One way to repair a Raleigh that's been wrecked hard
09-23-18, 02:23 PM
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One way to repair a Raleigh that's been wrecked hard
Saw this around the corner from me in De Pijp. Sorry for the photo quality, but it was dark and wet.
I guess you could paint a number on it and tell people it's a team race bike.
I guess you could paint a number on it and tell people it's a team race bike.
09-23-18, 02:27 PM
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Wow!
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09-23-18, 04:09 PM
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Name it Gus, short for gusset.
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Nah, those are just the first test iteration of S&S Couplers, horribly misunderstood and welded together.
Love the touch of a Schwinn Continental fork too. The worst of both worlds all wrapped up into one. (Yes, I'm being snarky here folks...don't take it too seriously).
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Love the touch of a Schwinn Continental fork too. The worst of both worlds all wrapped up into one. (Yes, I'm being snarky here folks...don't take it too seriously).
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09-23-18, 04:45 PM
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My favorite feature of that pic is the lock. wuwt?
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Nah, those are just the first test iteration of S&S Couplers, horribly misunderstood and welded together.
Love the touch of a Schwinn Continental fork too. The worst of both worlds all wrapped up into one. (Yes, I'm being snarky here folks...don't take it too seriously).
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Love the touch of a Schwinn Continental fork too. The worst of both worlds all wrapped up into one. (Yes, I'm being snarky here folks...don't take it too seriously).
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Not the right way, function over form I guess.
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In the Netherlands this is surprisingly typical. Either it's an "omafiets" with a lock on the seat stays that locks up the rear wheel (and no lock anywhere else) or it's a setup like this. This kind of locking system seems only effective against joyriders, but you see bikes locked up this way all the time. And of course there's a massive bike theft problem, and even crappy bikes get taken.
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In the Netherlands this is surprisingly typical. Either it's an "omafiets" with a lock on the seat stays that locks up the rear wheel (and no lock anywhere else) or it's a setup like this. This kind of locking system seems only effective against joyriders, but you see bikes locked up this way all the time. And of course there's a massive bike theft problem, and even crappy bikes get taken.
Doesn't really matter if it is heavier than a U-lock for the same safety rating.
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In the Netherlands this is surprisingly typical. Either it's an "omafiets" with a lock on the seat stays that locks up the rear wheel (and no lock anywhere else) or it's a setup like this. This kind of locking system seems only effective against joyriders, but you see bikes locked up this way all the time. And of course there's a massive bike theft problem, and even crappy bikes get taken.
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The O-lock on the seat stay will do in the country side. In cities you need to lock it to a tree or a pole too with a chain or cable lock, but in Amsterdam 3 locks is normal. You don't want your bike to be the one with only two locks between all the other bikes. A stolen bike is usually sold for 10-15 euro's, so the thieves have to work really hard for a day's addiction.
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Seems to vary quite a bit by area. In my neighborhood and surrounding areas, I never see 3 locks. And while most bikes have an O-lock and a chain or heavy cable, I often see bikes with only the O-lock in use. Which amazes me, since everyone I work with who has been here for any length of time has had a bike stolen. However, I think the IV drug epidemic peaked in Amsterdam some years ago, and while bike theft is still rampant, I don't think it's as crazy as it sounds just 10 years ago.Anyway, my daily commuter is a folding bike, for just this reason. Plus they're surprisingly fun.
What's also changed is the attitude towards bikes. For lots of people bikes were in a moral vacuum, 'it's just a bike, it's not really theft', more like a mode of transportation you were entitled to if you needed one. I've never been like that but I really know a lot of otherwise decent people who have bought stolen bikes or stole one themselves. I believe, and hope, that is changing, people ride nicer and newer bikes, and that attitude was probably a remainder of the 80's anyway. So stolen bikes are probably harder to sell.
