I do fully support your craziness, by the way. If nothing else, it is fun to mess around with old bikes.
jim
p.s., Someone should have told Mr. Schwinn that sometimes people do have to carry their bikes. And that sometimes people have to "carry" their bikes up a hill under them. And that sometimes people have to "carry" their bikes forward when they accelerate. And that sometimes people have to "carry" their bikes backwards when they brake. As it turns out, mass does not like to change speed.
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