has a frame he is doing a build on i am kind of new to bikes but its an older vintage looking mountain bike frame standard round tubing lugged frame really basic but nice and light,its a...
07-09-11, 06:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,581
Posted By freebyrd1904

do you know if they were steel or chromoly? i saw...

do you know if they were steel or chromoly? i saw one just a few days ago for the first time ever in a vintage bike thread on here and fell in love with it,
07-09-11, 05:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,581
Posted By freebyrd1904

vintage schwinn high sierra mountain bike..40 bucks?!

so my local bike co-op is closing down part of its business and they advertised on craigs list. i was aware of them so i went by there today to see what was happening,
it turns out that the sale...
07-02-11, 11:43 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 912
Posted By freebyrd1904

cool man thanks, i don't really need another bike...

cool man thanks, i don't really need another bike right now but i thought if it might have been something special as i said i am new to this :thumb:
07-02-11, 11:28 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 912
Posted By freebyrd1904

found a schwinn ladies world tourist at a yard sale for 50 dollars

it has a lugged frame and it looks like this one though not quite as good condition, it needs tires and a chain and the rear reflector is broken, but do you think its a pretty good deal, keep in mind...
06-30-11, 11:35 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,041
Posted By freebyrd1904

huh?! i googled the serial number and a huffy...

huh?! i googled the serial number and a huffy website came up, maybe it was an old cast aluminum huffy at one time :twitchy:
06-30-11, 11:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,041
Posted By freebyrd1904

thanks jeff wills, i guess i need to research i...

thanks jeff wills, i guess i need to research i thought single speed is like a fixed gear, if you want to help me out and explain the difference that would be cool, otherwise i can do google or...
06-30-11, 11:15 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,815
Posted By freebyrd1904

just a note. i posted some pictyres of the...

just a note. i posted some pictyres of the aluminum framed mountain bike that i was given last night in general discussion, so far no one really knows what it could be,
if anyone wants to look heres...
Forum: Introductions
06-30-11, 07:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 185
Posted By freebyrd1904

thank you, there is a guessing game going on...

thank you, there is a guessing game going on about the bike i found on another thread i'll post a link
...
06-30-11, 07:37 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,041
Posted By freebyrd1904

it could have been stripped if you look close up...

it could have been stripped if you look close up there are kind of "sketchy spots" where emblems or paint might have been at one time,
i was thinking of maybe making a single fixed gear puddle...
06-30-11, 07:15 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,041
Posted By freebyrd1904

in case you can't read it it says horizon sport...

in case you can't read it it says horizon sport component on the handlebars and it says nothing anywhere else, except for the serial number?!
magnets won't stick to anyplace on the frame so it must...
06-30-11, 07:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,041
Posted By freebyrd1904

ok i took some pics with my crummy camera again...

ok i took some pics with my crummy camera again what do you think?

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/freebyrd2/004.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/freebyrd2/006.jpg
...
Forum: Introductions
06-30-11, 05:27 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 185
Posted By freebyrd1904

thanks geobigjon

thanks geobigjon
Forum: Introductions
06-30-11, 05:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 185
Posted By freebyrd1904

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/freebyrd2/1...

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/freebyrd2/102.jpg
heres the bridgestone :thumb:
Forum: Introductions
06-30-11, 05:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 185
Posted By freebyrd1904

oh how rude i am...hello all from california

i was so excited about getting a new mb5 bridgestone that i posted in the vintage forum without properly introducing myself,
i am a 47 year old dad with a 7 year old son and have rekindled a love...
06-30-11, 05:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,041
Posted By freebyrd1904

ok i was given 5 junk bikes last night, and i am not sure what one of them is

i was going by a local church last night and they were throwing away some bikes and i took them home it was dark so i didn't get a chance to check them out until today,

the first 4 were nothing...
06-30-11, 12:06 AM
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