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  1. Flying Merlino Brother

    Tire size comparison: 20x3 (75-406) vs 24x1-3/8 (37-540)

    Curious as to why compare a 20" to 24" tire or is there some preliminary information as an enthusiast I should know?
  2. Flying Merlino Brother

    Rat .... Klunk WAS Suck Level 5

    Racoon walked away, the groaning and stare down freaked me out. Glad Keeper Red Dog was in the house! From the How To files, images of the pre threading and cutting of the Trk 700 Hybrid Fork and the, what I am calling infamous, tubular rims. Growing up 1980s BMX, (1982 MX III) I thought...
  3. Flying Merlino Brother

    Rat .... Klunk WAS Suck Level 5

    This guy won the staring contest, looks like a case of mange, poor guy. Can posts be edited, I would love to correct a couple spelling errors. (Nevermind, found it)!
  4. Flying Merlino Brother

    Rat .... Klunk WAS Suck Level 5

    Well my fellow Ratters, I suppose the biggest lesson to date with this 2024 initiative is the course entitled "Schwinn Rim History - The journey from the drafting table to hell". The take away, there are two tires available for 26" S5 and S6 rims. So, while I was ok with this build not turning...
  5. Flying Merlino Brother

    WALD Red Bow Pedals.

    1/2"?
  6. Flying Merlino Brother

    ORBO Step-Thru Klunker

    I saw similar use in my 20's. Having lived in Amsterdam for 6 months and Sint Maartensdijk for an additional 12, these were just genderless bicycles.
  7. Flying Merlino Brother

    Withdrawn 2" x 26" Slicks

    Looking for gently used 2" (x 26) Slicks. The Strandie version of this Spaceliner works well enough, even though the rear tire is *t i g h t* and is inflated *a f t e r* the rim is installed. 2" smooth tires and some old inverted bars and original grips from a Sear Rote should turn this into a...
  8. Flying Merlino Brother

    All Forked Up

    LBS is a great idea!
  9. Flying Merlino Brother

    All Forked Up

    From the motorcycle side, theses are spacers for axles, I believe used for forks as well? Sizes abound!
  10. Flying Merlino Brother

    All Forked Up

    Lost a reply so trying again... Thanks for the video and I'll check at work if we have any such size die, we just might. As part of the adding new threads, mechanically and skill building the best apporach, what are the options for extending the groove, neatly, for the lock washer? Otherwise...
  11. Flying Merlino Brother

    All Forked Up

    I can add more threads or I can take the bearing cup from another frame and add as a spacer at the bottom of the fork then reinstall the bearing ring (what the bearings ride on). Any other ideas spacers or learn ho to weld? This one is going to be a 7 speed rail trail klunker should ther be...
  12. Flying Merlino Brother

    Rollfast step thru great condition for FL.

    Did you buy this? I too would say worth it in parts alone but that OG paint looks great.
  13. Flying Merlino Brother

    UNLIMITED 2-2-1

    If not the Huffy CG then the third one for sure!
  14. Flying Merlino Brother

    Crack is Whack

    So it seems like a few more doors opened. Tire size looks like the harder thing to figure out for the English rims. Fun stuff. Too hot to work so I'm reading about the confusing world of 26" tyres and tires while figuring out tyres. Honestly, or regrettably, all roads are pointing to ' if you...
  15. Flying Merlino Brother

    Macro Monday! Show that zoomed-in detail shot ON MONDAY

    Not a true Macro shot but it fits the spirit of the thread.
  16. Flying Merlino Brother

    Eldorado

    Why won't you come to your senses? Local find with beautiful twin tubes and complete headlight. Great color.
  17. Flying Merlino Brother

    Crack is Whack

    You gents are terrific! The encouragement is greatly appreciated. The donor hub is from another Spaceliner with worse rims that don't buff up so nice. Yeah, yeah, my beautiful wife already commented that they are more rat "this" way. So, the lacing would be from the same hub, brother bike. My...
  18. Flying Merlino Brother

    Crack is Whack

    Well it's a good argument for cleaning grease and decades of gunk. The thought bubble now fills with lacing two wheels with new spokes and one OG donor hub or tear down a Raleigh three speed for her rims and hubs. I suspect the latter may introduce physical size constraints. Nice thing with the...
  19. Flying Merlino Brother

    Crack is Whack

    Indeed the crack is around the full circumference, so no drilling to stop it.
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