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Originally Posted by kpug505
(Post 5611076)
I think it would have to be pretty soon. The spots fill up quick. I'll do some checking around town. It would be really cool to try and get tons of people together for this. Maybe the Tacoma Wheelmens Club? Or the people from the Northwest Rails to Trails Coalition? It could be a great non intrusive ( non critical mass) way to get some advocasy and publicity! Ah..the wheels are turnin' now! I better get to checking!
Thanks! Kelly D. Send me a PM if you get some nibbles... East Hill |
Originally Posted by East Hill
(Post 5608175)
Well, there goes that pig trip. Nice while it lasted though.
I want time off, dammit. |
Originally Posted by bigbossman
(Post 5611613)
Not necessarily. Momma didn't raise no fools. I never told them I was unemployed, so I claimed I needed to give 2 weeks notice. :D
I want time off, dammit. Oh, slick move! Good luck :D . East Hill |
Sounds like it could be fun but now if I have to take the Continental out in the rain I'm not so sure :) Hey Kelly I'm gettin a lot of input on the Volare. I think I might put a 105 derailleur on it that I bought for the continental project but it didn't work out but it fits the Volare seat tube like a charm.
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Wow! I never thought I'd see another one of these. We have a similar rickshaw at the Bike Oven here in LA where I volunteer. Except ours is not a fancy red color with shiny fenders. It's more like ugly rusty with wobbly wheels (which have something like eighty spokes on them built into a weird six cross pattern!). But it's tons of fun, and we're always pulling people around in it on group rides. Even loaded with two people it's not tough to get up hills. Just the getting started part is hard, but once you get going the weight in the back seems to almost push the rickshaw forward for you.
Now if only it had something better than rod brakes from 1950 that rubbed against rusted rims... P.S. I recommend setting up some kind of chain tensioner on it. Ours had the tendency of throwing the chain quite often, but now that we put the tensioner on, it hasn't happened since! |
My buddy makes a bunch of money running people back and forth between the stadium and the parking lots during the college football games here in columbus OH.
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Finally, a bike with room for my golf clubs!
I wonder how they'd take it at Riviera if I pulled up in that... |
Originally Posted by jmraspa
(Post 5619653)
Wow! I never thought I'd see another one of these. We have a similar rickshaw at the Bike Oven here in LA where I volunteer. Except ours is not a fancy red color with shiny fenders. It's more like ugly rusty with wobbly wheels (which have something like eighty spokes on them built into a weird six cross pattern!). But it's tons of fun, and we're always pulling people around in it on group rides. Even loaded with two people it's not tough to get up hills. Just the getting started part is hard, but once you get going the weight in the back seems to almost push the rickshaw forward for you.
Now if only it had something better than rod brakes from 1950 that rubbed against rusted rims... P.S. I recommend setting up some kind of chain tensioner on it. Ours had the tendency of throwing the chain quite often, but now that we put the tensioner on, it hasn't happened since! Ya... the chain tried to derail right off of the bat. A tensioner is an absolute must! It doesn't have the original rim brake up front anymore. It has a foot brake (like a brake pedal in a car) over the bottom bracket (really crappy place for a brake) that has solid linkage to a drum on the drive side rear wheel. I tried to ride it but it seems the rear axle is stripped or something. It seems to me that the axle would be splined and is slipping where it meets the hub. I don't know.... but I will soon! I am gonna rip it apart tonight and figure it out. I doubt I will be able to get parts for it so I'll just make something work. I think I'll add disc brakes or figure some way of swapping rims for rim brakes because there is no braking surface on the rims at all. Joy! Another project! |
Originally Posted by jmraspa
(Post 5619653)
Wow! I never thought I'd see another one of these. We have a similar rickshaw at the Bike Oven here in LA where I volunteer. Except ours is not a fancy red color with shiny fenders. It's more like ugly rusty with wobbly wheels (which have something like eighty spokes on them built into a weird six cross pattern!). But it's tons of fun, and we're always pulling people around in it on group rides. Even loaded with two people it's not tough to get up hills. Just the getting started part is hard, but once you get going the weight in the back seems to almost push the rickshaw forward for you.
Now if only it had something better than rod brakes from 1950 that rubbed against rusted rims... P.S. I recommend setting up some kind of chain tensioner on it. Ours had the tendency of throwing the chain quite often, but now that we put the tensioner on, it hasn't happened since! I volunteer at the kitchen up in Sacramento. |
I fixed it for 64 cents! Yes! It was simply missing a drift pin in the hub! I took it for a spin and its a blast! Now I just need to make a new top and figure out the brake set up.
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