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QC missed the boat on that one!

So I'm reading the recent comments, then I think (runnin on first cup of coffee, yawn) What bikes the OP cuttin' up? So, back up the thread, thinking thes bikes are nice and how come I missed seeing them before? THEN the punchine, 2016. Great advise guys to bad the OP didn't hang around long...

I like the purple paint. Don't forget to allow room for your crank to swing and watch for pedal strikes!

"Thinking back, wrenching on bikes and riding the neighborhood is what we did as kids in the 70’s since we didn’t have the internet and video games to distract us! " What a brilliant statement, @radnadnev That is my memory as well. And there wasn't anything we couldn't fix on my AMF with these...

Final assembly of crank, took awhile to get quite a bit of super fine gritty mud residue out of the BB. The cartridge I pulled out was full of grit also and sloppy! Test fit another set of pedals. Nervous all the pedals I try seem to fit loose to the cranks. Ugg. Do I have to use locktite...

Parts is parts !

Using the existing bike name as a start, My inspiration for the name, "The Great (Haro) Escape." Is inspired by the amazing Steve McQueen and his motorcycle jump stunt to escape from a WW2 POW camp. For some reason I watched this movie many times as a kid and that got it burned into the 'ole...

And that is why we have a "farm policy". Regular insurance co. don't want to mess with horses.

Bought a China Huffy from Mallwart couple years ago. Hub was copy of Shimano design and it kept buzzing when coasting, even after I pulled it apart and lubed it. Consensus was beat it a little - hard application of the brake would speed parts getting warn down and bedded in. It worked.

I got the my Redline crank from a scrapped bike, so it came complete with chainring bearings and cups. The cups are std OPC size outside, but bearings are oversize dia so the bearings are not standard, and ditto for the cups. I gather that you can find the cranks and can bore a std sprocket to...

Still a work in progress but this is my garage shop. Put some good old school Technics speakers up by the ceiling. Huge angle brackets were part of a scrapped store potato chip rack ! Receiver hooked to old Dell pc rocking Windows7 and AIMP mp3 player.

Gave her a good scrub today with dish soap and water rinse. Used this Ice spray auto wax. https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Wax-T-477R-ICE-Spray/dp/B007KTINWQ/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=turtle+wax+ice+synthetic+polish&qid=1653780594&sr=8-2 Dries clear not white, looks good.

https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/redline-big-bock-bottom-bracket.113500/#post-1172149

I knew I saw the name before... (on my Haro Escape frame.)

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Oh ya, lottsa miles and left out in the elements... Back of a LBS find - cost $30. I did get a few rides outta that chain after PBBlaster treatment, then it snapped in two! Original "found" thread - https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/2000-cannondale-h300.110296/ Picked up one of...

https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/forums/road-touring-bikes.58/

IDK where you live. Sounds like a tough situation. If your bikes are not a business then it's a hobby. I never spend lots on bikes and parts. It's for fun and exercise. Probably have too many but, "at least they don't eat." I would look for maybe a rider on a policy where you can declare the...

I gave her a wash with dish soap, but I can scrub it again as I missed some spots around wheels, ect. Maybe the wax will add some shine. I have one of those power balls around here somewhere.

Tried some different bars and stems.... Serviced the headset and I realized the jaunty angle of the seat is caused by the seat post being backwards.... Now fixed.... Any good ideas to put some shine into the frame? I assume it is anodized and it seems like a pretty delicate finish.