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07-06-09 | 07:18 PM

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Doohickie

You gonna eat that?

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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

A bike or two to add:

I garbage picked a 1987 Schwinn Sprint in February; just finished fixing it up for a friend of my wife's. Converted it from a roadie to a cruiser. Before:

After:

The dealer decal is from Bolen's Bike World, which was owned by the son of former Fort Worth mayor Bob Bolen.

At the point I think many have seen the transformation of my 1973 Schwinn Varsity Sport (rescued from the city dump) into a Varsity Tourst. Before:

After:

And, while it's not quite done, it is rideable again. I wish I could ride a bike this small, cuz it's pretty sweet- another garbage-picked bike, a 1981 Fuji Royale mixte. Before:

After:

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