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01-07-14, 07:32 AM
#4776
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A "Balmy" 46 here in St Pete this morning...NO, not a bike ride, drove my son to school after he "Missed" his bus...quiet on the beach...VERY cold wind blowing from the north...very few joggers and bikers out this AM...guess we are spoiled!
01-07-14, 08:32 AM
#4777
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01-08-14, 09:41 AM
#4779
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
01-09-14, 03:42 PM
#4782
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Let him eat the half with the minerals.
01-09-14, 03:47 PM
#4783
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
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01-09-14, 04:13 PM
#4784
Abuse Magnet
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What the hell did he peel those potatoes with, a hatchet???
01-09-14, 04:14 PM
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01-09-14, 05:37 PM
#4786
smelling the roses
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01-10-14, 11:47 AM
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Got my cheepie handlebar and bits for my new project. this will be my new commuter and daddy daughter bike:
bars 13$, shifters 6-7$, brake levers 12$, grips 6$. I'm hoping for a budget minded, practical all a rounder.
bars 13$, shifters 6-7$, brake levers 12$, grips 6$. I'm hoping for a budget minded, practical all a rounder.
01-11-14, 08:18 AM
#4788
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
New baby...
She arrived last night and this morning she is perched on my shoulder and telling me stories as I have my morning coffee...
She arrived last night and this morning she is perched on my shoulder and telling me stories as I have my morning coffee...
01-11-14, 12:43 PM
#4791
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
No... my daughter bought Pearl (the Conure) and I have been working with her at the shop since she was a fledgling so she adores me just as much as she does my daughter.
My daughter saved for quite some time as Pineapple Conures tend to command a premium.
Since my wife also comes to the pet store Pearl knows her as well and they had coffee and scritches this morning... Conures tend to be some of the gentlest and most affectionate of all the parrots.
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Pearl is one very happy little bird today... she has a new home that is full of her favourite people. There are a lot of rescue organizations that re-home parrots that need good homes... in many cases they outlive their owners.
Some people have big screen televisions... we have bird vision.
My daughter saved for quite some time as Pineapple Conures tend to command a premium.
Since my wife also comes to the pet store Pearl knows her as well and they had coffee and scritches this morning... Conures tend to be some of the gentlest and most affectionate of all the parrots.
Pearl is one very happy little bird today... she has a new home that is full of her favourite people. There are a lot of rescue organizations that re-home parrots that need good homes... in many cases they outlive their owners.
Some people have big screen televisions... we have bird vision.
01-11-14, 02:37 PM
#4792
smelling the roses
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01-11-14, 02:58 PM
#4793
Spin Forest! Spin!
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01-11-14, 03:11 PM
#4794
Get off my lawn!
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Just picked and flown to NJ
01-13-14, 08:43 AM
#4795
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Untitled by ColonelJLloyd, on Flickr
Untitled by ColonelJLloyd, on Flickr
Untitled by ColonelJLloyd, on Flickr
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I prefer email to private messages. You can contact me at justinhughes@me.com
01-13-14, 03:43 PM
#4796
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an older (than me) guy that usually rides a low end mtb into work came in with this today:
thought I would share it since it looks pretty C&V, but I dont know much about schwins. he was rather proud of his geared conversion.
sorry about the blurry pics, I was snapping pics in a hurry as my co worker was trying to get out the door...
thought I would share it since it looks pretty C&V, but I dont know much about schwins. he was rather proud of his geared conversion.
sorry about the blurry pics, I was snapping pics in a hurry as my co worker was trying to get out the door...
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01-13-14, 04:28 PM
#4797
Spin Forest! Spin!
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^Ouch!
Too bad, someone should trade him a more appropriate newer bike just to save those components. The Madison track frame is a loss when he drilled the lugs/tubes!
Too bad, someone should trade him a more appropriate newer bike just to save those components. The Madison track frame is a loss when he drilled the lugs/tubes!
01-13-14, 05:35 PM
#4798
one life on two wheels
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That Schwinn is freaking awesome.
Colonel, bang up job man! Home-made Tamales are a favorite of mine.
Colonel, bang up job man! Home-made Tamales are a favorite of mine.
01-13-14, 05:53 PM
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A friend of mine and I went on a ride to check out a newly finished bike path on the other side of town. Some jerk decided to throw hundreds of tacks and brad nails along the trail and ruin a bunch of peoples day. After 5 flats between the two of us we ran out of patches and had to walk over 4 miles back to the car. At least it was a beautiful day out.
flat 1
about 100 yards down the path flat #2 , this is when something started to smell fishy
3 miles later our suspicions were confirmed when my friend suffered both front and rear flats simultaneously. At this point we were just hoping to make it back to the car so he fixed both tires.
after snapping this photo of my bike, I noticed the back tire was flat...again, and we were out of tubes so time to walk.
link to the news story https://www.baynews9.com/content/news...cks_bicyc.html
flat 1
about 100 yards down the path flat #2 , this is when something started to smell fishy
3 miles later our suspicions were confirmed when my friend suffered both front and rear flats simultaneously. At this point we were just hoping to make it back to the car so he fixed both tires.
after snapping this photo of my bike, I noticed the back tire was flat...again, and we were out of tubes so time to walk.
link to the news story https://www.baynews9.com/content/news...cks_bicyc.html
01-13-14, 06:24 PM
#4800
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Cobrabyte- that really boils my blood. The people that often do these types of random destruction/ violence truly have to be the scum of the planet. Just "pranking" people for fun, reminds me of kids that throw rocks off freeway overpasses. I try not to ever wish ill fate to people since you never know what someones life has driven them to. But acts like this definitely get me to think some pretty nasty things. i know flat tires are generally not a big deal, but the essence of this act (IMHO) is one of the major things wrong with society today.
lol sorry, after reading, i had to vent.
lol sorry, after reading, i had to vent.
