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03-03-09 | 10:32 PM

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Doohickie

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From: Fort Worth, Texas Church of Hopeful Uncertainty

Bikes: 1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS

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Originally Posted by noglider

So far, I think I have the oldest bike on this thread. 38 years!

Besides Sixty Fiver's other bike above, you missed a few others....

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Originally Posted by kevinsubaru

I've been working this into my commuting rotation...it makes the 30 mile RT at least once a week: My 1965 Phillips 3-speed. When it's not busy being used as a commuter, it keeps my other bicycles company and anxiously awaits a grocery store trip.

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Originally Posted by Doohickie

My backup commuter that I picked up a week and a half ago is a 1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist with a 3-speed Sturmey Archer hub. To make it roadworthy I just had to put air in the tires and put a new shift cable on. To make it commuter worthy I added Wald baskets in the front and back. I plan to use this tank of a bike primarily for grocery trips, but it works for commuting too.

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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver

I got the Rudge (a 1948)... this was my rain bike all last summer and no bike I have ever owned rides any nicer. Those rod brakes work much better than one would think... even in the rain.

The Rudge was given to me last spring and it too was in rideable condition when I got it.

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