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About thirty years ago I used to race a Motobecane like this. I crashed it and bent the forks and rear derailleur hanger etc.. It was never the same after that and eventually I cut it up with a hacksaw and threw it in the trash in the city park across the street. Now days I stay away from Euro...

Me on my Western-Auto cheapie ;

Found at a local garage sale, I researched what it was but can't remember anything except I think it is the last good year for Mongoose BMX, and I like how the kid erased all Mongoose ID and covered the bike with decals of bands etc. he liked. Went over it and got it on the street, but has a...

Me thirty-some years ago on one of the original production xr750s I had fun with for a while; At one point I put dummy lights and a "TT" front brake setup on this and had it titled and registered etc. for the street and rode it around, but of course it would not pass any state inspection. A...

Actually I checked my riding log and this particular build is up over 3500 miles now.

This first bike is a 1962 650ss. Right now it is in the back of the garage behind a bunch of junk as I have not ridden it for a few years. This bike is a 1962 Norton works 500cc twin racer made to run at the Daytona races that year and anywhere else they wanted to run it. It was one of...

I have 3000 miles or so on this LeTour + Coaster = Toaster and it has worked flawlessly....

What years did you work for Norton?

I never sell bikes I do not need, I give them all away, even if I have money and time in them, I give them to those who are even worse off than I am and cannot afford a bike or do not know how to do their own repairs. I am into riding bicycles, not using them to make money.

Do you know what the term "direct drive" actually means? It means that there is no gear reduction or overdrive between the power source and the drive wheel of a vehicle. If a hub has gearing inside for either a low gear or an overdrive, then only one of the speeds is direct-drive, not both of...

I agree with you, if someone, for whatever reason is afraid to ride a bicycle on public roads they should stay off them, same goes for those afraid to ride a motorcycle or automobile in traffic, if you are afraid then you make mistakes and get hurt. But again, all adding bicycle lanes to public...

The state I live in has laws that say a bicycle rider has a right to use the same roads that automobile drivers do, all dedicated bike paths and lanes do is give motorists another excuse to yell "get off the road !!! " to cyclists instead of learning that bicycles have the right to be there and...

Shimano never made any bad bicycle parts, if it says Shimano on it then use it.

I have been riding two-wheel bicycles since about 1966, and today I ride the same type of bicycles I always have, 1970s and earlier with steel frames.