Recent content by ultraclyde

Holy crap. A bagged Edsel WAGON. that may be the coolest car I've seen in a month of Sundays. :shock: And the bike ain't bad either :lol:

Re: early bicycle photos Hey Gerwin - any details on that great picture of the skeleton on the bike? That would make great ink! I really love all the vintage pics. My family has pictures of my grandfather and a friend in riding gear in the 30's, but not with bikes. I don't have a copy...

LOVE the pics with the tree. Especially the non-flash ones that have that great vintage tint. Good work on the bike, better work on the pix!!

Not sure....but keep it away from the Capulet bikes. You'll end up with 2 dead pixie bikes.

There were bikes? All I saw was that animation at the bottom of the post!!!! 8)

a Murray Cranbrook! I'm working on my second one (look up the Blue Bomber thread in the "other bikes" forum or an old Beer bike thread) Good lookin bike. They ride nice and smooth, and look really great for a not-too-old bike. I picked my first one up at a yard sale for $4. I think the...

I seem to remember someone mentioning reinforcing a seat post. Any more info? I'm guessing you just tap in a smaller pipe that snugly fits inside the post, thereby doubling the wall thickness. Got any examples, ideas, instructions?

I picked up the starter bike for the clunker project. I'm calling it the blue bomber since I'll end up painting it Rustoleum Sail Blue. I've always wanted a blue mountain bike, so this will be it. It's a mid 80's murray cranbrook, and has a brand new rear wheel. The customer abandoned it at...

okay, I'll probably get banned for this, but... flat black it and drop in a turbo VTEC, and hold the heck on. What a blast to kill the unsuspecting muscle car guys. Now, remember before you blast me for engine choice there that my daily rod is a fast Mustang GT, but light weight and...

It's oozing something, all right. I think it's virginia creeper vine!! Fattroy, I agree about them having souls. I'm a firm believer that if you link enough mechanical or electronic components, it develops a soul of some kind. You see it in cars, bikes, computers. And some of those cars...

I had a chrome frame "Hawk" BMX bike that was a dept store knock off of the nice stuff, probably got it in 82 or 83, Most of the components were this freaky blue chrome, but the wheels were 5 spoke aluminum mags and were powdercoated blue. Had the top bar pads and all. Heavy as pig iron, but...

Found an interesting reprint on an article on repack. Good pics of Fisher on a diamond frame clunker. http://www.oldmountainbikes.com/catalog ... index.html

sure, some of the original guys did. I bet it was pretty common on discarded bikes of the day. I think one of the bikes in the previously posted links had that set-up.

yep. had to repack the rears because the coaster would get so hot they'd burn off the grease (!!!!) When I get mine built, it's coaster only and one speed, just better bars and contact points. I think the movie is called Repack. I can't wait, I think it's pretty close to being available...

I'm about to build one. My LBS has a late eighties Murray arch frame cruiser that the owner refuses to pick up after having a new wheel installed, so I can get it for the cost of the wheel ($30). It already has flat bars and knobby tires, but I'm planning on swapping them. Poetically enough...