J.Higgins 

HEY NOW!

I like that. I drink PBR too!

Wildwood 

Now that's a faux pas.

jackbombay

Its amazing how many fenders aren't quite the correct radius to make that happen without employing notable persuasion.

gugie 

Where I work, we have a saying for that. There's a non-zero probability that the fenders have the correct radius to make that happen out of the box.

The Golden Boy 

I seem to remember Chief Oshkosh- but it looks like it was gone by the time I was born.

There's a neat blog post about it: Oshkosh Beer: The Story of Chief Oshkosh Beer and How to Brew It

I find this interesting as I do like Capital Supper Club.

"For the next 17 years, Chief Oshkosh would be brewed according to Gertsch’s 1934 formulation. I’ve yet to come across the brewers logs for this period, but there is enough existing information to get a fair idea of what the beer may have been like. Though fuller in body, slightly darker and somewhat more hop-driven than the premium American lagers that exist today, the beer would immediately be recognizable to most modern beer drinkers. Capital’s Supper Club would be perhaps the most comparable of the beers that are currently available, though it too would be less substantial than the Chief Oshkosh of the 1930s and 1940s."

Wildwood 

..... for those 4 months of the year when wet/damp roads are about all you get nearer the Cascades.

Problem is = when you realize the ‘wet bike’ is a favored rider come Spring.

until one day it happens

and you may stop and ask yourself
this should not be my fendered bike!!!
and you may tell yourself
i will unfender this bike!!!
and you may ask yourself
do I have the tools to do it cleanly???
and you may tell yourself
i think I loaned the proper tools?!?
am I right? am I wrong?
and you may tell yourself
my doG - what have I done???!!!

letting the days pro cras tin ate
there is no water flowing now
letting the days pro cras tin ate


same as it ever was....

edit: apols to DB & Talking Heads

jackbombay

I'd like this post twice, if they'd let me....

fender1

This bike has 50mm fenders and 35mm tires. I don't think it too looks weird.

jackbombay

That bike looks really good!

desconhecido 

There was a large German/Polish immigrant population in Wisconsin's Fox River Valley -- lots and lots of people coming to be farmers and to work in the factories and mills in the towns from Oshkosh to Green Bay. Of course, breweries sprung up also, Of all the towns, Oshkosh probably had the most breweries come and go from the start of industrialization, probably the 1850s - 1870s, until prohibition. After prohibition, only three or four breweries survived in Oshkosh, later consolidating into Oshkosh Brewing, and maybe two others down river that I'm aware of. There are quite a number of people in Oshkosh keeping the rich history of their brewing industry alive and some really good web articles about the beer pioneers there. Fewer in Appleton where the George Walter brewery survived until the 70s also. I grew up in that area of Wisconsin and was able to taste Chief Oshkosh and Adler Brau (the Walter beer of the time). I don't remember either having good flavor -- really not much flaver at all as they used corn and rice for fermentable carbohydrates and less barley than traditional German style beer which used only malted barley.

bark_eater 

I think that looks a bit more British than French.

BFisher

Off thread topic, so I apologize, but the reality of the history here is a lot more complex than people think. There are very real reasons why corn and rice became preferable adjuncts, not only for the brewer (cost), but also for the consumer, and flavor is one of them. These adjuncts get a bad rap, and there are some truly bad beers out there of all varieties, but most corn/rice beer on the market is extremely high quality and actually quite good, and this is from a guy who prefers dry stouts.
A link for those interested: https://www.beeradvocate.com/articles/6717/rice-beer/
And yes, PBR is totally drinkable. You just have to leave your pinky on the can when you do it. (Just being a wise guy).

Ok, now back to fenders. Run 'em wide and free!

bark_eater 

I drank a my share of Olys back in the day. "It's the Water" and Dave down at the Alibi would say "good man" when you ordered one. I still cant remember if there was a pause between last call and serving breakfast. Hows that for drift...

ollo_ollo

American thru and thru

1988 HKII

1991 Montare

JohnDThompson 

Fun fact: the Chief Oshkosh brewery used to operate a paddle-wheel boat on Lake Winnebago to deliver beer to the lakeshore bars.