Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > General Cycling Discussion
Reload this Page >

Bet ya haven't seen one of these in a while

Notices
General Cycling Discussion Have a cycling related question or comment that doesn't fit in one of the other specialty forums? Drop on in and post in here! When possible, please select the forum above that most fits your post!

Bet ya haven't seen one of these in a while

Old 09-20-21, 01:12 PM
  #1  
rollagain
Lopsided biped
Thread Starter
 
rollagain's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: NE Ohio
Posts: 736

Bikes: 2017 Day 6 Cyclone (the Buick); 2015 Simcoe Deluxe (the Xebec); Street Strider 3i (the not-a-bike); GreenSpeed Anura (the Black Swan)

Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 316 Post(s)
Liked 160 Times in 97 Posts
Bet ya haven't seen one of these in a while

Saw this next to one of the bins when I went to dump my recyclables today.

Yeah, like it says, it's a classic.


rollagain is offline  
Likes For rollagain:
Old 09-20-21, 01:20 PM
  #2  
livedarklions
Tragically Ignorant
 
livedarklions's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: New England
Posts: 15,613

Bikes: Serotta Atlanta; 1994 Specialized Allez Pro; Giant OCR A1; SOMA Double Cross Disc; 2022 Allez Elite mit der SRAM

Mentioned: 62 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8186 Post(s)
Liked 9,094 Times in 5,053 Posts
Anyone ever ride one of these? Did the automatic transmission actually work?
livedarklions is offline  
Old 09-20-21, 01:35 PM
  #3  
dedhed
SE Wis
 
dedhed's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 10,490

Bikes: '68 Raleigh Sprite, '02 Raleigh C500, '84 Raleigh Gran Prix, '91 Trek 400, 2013 Novara Randonee, 1990 Trek 970

Mentioned: 40 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2716 Post(s)
Liked 3,332 Times in 2,024 Posts
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...-autobike.html

dedhed is offline  
Likes For dedhed:
Old 09-20-21, 02:26 PM
  #4  
charlie_boy
Newbie
 
Join Date: Sep 2021
Posts: 11
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Oh wow
charlie_boy is offline  
Old 09-20-21, 03:06 PM
  #5  
JohnDThompson 
Old fart
 
JohnDThompson's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Appleton WI
Posts: 24,911

Bikes: Several, mostly not name brands.

Mentioned: 153 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3556 Post(s)
Liked 3,332 Times in 1,899 Posts
Originally Posted by livedarklions
Anyone ever ride one of these? Did the automatic transmission actually work?
We've had several donated to the charity shop where I volunteer. They do work, but you don't get to choose when it shifts gears. If you like it, fine. If not, pass. I feel it to be needless complexity even if it works for you.
JohnDThompson is offline  
Old 09-20-21, 06:44 PM
  #6  
tempocyclist
Senior Member
 
tempocyclist's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Australia
Posts: 810

Bikes: 2002 Trek 5200 (US POSTAL), 2020 Canyon Aeroad SL

Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 305 Post(s)
Liked 662 Times in 323 Posts
I hope you took it home with you!
tempocyclist is offline  
Old 09-20-21, 07:30 PM
  #7  
JanMM
rebmeM roineS
 
JanMM's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Metro Indy, IN
Posts: 16,215

Bikes: Bacchetta Giro A20, RANS V-Rex, RANS Screamer

Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 653 Post(s)
Liked 345 Times in 225 Posts
Looks to be in great shape if you like rust.
__________________
Bacchetta Giro A20, RANS V-Rex, RANS Screamer
JanMM is offline  
Old 09-21-21, 07:33 AM
  #8  
Phil_gretz
Zip tie Karen
 
Phil_gretz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
Posts: 7,006

Bikes: '13 Motobecane Fantom29 HT, '16 Motobecane Turino Pro Disc, '18 Velobuild VB-R-022, '21 Tsunami SNM-100

Mentioned: 26 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1465 Post(s)
Liked 1,542 Times in 806 Posts
Made infamous by the LandRider television commercial brand. I sold one that my brother had purchased but never ridden. It was heavy and had low end components. The worst part was that it decided when to shift based on the angular momentum of the radially-separating weights that drove the derailleur. Ugh. I'm guessing that they sold hundreds of thousands of them, though.
Phil_gretz is offline  
Old 09-21-21, 07:38 PM
  #9  
veganbikes
Clark W. Griswold
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: ,location, location
Posts: 13,227

Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26

Mentioned: 54 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4230 Post(s)
Liked 3,841 Times in 2,563 Posts
I see rusty WallyMart type bikes all the time.
veganbikes is offline  
Old 09-21-21, 09:55 PM
  #10  
MarcusT
Senior Member
 
MarcusT's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: NE Italy
Posts: 1,604
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 755 Post(s)
Liked 590 Times in 334 Posts
I'm amazed how everything is very rusted, yet the rims look new
MarcusT is offline  
Old 09-22-21, 11:43 AM
  #11  
themrbruceguy
Junior Member
 
themrbruceguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 14

Bikes: Early 70's Stella -> Gravel SS Conversion, 2019 Trek Stache SS

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Wow, that is very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
themrbruceguy is offline  
Old 09-22-21, 12:06 PM
  #12  
Joe Bikerider
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
Posts: 749

Bikes: 1969 Peugeot PX10, 1992 Della Santa, Linus Roadster 8, Biria 700C ST-8

Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 784 Post(s)
Liked 496 Times in 314 Posts
Originally Posted by MarcusT
I'm amazed how everything is very rusted, yet the rims look new
the rims are aluminum (alloy).
Joe Bikerider is offline  
Old 09-22-21, 12:11 PM
  #13  
macstuff 
Full Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Posts: 243

Bikes: A Blue One and 2 Green One's, then there's the Yellow one. And oh, yeah, a Black One. Did I mention the Red One?

Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 69 Post(s)
Liked 179 Times in 76 Posts
Pretty complicated for what it is.
I think Sachs came up with the Automatic two and three speed long ago and they also changed gears on rpm. Changing the Rpm at which it changes gears requires disassembly and knowhow though.
Taking away the riders ability to choose which gear and when, is not such a good idea.
Those Sachs hubs are giveaways today.
macstuff is offline  
Old 09-22-21, 12:20 PM
  #14  
Iride01 
I'm good to go!
 
Iride01's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 14,703

Bikes: Tarmac Disc Comp Di2 - 2020

Mentioned: 50 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6063 Post(s)
Liked 4,694 Times in 3,238 Posts
If you let it go to the scrap yard, then eventually it will get to a place where it can be melted down and made into new steel products.

It won't take as much energy to make something new out of that than it will to mine and process ore.
Iride01 is offline  
Old 09-22-21, 01:11 PM
  #15  
NomarsGirl
Senior Member
 
NomarsGirl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Easton, MA
Posts: 632

Bikes: Specialized Ruby Sport

Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 318 Post(s)
Liked 314 Times in 165 Posts
Originally Posted by livedarklions
Anyone ever ride one of these? Did the automatic transmission actually work?
I don't even have automatic transmission on my CAR.
NomarsGirl is offline  
Likes For NomarsGirl:
Old 09-22-21, 01:22 PM
  #16  
Darth Lefty 
Disco Infiltrator
 
Darth Lefty's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Folsom CA
Posts: 13,775

Bikes: Stormchaser, Paramount, Tilt, Samba tandem

Mentioned: 72 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3124 Post(s)
Liked 2,101 Times in 1,366 Posts
No drive side photo? What, you afraid of a little TDAP shot?

I'd like to try riding one just once. Seems like the problem would be you would have to control your speed to stay in each gear. If you have something like an Automatix hub it's definitely in one gear or the other and not grinding.
__________________
Genesis 49:16-17
Darth Lefty is offline  
Old 09-22-21, 10:01 PM
  #17  
MarcusT
Senior Member
 
MarcusT's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: NE Italy
Posts: 1,604
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 755 Post(s)
Liked 590 Times in 334 Posts
Originally Posted by Joe Bikerider
the rims are aluminum (alloy).
Yea, but aluminum oxidizes as well, especially on cheaper bikes
MarcusT is offline  
Old 09-23-21, 07:48 AM
  #18  
AdkMtnMonster
Airplanes, bikes, beer.
 
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Off the front
Posts: 763

Bikes: Road bikes, mountain bikes, a cx bike, a gravel bike…

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 398 Post(s)
Liked 788 Times in 339 Posts
Flat pedals, no disc brakes, flat bars, not Trek, rider’s choice of saddle…. This unit is the BF gold standard. Is the OP willing to ship?
AdkMtnMonster is offline  
Old 09-23-21, 08:13 AM
  #19  
BobbyG
Senior Member
 
BobbyG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 5,955

Bikes: 2015 Charge Plug, 2007 Dahon Boardwalk, 1997 Nishiki Blazer, 1984 Nishiki International, 2006 Felt F65, 1989 Dahon Getaway V

Mentioned: 54 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1357 Post(s)
Liked 1,655 Times in 819 Posts
About ten years ago I rode one around the parking lot at Goodwill where I found it. It worked fine, but I could tell I wasn't going to shift when I needed it to. Also, the gear spread was not wide enough for hilly Colorado Springs. Now I wish I would have bought it to tinker with.
BobbyG is offline  
Old 09-23-21, 08:17 AM
  #20  
DMC707
Senior Member
 
DMC707's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Posts: 5,389

Bikes: Too many to list

Mentioned: 36 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1764 Post(s)
Liked 1,119 Times in 743 Posts
Is that a velcro tear away portion of a pair of outsized women's intimates i see underneath it?

Interesting
DMC707 is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.