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  1. 54shadow

    Shameless plug

    I was hoping that it would show, all the way, and it did!
  2. 54shadow

    Shameless plug

    Not really an event, but, met up with a vlogger from Russia who I subscribe to on YT, Real Russia, he and his family are driving from the east coast to the west coast. I and another motovlogger, navythomas8, met up with him and gave him a tour of downtown Omaha, Neb. Navythomas lives just over...
  3. 54shadow

    New Ride!

    Yep, wanted a bike for the street and the suburban bike trails.
  4. 54shadow

    New Ride!

    Yep, it is fenders from now on, those daze of the stripe up the back, are over.
  5. 54shadow

    New Ride!

    Broke the piggy bank, but, it was worth it. Picked up the new, Raleigh Detour 5.5 last evening at, Peddlers Bike Shop, in Independence, Mo. The first time I laid eyes on this bike, I knew I had to have it. Needed a ride with disc brakes, fenders, light weight and 28" rims, this one filled the...
  6. 54shadow

    Could be some ideas for the next, build-off

    Some are impractical, but, one part of the concept, could be used.
  7. 54shadow

    Could be some ideas for the next, build-off

    Anything to stimulate the gray matter.
  8. 54shadow

    Could be some ideas for the next, build-off

    Whacky good!
  9. 54shadow

    Could be some ideas for the next, build-off

    If you were asked to draw a bicycle right now, from memory, without cheating, would you be able to remember the exact anatomy of the seemingly simple two-wheel design? Would you be a little hazy on how the frame connects the wheels or where the saddle area really sits? Artist Gianluca Gimini has...
  10. 54shadow

    Ricard Sachs Bike Builder

    Found this great photo expose. https://slate.adobe.com/cp/ts5O3/
  11. 54shadow

    Big Bobs Bike Barn

    This is spoof, obviously, that I did for some vloggers on YT, they inserted it into their show as an advertisement. http://vid714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/54shadow/TheFridayShow_BigBobsBikeBarnad.mp4
  12. 54shadow

    Mystery 12-Speed

    Yep, keeping the paint job, part of what makes the bike, what it is. I hear you on the seller's remorse, sold my, 1979, Motobacane Gran Jubilee, some years ago, now, I have a bike that can take its place.
  13. 54shadow

    Mystery 12-Speed

    It is on the very bottom of the frame.
  14. 54shadow

    Mystery 12-Speed

    Bingo!
  15. 54shadow

    Mystery 12-Speed

    It is a mystery.
  16. 54shadow

    Mystery 12-Speed

    It is, super light. The former owner, was the type that got the best and didn't spare the pennies, he was of the school of thought, to get quality that will last.
  17. 54shadow

    Mystery 12-Speed

    Thanks, more info in the hopper!
  18. 54shadow

    Mystery 12-Speed

    Thanks for this link! Yes, I will be going over the bike, thoroughly, before I attempt to ride it anywhere.
  19. 54shadow

    Mystery 12-Speed

    It is all Shimano 600, the rims are by Wobler.
  20. 54shadow

    Mystery 12-Speed

    The former owner was in the Air Force, so, he could have bought it, overseas. I made a promise to my coworker, not to sell it or modify it, going to keep and ride. Thanks for the info!
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