Show me your cruiser.
09-12-13, 06:58 PM
#151
boattail71
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Bikes: Too many to list. Raleigh carbon racer (17 lbs.) and fast to a '37 Columbia (17 lbs. wheels alone) Even an Aerocycle (not ridable yet), love the middleweights too.
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A new Wald fender just wouldn't be right for this 60's Roadmaster. I'll find an appropriate dented, rusty thing at a swap meet someday - maybe for a buck or two.
09-13-13, 07:46 AM
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Dirty Schwinn-Lover
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Love the clean look!
I just received a Wald low-rise cruiser bar and those Oury grips in the mail a few days ago; I'm hoping to build a cheap Takara Kabuto up to something similar (after a fork swap + a few other mods).
Well-done!
I just received a Wald low-rise cruiser bar and those Oury grips in the mail a few days ago; I'm hoping to build a cheap Takara Kabuto up to something similar (after a fork swap + a few other mods).
Well-done!
09-18-13, 04:08 PM
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Beautifull bike. Very clean !!!!
09-18-13, 11:36 PM
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This is how she stands at the moment, but i want to change her into this, only because they only sell the 20" ones where i am, and im 6'4
This is how i hope she'll turn out
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09-29-13, 01:49 PM
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^from beachbikes.com. inexpensive complete bike, I changed out the bars, stem, tires, pedals, seatpost & saddle.
09-29-13, 03:09 PM
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Sharp looking cruiser !!!!!!!
09-30-13, 01:00 PM
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Sweet!!
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My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
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Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
09-30-13, 05:59 PM
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True, but not for a buck or two. But wait! I found one last week at a swap meet. $3.00. Dented. A little rust. Peaked, but, d'oh, it was the rear not the front. The search continues...
10-09-13, 11:58 AM
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10-13-13, 08:40 AM
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Here's a 1930s Elgin I've been using as a "test vehicle" for wheels I've built.
This set is 28h Ritchey mtb rims, wheelsmith db spokes, alloy nipples, cartridge bearing front, sachs automatic 2-speed rear, continental town & country tires.
Just took it for a spin; it really, really goes!
This set is 28h Ritchey mtb rims, wheelsmith db spokes, alloy nipples, cartridge bearing front, sachs automatic 2-speed rear, continental town & country tires.
Just took it for a spin; it really, really goes!
11-03-13, 04:41 PM
#168
Riding like its 1990
Well, no takers in its moutain bike form so I decided to put it together stock since I already painted everything. Pinstriping and new shifter and gears added. She's done and hope to find her a new home now. Not enough room in the garage!
And a before shot
And a before shot
11-07-13, 10:18 AM
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K2ProFlex baby!
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My latest. All I had to do was add the new saddle, (pictured) new bars and grips, (pictured) a new upper bearing race, a new/smaller chrome bell, and a good cleaning! Not that it was all that dirty, just wanted to kill some surface rust while keeping it looking rustic!
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
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11-07-13, 11:41 AM
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11-23-13, 06:29 PM
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new guy here,heres a few pics.
black bike is a 1948 Raleigh.picked that one up for free,not sure what to do with that one yet.other pics is of a c'list find for 15$,according to the serial #,its a 1953 murray,looking at the headbadge,im not so sure,looks newer.im thinking early 70's,late 60's.anyways,was a mish mash of parts when I got it as you can see by the pics.wrong seat,bars,neck,sprocket,rims.I added the correct murray parts back to it.since pics were taken,added the proper chrome fenders,& a chrome chain guard.rides beautifully
11-23-13, 08:38 PM
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I wish you were closer. I like the Calypso, they go for around $200 or less in my area (a few hundred miles north of you).
12-12-13, 06:30 PM
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Just got my cruiser today. Its a firmstrong urban shimano. I took all the stickers off of it.
12-12-13, 07:28 PM
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