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Someone must have corrected them....The ad has been changed to say the 80's now...

I am SO glad that this got resurrected or I wouldn't have found it. Gerry, what can I say? Holy Cow you're good! You should be careful making those skills public like that....I'm only a few hours down the road and you never know when I may knock on your door holding a set of fenders and a...

Man, do you ever make me jealous! Not only do you snag one of the best $50.00 finds anywhere, but you also have the talent to flawlessly do custom paint, pinstriping, matchin seat upholstery and now this? AMAZING job! The bike looks incredible.

Staring at 38 in a couple of months.

I obviously don't know the guy, but my experience with people in similar positions is that they don't like being unreasonable any more than you do. Dude probably was obligated to come by because he had received a complaint from someone, and also obligated to report that he had spoken to you...

I can't speak for all areas of the country, but where I grew up 90% of the kids rode Canadian Tire Supercycles, and although they weren't the lightest or fastest, they always seemed durable enough. 'Serious' cyclists will always vut down any mass-market product, but if you're just going to use...

Welcome, Mike. Those are some serious MTBs you've got there. I'll look forward to seeing what you do with your first Rat.

Welcome, Pat. Awesome collecton there...I can't wait to see some of your pics in the gallery.

Welcome. BTW, 'Spokesmen' is a very cool name for bike club!

I apologize as I'm sure this must have come up before, but I appear to be really crummy at using the search as I can't find anything on it. Folks with rides like you have must always be wary of keeping them safe. Is there a preferred type/brand of lock for Rats? I have a tendency to...

A good chuckle...PRICELESS! Sorry...couldn't resist 8)

Awesome!

Wow....Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome. What a wonderful community you have here....I spent significant time poking around yesterday and I didn't see one single flame or even what could be considered an argument. An extremely pleasant experience given some other forums I have visited...

...to post to every one of these threads saying basically the same thing, so allow me to summarize by saying I am AWESTRUCK by the talent and creativity of this group as evidenced by the photos in this forum. I just can't stop admiring! My customers are not exactly getting 100% of my time...

They're nothing special at all. Not really rat-able, but a couple of good units for learning some basics. A 20" BMX style bike and a 20" MTB style....rusted chains, flat tires, etc....I have no loftier goals than to teach myself to get them in working order and keep them that way. Assuming...