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Finished my dad's new race rig today

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Old 07-21-08, 09:32 PM
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Finished my dad's new race rig today
Fear it.



37lbs of solid American beastliness.
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I loved the 70's.
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He'll have fun riding on the hoods
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Originally Posted by maddyfish
I loved the 70's.
Apparently he had one like it as a kid, I couldn't turn it down for $10 after he mentioned he wanted to go riding with me

For those of you that are wondering, it rides like a Cadillac (and handles like one).
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Originally Posted by Dr.L'Ling
He'll have fun riding on the hoods
You're not supposed to, it has extra levers for the flat parts of the bar. Unfortunately they flex a lot and are just about useless
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Your father is alanbikehouston?
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^^^^^^They're called suicide levers.
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Originally Posted by mazdaspeed
You're not supposed to, it has extra levers for the flat parts of the bar. Unfortunately they flex a lot and are just about useless
haha yeah I cut those off my steelie Schwinn with a Dremel... those inefficient little things are dangerous.

EDIT: I unscrewed them and cut the sleeve, that receives the bolt, flush with the hoods. Just in case anyone wanted to know the procedure. The sleeve is held in place by a screw and doesn't need the suicide levers on it to be kept in place. Totally safe to remove them.
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Originally Posted by Sprocket Man
Your father is alanbikehouston?
Um... what?
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Originally Posted by maddyfish
^^^^^^They're called suicide levers.
Aptly named. I might take them off so my dad doesn't attempt to use them.
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Your father is alanbikehouston?
you actually made me laugh out loud. awesome.
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I have a name for the bike:

"White Lightning"


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Originally Posted by Slackerprince
I have a name for the bike:

"White Lightning"


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I was thinking about stenciling / spray painting "ANCHOR" on it since whoever had it before me painted over the schwinn logo.
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