My turn!

[Hugo]

My turn to post here, at last! So I was visiting all the motorcycle repair shops trying to score a free tire to go with my 5 euro rim for the Dirty Fork, right? I went to this guy whose shop is a dark, sleazy shed full of crap in the middle of nowhere, some 4 miles from where I live. "Hey man, got an used 18 inch tire you don't want?" - "Yeah sure, it's in this dark small room full of crap up to the ceiling".

He goes into the dark room and starts throwing tires out. After a few minutes, he says "I know I've got one around here, come back Friday and you can have it". I peek inside and see the faint outline of a 20 inch folding bike. "You wouldn't happen to want to get rid of that old bike, would you?" - "Well, actually yes" - "Ok... Got any more strange bikes?" - "Yeah, I have a Dutch style bike with coaster brake around. I'll pull them out and you'll see them on Friday".

Today is Friday! This is what I hauled home for the price of one quality mountain bike tire:

"Auto Mini" folding bike, made in Austria. It's got a Shimano 3-speed hub (amazingly rare here), not coaster. Needs a new stem. Nice aluminum rack. The chain guard is crome, hard to see on the pic.



Dutch style mens bike with Shimano coaster brake. Schwinn style kick-stand and US style BB ( both amazingly rare here). No brand visible but the "Reflex" tires say "made in Sweden". They're a long way from home...



Well, they're not cooll Elgins or JCHiggins or anything like that, but they look like super fun pieces of machinery. I scored, hooray!

Hugo

[Markm]

right on!!! Good for you!!!

[RatFink]

Great news Hugo...you don't even have to use the code. Bikes are like sex...ya never know where your gonna find it.

Cool chain guard on the Dutchy.

[october]

hey, you didnt use the code...

[Hugo]

I hereby declare The Code to be obsolete! Let no man or woman be afraid to announce to the world loudly their cool barn /dump/ curb finds! Let them not be afraid to use the expressions "just found this at " or "for 5 bucks" next to a picture of a totally cool bike! For it is universally clear that 22 grown men in shorts running after a ball is not a thoroughly enjoyable experience. I have spoken.

Hugo

[Markm]

[GTCOMA]

The chaingaurd on the Dutch bike is cool.

[Rat Rod]

Way to go Hugo!

[2manybikes]

Nice score, now you can build a folding boardtracker rat It looks like somebody already turned the bars upside down for ya.
And let the rejoicing commence for the code is dead. By the way what the heck is "The Code"

[cman]

Dutch style mens bike with Shimano coaster brake. Schwinn style kick-stand and US style BB ( both amazingly rare here). No brand visible but the "Reflex" tires say "made in Sweden". They're a long way from home...
Hugo

Kinda of looks like my DBS bike that was made in Norway (cant figure out the BB). Nice find. Welding some bars like October just did and you will have an Elgin look alike.

[cman]

Nice score, now you can build a folding boardtracker rat It looks like somebody already turned the bars upside down for ya.
And let the rejoicing commence for the code is dead. By the way what the heck is "The Code"

Mark - here is the link for the "Code". What started as Hugo' s frustration turned into an inside joke. Probably this needs a sticky for the Best of Ratrodbikes conversations.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3536

[2manybikes]

Thanks Clancy I now understand the code. I also get the soccer reference LOL

[TheDuke]

Nice score Hugo!Did you say they cost you an arm and leg?How did you fit both of them into your tiny car?LOL
L8 EM

[CCR]

How did you fit both of them into your tiny car?LOL
L8 EM

good thing you didnt have that "chick magnet" option, there wouldnt have been enough room for the chicks AND the bikes

last i heard chicks dig folding bikes !!

[sensor]

AHHEM!!!!!!!! what about the code hugo???
jk good to see things worked out well for you!