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  1. Voyager Al

    Ladies Firestone 500 Speed Cruiser -- OMG IT'S DONE!

    Re: Ladies Firestone 500 Speed Cruiser pholTmonx, my experience with lace painting back in the 70's, was ya had to DUST the paint on, so ya werent really soaking the lace,or paper. ya only painted enuf to color, not cover. Just saying. Im old school,and i use whatchagot. That was in the lacquer...
  2. Voyager Al

    Ruff Cycles frames are now in the US!

    Re: Ruff Cycles on FB from Germany I bet Deven Science could knock off 150 , and make a USA built bike,delivered...
  3. Voyager Al

    i got a question for yALL

    Glen,how is the ride of the chopper? Comfy? an ya do a 20 mile day on it?
  4. Voyager Al

    Burning old grease out of bearings, "How To" or "Don't Do?"

    Your old grease gotta be alot softer than the grease I have run into. Im talking a compound thats as hard as shellac. Water and ol intensified tide aint gonna get it. Nope...
  5. Voyager Al

    Burning old grease out of bearings, "How To" or "Don't Do?"

    I would think that a safer way would be to use a heat gun. It will never get red-hot, and yet get hot enuf to soften the grease. I may try this, as I have a few heatguns around from my window tinting business.
  6. Voyager Al

    Craig's list scam/spam alert thread?

    I state on my CL ads to reply WITH A PHONE NUMBER, or I delete. And I explain why. I wont call ya, but wont reply without a number. That has solved alot of BS. No number, it gets deleted. A number, I reply. after that, I will give MY phone number, and it progresses from there. I have traded MANY...
  7. Voyager Al

    Burning old grease out of bearings, "How To" or "Don't Do?"

    Id worry about longevity of the sheetmetal cage. heat screws up sheetmetal. I just soak my parts in a kerosene/2 stroke gas mix. Sorta "what ya got layin around" solvent. 1 night, and a plastic scrub brush, gets em clean. Its bad enuf I mig weld in the garage, with the safety can at the far end...
  8. Voyager Al

    Seatpost Clamp?

    I bought a new one,chrome, on Amazon. I think it was like 1.67.
  9. Voyager Al

    Kool Kats BC,Pittsburgh,Pa

    Facebook:Kool Kats BC Meet usually in Millvale Riverview Park or Bicycle Heaven
  10. Voyager Al

    USPS

    F&R is the only place that has 26 X 1.95 tires. I use them on my middleweights. Fits under fenders, and looks real close to the ballooner size. And CHEAP. Not a big assortment of colors, maybe 5, but better than black or WW only
  11. Voyager Al

    Knives

    i have collected switcchblades for years. Its illegal to carry them. So I dont......ya know? Knife in left pocket,642 S&W in right pocket. Unless Im asleep.
  12. Voyager Al

    USPS

    I buy very little online, except for amazon.com Bike parts,I found a local shop that doesnt gouge. He is a plumber,full time, and has the bike shop for his son's income,and the kid doesnt work their anymore.LOL. He orders stuff in weekly, and charges way less than most LBS's do. He even gets me...
  13. Voyager Al

    Ladies Firestone 500 Speed Cruiser -- OMG IT'S DONE!

    Re: Ladies Firestone 500 Speed Cruiser Pre-spray BOTH sides of the paper with a coat of paint BEFORE ya lay it down. Let it DRY!!, then lay it down.
  14. Voyager Al

    Pittsburgh 2/10

    how is Bec's build coming?
  15. Voyager Al

    What kind of paint??

    That'll shoot the budget. Try Testors model paint.Cheap at hobby shops.
  16. Voyager Al

    Cincinnati Rat Riders BIG Bicycle Event This Saturday!!!

    Re: Cincinnati Rat Riders BIG Bicycle Event Rusty, please post a proper link for ur FB page? cincyratriders doesnt work. Ill link ya with our Kool Kats BC page.
  17. Voyager Al

    Pittsburgh 2/10

    we had an awesome ride. It was about 40 degrees when we met, and went to 46ish. Me,Piddles,DogDart, and my nephew Ryan Morten. Rode 18 miles. Stopped across the river,in the South Side,for a drink at the OTB Bicycle Cafe. And a bowl of Blissful Beet Bisque.Yummy. Good day,guys. No vids were...
  18. Voyager Al

    freeware for GoPro editing

    I have used it, and have gotten so mad, I almost returned it, thinking it was bad. Then got SERIF, a software,and posted 1 vid. Then today,I rode with a few of the KoolKats, and cant get a vid to even show on the computer. I just got done uninstalling every piece of crap on my puter,trying to...
  19. Voyager Al

    freeware for GoPro editing

    I got a GoPro 2 for christmas, and cant find a simple software to use to EASILY edit videos. Im not super on a computer, but pics have never been a problem . Im not a dummy, but am really struggling with getting vids to post online. I want to edit them first. What do ya all use?
  20. Voyager Al

    Pittsburgh 2/10

    ride from Millvale,meet at noon. See ya there. Will ride around, maybe find a beer. I will have my GoPro rolling, i need practice editing video. See ya!
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