?? Does it make any difference how many teeth the jockey wheels have?

I'm sure it doesn't, especially not the slow speed I ride. It just kinda looked off because it didn't line up visually with the cage--like when a person is wearing glasses that are too big or small for their face, you keep thinking, "hmmm, what doesn't fit here."

lol if you tried wearing the wrong glasses maybe you wouldn't notice the jockey wheels!

Ha! That's funny, very true.

Today's offering is a Shimano hub model 2200 over lock nut is 130mm and the freehub had a seven speed cassette with this spacer behind it so I'm thinking it is 8spd. Cost of shipping thru pirate ship. Smiles, MH
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1b7b98df2d.jpg
Nothing special 32 hole hub. It could used an overhaul before being laced into a wheel.

1980 Raleigh Tourist
 

I have a 1980 Raleigh Tourist (DL-1) that I would like to pass along to a BF member. It's in very good shape. It is black (of course), has a full chaincase, Dyno hub and lights, and a Brooks sprung leather saddle.Terms are free if you pick it up in Salisbury Maryland.

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7179b41797.jpg

If only I wasn't 2900 miles away. :twitchy:

It's only 246 miles from me, but I don't have time to cycle such a distance. :)

The 11lb Mini BOC is on the way to zookster.
It would not fit in the BOC, so I would love for this pile to find a new home. Would prefer one person for all of it, but will consider other ideas. Will ship as cheap as possible.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b08c494348.jpg

Ooooo. A Flickstand!

And bar end plugs......
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...72aa055e88.png
Best, Ben

I set her FREE!
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c6ba73c2d.jpeg
1981 SCHWINN LeTour
it lasted less than 10 minutes..

Wow, that's nice. I love those old rod brakes.

Cycling books! Most are in good or very good condition; The Samuel Abt and Rupert Guinness books are fair condition. Your choice for the price of shipping (Media Mail unless you want some other USPS service). PM me with your address if you're interested in anything.

• Bicycle Love, Edited by Garth Battista
• Bike Tribes, Mike Magnuson
• Breakaway: On the Road with the Tour de France, Samuel Abt
• Indurain, Alasdair Fotheringham
• Mr. Tom: The True Story of Tom Simpson, Chris Sidwells
• Reckless: The Life and Times of Luis Ocaña, Alasdair Fotheringham
• Riis: Stages of Light and Dark, Bjarne Riis
• The Foreign Legion, Rupert Guinness
• The Full Cycle, Vin Denson
• The Secret Race, Tyler Hamilton & Daniel Coyle
• Tomorrow We Ride, Jean Bobet
• We Were Young and Carefree, Laurent Fignon

I'll take The Secret Race and When We Were Young and Carefree, please. PM incoming with my address.

For the folks who have checked out the JBB thread, you know I picked up a "carpet fibre" bike that could not be saved. But a bunch of parts from that bike are going to leave here destined for some BF member who is willing to pay the modest shipping costs from USPS. The whole lot of this should fit a box about 6 inches square. PM me. Smiles, MH
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...64f2c028b2.jpg
These things are useable. Stem, HS, brakes (a bent post on the rear but otherwise ok), F&R derailleurs and the adjuster bits for cables.

I am 170 miles and 3 hours away. But the bigger challenge is my spouse and where to put it.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9f76c35aab.jpg

Surely one more bike would just disappear into that crowd. :thumb:

That worked for two bikes of which she has only recognized one. Hard to keep count when you get above 10.

Maybe if it were spelled Surly instead of surely, it would be easier to hide.........:p

A buddy of mine in the UK (was in Chicago for a few years) had a similar predicament. He bought a Paratella for L'Eroica in Gaiole, picked it up from the seller in Florence, but hadn't told his wife about it. (She's not an N+1 fan.) Rode it in Italy, shipped it home, then stashed it in his loft. He's been working his way through his bikes, putting everything back together, those he took to the US and shipped back (and those he bought in the US!) as well as the bikes he'd stowed in his loft. He eventually got to the Paratella. It was built and leaning up against a wall somewhere. His wife walked right past it, didn't bat an eye...

Time and numbers hide all bikes.

I certainly can't keep track of all the jackets my wife has. Then again, none of them are >$1000.

Having multiple bikes of the same color and storing them in more than one location can help the ruse. Also keeping the bikes arranged so that it always looks like there is some empty space. The key is avoiding her taking count of the actual number.;)

non-fixie says he has bikes in the attic rafters his spouse doesn’t know about.

Did you say one more Surly bike would just disappear into that crowd?