huh?
03-15-04 | 10:12 PM
#26
Junior Member
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 10
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From: RVA
Posted by Poguemahone:
" and this spring I passed a fellow who had converted his bike to SS by the simple expedient of removing the derailleurs and brakes, and setting the chain on one of the middle cogs of the freewheel. He was braking by scuffing his feet along the ground. I kid you not."
I'm 90% sure I know the person you are talking about. He's since developed the techinique of sticking his shoe between the frame and the rear wheel. And I don't think its a matter of converting his bike, more like making a found bike rideable again on a tight budget.
" and this spring I passed a fellow who had converted his bike to SS by the simple expedient of removing the derailleurs and brakes, and setting the chain on one of the middle cogs of the freewheel. He was braking by scuffing his feet along the ground. I kid you not."
I'm 90% sure I know the person you are talking about. He's since developed the techinique of sticking his shoe between the frame and the rear wheel. And I don't think its a matter of converting his bike, more like making a found bike rideable again on a tight budget.
03-16-04 | 03:25 PM
#27
Not-so-Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 805
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From: Norfolk, England
Bikes: Orbea Enol roadie, Fly Micromachine BMX, Fort Track fixed
Tight as in non-existent? Who can't afford a new brake cable or two? Someone who probably can't afford new shoes every two weeks that's who.
03-16-04 | 04:18 PM
#28
Traffic shark
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 4,612
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From: California
Bikes: 2 fixies, 1 road, 29er in the works.
Originally Posted by Schiek
Graduated from there in '91. I was a rebel at VCU in the late eighties...I didn't dress like Robert Smith.
You had big hair. Admit.
03-16-04 | 04:40 PM
#29
Stuck like a monkey
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 15
Likes: 0
From: Seattle, WA
New Bike
I just put this together last night, it's a singlespeed with a coaster brake. Well, it's actually a busted Sturmey-Archer internal 3-speed hub that is stuck in the highest gear.
Last edited by makisupa; 03-16-04 at 06:10 PM.
