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    Detroit Autorama 2011 Just a Few Pics

    I ran out of batteries in my camera right after I took a photo of the Gulf bike. My dad had a brilliant idea after he saw that bike.
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    MICHIGAN FALL RAT RIDE OCT 3RD

    If that was not 200 miles away I would go! I have never been on a vintage bike ride and it would be nice. Seems like no one is into bikes around Kalamazoo.
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    what Bicycles/parts you have always wanted but never owned?

    I just want a Schwinn Manta Ray. Is that too much for a fat kid to ask for?
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    Help Buying Good New Bike

    I had a GT mountain bike, it was so so. My Trek cruiser is a POS. The rear end bearings wore out just after the warranty was up. Then then idiot at the bike shop told me he could not get parts to fix it. I finally found some "metric" Shamano bearings to fit in the hub. That will be my last...
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    Help Buying Good New Bike

    If you look at the low-mid end bikes at the bike shops and the "wally world" bikes....its all the same China junk. The bolt on parts are all made by the same manufactures. Better off finding a child's Schwinn from the 60's. The two worst bike purchases I ever made were a GT and a Trek.
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    "Bike Friendly" Car Show in Michigan

    I always go to that but I am typically selling in the swap meet.
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    "Bike Friendly" Car Show in Michigan

    The Gilmore Car Museum is a great place to ride your bike, take in a car show and one of the 10 best car museums in the country. I help host this event. If you have an old bike bring it and ride it around the show! I usually have a couple of my Stingray's there to ride around the event...
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    Show Us your "I Was Born in Chicago in 19....." bikes

    I pretty much will only buy a Chicago made Schwinn (Well the Fastback isn't really a Chicago Schwinn). It's gotta be a smoking hot (cheap) deal for me to stray away from Schwinn. The only bike missing from this photo is my girl friends new red 70 Schwinn Breeze 3 speed. All of my bikes are 63-71.
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    Do you ride on streets or sidewalks/bike trails?

    All of the above.... lol The road in front of my house got a paved shoulder last year so bike riding is less hazardous on the street. The main road into town is not accommodating to cycling. I would ride my bike for more day to day things if the bike trail along the old GR&I railroad...
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    Paypal fees......

    Sounds like a great way to get reported to Paypal and e bay and get your privileges revoked. Who cares about the fees I need some type of write off at the end of the year.
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    Show your(die cast) scale model/toy collection (pic. heavy)

    I race 1/24 scale slot cars, mostly hard body stuff. Here are some of the cars I have either built, raced or sold.... <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
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    For a community with.....

    Three of the nicer bike paths in Michigan and roads with a designated bike lanes there seems to be a lack of bike "culture" in Southwestern Michigan. Is there any group around Southwestern Michigan who get together with older bikes?
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    Single speeds rule! (because derailleurs hate me)

    Gears are cool if there is a ridiculous "stik shift." Otherwise I would rather have a single speed. I do find it comical that my 40 and 50 year old single speed bikes are more durable then my brand new Trek that is a single speed. I wore the rear hub out in a year on my pos Trek, then was...
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    How many guys..

    I got tired of my g/f complaining about her Schwinn mountain bike (I personally don't have a high opinion of mountain bikes, much less anything modern). So I told her she needed to ride my moms 65 Fair Lady. After I adjusted it to her liking she liked it. Come on, who does not love riding an...
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    looking for members my age?

    Dude...did he just call people over 20 old.......
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    how low do you put your seat?

    If I don't have my seat so my leg fully extends, or comes dang close, my right knee swells up and hurts like a mother after about 20 minutes of riding. I wish I could find another tall sissy bar for one of my Stingray's. Even though I am 6 foot I like riding a Stingray. I found a really long...
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    Siezed Goose Neck

    Before back the bolt for the goose neck out all the way and really screw my self over, I want to know if anyone else has experienced this. The goose neck is sized up on my Schwinn American. It was like this when I found the bike 15 years ago. You can back the bolt up, smack it with a dead...
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    Shipping Bikes

    I have a couple of bikes I want to sell. I have a pretty active e bay seller list and have always had good luck selling bike parts along side my usual items. So do you guys ship a bike semi-disassemble? These are just 20 inch high riser bikes. I stopped using UPS about a year ago but I still...
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    Western Flyer High Riser Bike Question

    Cool, I was not sure if it was a Buzz Bike or not. Most that I have seen on e bay or Google image searches have a different frame or are a three or five speed. Now I just need to find a chain guard for it lol
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    Western Flyer High Riser Bike Question

    I got this from my neighbors on Friday. I want to try and find the original chain guard for it before I re sell it. I need know what the original would look like or even the model name of this bike? If its not a Schwinn I am pretty much lost.
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