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if we should come across this, who do we call / is there a case number?

pedal car hybrid! I've acquired assorted neglected/discarded/abandoned/unwanted wheeled toys over the past year. Using my new cut off wheel, and some black primer, I "reduced, reused, and recycled" them into a cool new toy. I started with rusty,crusty , broken kettler car and a wallyword...

The xtracycle is an awesome cargo carrying concept, but the xtrahighprice is not. http://www.xtracycle.com/platform/ It seems that taking a tandem bike, and removing the rear seat/handles/crank would provide the same geometry, and enough frame area to bolt on assorted...

This gusset is the giveaway- these were commonly marketed under the "Makaha Hanter" name in America. Basically a no name taiwanese cruiser bike, with different badging. http://velospace.org/node/14812

I got this sunburned Electra Hawaii 3 (2007 vintage) at yard sale today. The bike look to have been baking in a backyard for 5 years, but the nexus 3-speed worked awesome as I raced around the neighborhood. The one functional issue is that the kickstand is broken; just spins around in its frame...

I was looking for a cheap rear coaster wheel for my friend's bike, and a wreck of a bike with a crappy picture appeared on CL. It appeared to have a coaster brake wheel, was in her neighborhood, and was $10. The seller was under no allusion that he had gold, it was a project bike gone bad. She...

The bikes are cool, but the hairstyle is even better!

Hi all, I've been wondering what walmart does with the (assuming) scores of returned bikes they get a month that are either broken, defective , damged in shipping, customer changed mind, etc. At my local Walmart, I noticed that a few bikes have reappeared on the rack as 'refurbished' and...

I always ask for the seller's history with the bike (ala Antiques Roadshow). Their answer might throw up some red flags. Also, in my personal experience, any time I hear "I'm selling it for my cousin", that's my cue to walk away.. all sorts of spidey sense tingling there. Sometimes I get a...

On our normal Saturday AM yard sale route, I spot a sad mt bike in one sale. I get out out to inspect it; it is an old Alpina Uno mens bike. Its "features": - 2 flat and cracked tires - both derailleurs non-operational - both brake calipers non-operational - seat cracked - has the 'I've stored...

Who asks this? :mrgreen:

how much did you pay for it? There was one on American Pickers, and ever since then, everyone thinks they are 1959 Cadillacs or something. I had a couple of these,,and yes the gooseneck is cool, but basically useless in standard bicycle applications. BTW: the coolest most usable part is the...

Was there ever any update on this - hopefully good news?

The KHS is the aqua colored one up front.

okay, the other J.. Jackson :oops:

I managed to assemble a fleet of department store bikes from assorted yard sales over the last two weeks: All basic cruiser bikes.. average cost was ten jeffersons/ 1 jackson apiece. The oddball one is the 6 speed 'CENTRIX' cruiser with three piece crank. its the red one with a white fork...

After one hacksaw, 2 flat blade screwdrivers, 1 small bolt cutter, a lot of elbow grease, and a few colorful metaphors, I finally got them off. The good news is that should I ever need to wrestle an anaconda, I will have some practice under my belt. What are these things? A premolded inner...

Our Targets have stopped carrying bike tires altogether. Our Orchard Supply Hardware converted over from the unfolded hanging tire display to the folded up in a box model (the same kind that Walmart has).. with a 100% price increase AND no more whitewall tires. We don't have a Toy R us in our...

I acquired an old 60s Murray/Hawthorne bike, and the tires are some 80s mt bike tires that look really old & mediocre, so I want to replace them. The tires aren't flat, the tubes have no nozzle, they feel solid and weigh a ton. How do I get these tires & tubes off? hacksaw? blowtorch?

^ an alligator? a living alligator?