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Use two thicknesses of thrift store camping/yoga pads shooglued together, mount it to the saddle pan with shoogoo, then sand it to a...

I think it was Eugene that tried making and jumping a ramp. The ramp sucked and it broke when he hit it. Minor crash. No big deal...

I use phosphoric acid. Ph down in gallon. Diluted n a tank. If there’s any rust, even a tiny amount underneath the paint the paint will...

Drill a small hole in the end of the cracks. This usually stops them from spreading. I can’t tell where the cracks go or where they are...

Your rear tire will expand when you sit on it. Going around a corner may make it rub on the chain. Tires age and get wider. You could...

16 gauge shotgun brass or sparkling wine corks.

you’ll be fine with that concept, using a rear derailleur. For a single speed, the curved chain stays make for chain drag on the chain...

Actually, they're both Shelbys. But I have to assume you mean the late '30s wishbone double bar with the Shock-eze forks and great...

I use street 2.125 whitewalls on one of my klunkers and I really can’t tell any difference that knobbies make. If it’s wet, well that’s...

A zero reach stem will also help bring the bars back. I don’t know if that will look better than the reverse stem your using.

I use three pounds of tire pressure for snow bike trails. Higher pressure will cause ruts in the set track and other riders won’t...

Hope your wife didn't read that last comment - women can have an entirely different way of interpreting what men say! Robert

I like the look of the backwards stem. I don’t think you could find a set of bars that are more swept back. You could put on handle bar...

1880s - 90s bicycle tubing.

If a convex cog spaced outwards, a convex chainring spaced outwards and washers don’t do it you could try a dished sprocket. I don’t...