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PEDAL HAIKU To the rear loosens; To the front tightens, thusly. Both sides are the same..

"My old man's spare tires were only tires in the academic sense--they were round and had once been made of rubber." -- Jean Sheppard, A Christmas Story

If you're interested in functionality over appearance, then these are even cheaper...

I'm always on the lookout for new products and techniques and stumbled on this about one week ago. Because it allows a 2K topcoat, the stuff might be durable enough to take a closer look at.

That already looks a million times better! But the chain guard has got to go.

Who needs a brake bridge when you haven't had brakes for a long time?

Cuttin' the mustard is far better than cuttin' the cheese.

I'd have to go back and read the original post, but I doubt it said that any fractional tire will fit on any other fractional rim. That's simply not true. What is true is that no fractionally-sized tire will fit on the Schwinn S2. There's actually five common 26" tire sub-families, four of...

Bike tires are weirdly sized by their overall diameter, tread-to-tread. What you REALLY need is the size of the hole in the middle, in order to make an informed decision. The ISO numbers help eschew this confusion by providing what is called the Bead Seat Diameter (BSD). In your case, you're...

Also, great job getting the booths set-up promptly, and....properly functioning! I imagine that's a Herculean task in itself.

There are so many doctors, 'who' can keep track?

Enough left over for a demi-fender up front?

Providence smiles again. And, for what it's worth, I think the fender length is fine as-is.

And, I wouldn't go overboard with the faux-tina treatment. Just try to get all the tins to look similar to the tank. It's a lot less 'ratty' than the frame surface.