The Bicycle Thread - March 2020

March 1, 2020 | The Bicycle Thread

[Berlin_Freeper]

Welcome to The Bicycle Thread. A monthly PING List for bicycle enthusiasts to share experiences, information and ideas.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Excellent, Best of Luck!

[BraveMan]

Jeep’s powerful electric bike goes on sale today, but good luck paying for it

[Big Red Badger]

Currently???
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Clown Bikes!
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I built one.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I’m so old I remember when there were just “bikes.”

Well, actually, your hoity-toity types got “English” three-speed bikes with the gears in the rear hub. The rest of us got sturdy, indestructible Schwinn or Huffy 26 inch bikes with coaster brakes and a single speed. No fussy or fragile derailleurs for us!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

A Schinn Stingray — you youngster, you. That wasn’t even invented until I was 12 and I never understood those things at all. Even at 12 I wanted a MAN’s bike, a big, strong Schwinn 26 inch Cruiser.

[Bob434]

at our age- we all wanted ‘choppers’ with ape hanger handlebars- The one i posted was pretty cheap- the sissy bar on back always broke, the handlebars always stripped out trying to do wheelies-

[BraveMan]

I’m jealous of your weather . . .

[Bob434]

hadn’t heard of those- they look identicle to schwinn’s bikes-

[Hot Tabasco]

The seat is what was called a banana seat

[Hot Tabasco]

It’s a Schwin i know- stingray comes to mind-

Look at the chain guard.......

[Bob434]

What? Look at the obvious? What do you think i am, psychic? LOL- Yup- it’s a stingray-

[Bob434]

sometimes I’m not too observant lol

[Liberty Valance]

[Truthoverpower]

Yay ! My favorite sport ! Mountain biking 🚵‍♀️! Remember kids 1- you can ride your mountain bike on roads. But you can’t ride a road bike on trails ! 2- You want comfort. Shocks and big tires 3- for you newbies. There are good battery assist bikes now 4- Downhills are FREE ! there’s nothing else on earth like it 5 - You can cover a lot more ground in nature I went up a trail in the sierras. 5-6 hours up. 3500 ft. 10 miles. Then I just turned around. Put the seat down. Checked my brakes Put in the helmet ( a must ! ). And gloves and whoooooosh ! 1 hr and 25 minutes. All exhilaration. No effort needed except staying on the trail Biking does NOT hurt your knees and ankles I can’t suggest anything more except being good to your wife !!

[Truthoverpower]

Green slime your tires !! Just pull out the nail and pump it up again. Self sealing

[Truthoverpower]

Bikes don’t go bad unless you BREAK them Mine are 01 stupmjumper and 08 GT Parts are necessary and new boots 🥾 every year

[real saxophonist]

I have to replace the tire and tube. It’s all out of green slime and worn down.

[Big Red Badger]

50 Bucks!
I remember that,
8 yr. Old needs 50 bucks
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Good Luck!

[IronJack]

I’m still limited to the indoor trainer (Wahoo Kickr). And even there I just can’t seem to get the wattage up. Age is not kind to cyclists.

[onona]

You went to Delaware ? On Purpose ??

Did you lose a bet ?