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Ouch! You took a header! Cool design and construction except for one obvious flaw. This is why the "safety bicycle" was developed. Ride on!

"Rocket science" does not exist. If you're planning, designing, constructing, and/or flying rockets, it ain't science, it's aerospace engineering. Science explores the physical and natural world. Engineering applies scientific knowledge to design, build, and maintain products or processes to...

Mystery solved. A third friend had left the bike, then contacted me to ask if it was worth fixing up to use at his condo at the shore (here in Jersey, it's the shore). Turns out it was. The parts department yielded a seat post of the proper diameter, a saddle, a pair of 26 X 2.125 whitewalls...

The whole rig is very cool, including the fender. Functionally, I think the fender will prove useful. Otherwise, that big ol' rear tire might be wearin' holes in certain areas of your jeans.

Grasshopper, listen to the lessons that life may teach you. Also know that you will be going up hill more often than down hill.

Carpal tunnel syndrome? No, doctor, I haven't been typing a lot, but I have been riding my bike with moon bars.

I was in the backyard talking to my wife while she worked in the vegetable garden. I like to encourage her efforts when I can. I then walked around the front of the house and found this Huffy Stalker in the driveway. I could think of two friends who were capable of such a thing. I called one...

And a photo of James Patrick Page OBE out for a ride. You can call him "Sir Jimmy."

We rented from a competitor of Cooks: Young's Bicycle Shop on Broad Street. Google maps, especially street view, is a wonderful thing.

When my wife and I visited the island in 2012, I think we rented bikes there.

Apologies to Led Zeppelin. I was cleaning off my workbench yesterday, which needed it badly. And I found this sardine can with a lonely ball. Now I'm trying to remember which bottom bracket might be short a ball. Or not. We live in a world of worry.

Wait a minute. Dual rear brakes each controlled by a separate lever? No front brake? But, but... a front brake is much more effective than a rear brake, which locks up the rear wheel in an emergency stop. And a single rim brake is more than capable of locking up a rear wheel. Well, certainly a...

Check out this curb find. Does it give anybody an idea for frame fabrication? I'm knee deep in 16" bikes so this will probably end up at the thrift shop. But I couldn't leave it for the garbage truck. I found it while heading for home on a little morning ride, so I rode the last couple of...

Uncle John: Using your wife's hair dryer might be okay, but it's good that you didn't use her toothbrush. That probably would get you in trouble.

Cousin Frankie: With the risk of being a wet blanket, I must observe that, aesthetics aside, the cheapest and/or easiest solution is a narrower rim. Have fun!

The problem I ran into with a solid-wire Shimano setup was that I couldn't figure out how to change the length of the cable. The plastic end pieces (see posts 1 and 6) seemed to be permanently attached to the housing. That meant that I was limited in types of handlebars and height of stem...

I am visiting relatives in Massachusetts and sneaked a peek at Craigslist for the area. This Columbia was listed for $50. I had just left to pick it up when the seller texted and said a coworker of his was interested. So no fresh find for me this time.

Modifications to my Huffy Good Vibrations 24 have improved riding qualities greatly. Layback seat post and BMX-style HB. Swapped out the coaster brake for a freewheel (went from 40/18 to 40/17). Added caliper brakes (figured that was a good idea with the loss of the coaster). Switched from...

Coincidence: Colman Domingo rocks the red carpet at the Oscars in his Pepto-Bismol pink suit!

Looks like Barney is closer to a purple; nearest Pantone match is 241C. Nearest match for Pepto-Bismol pink is Pantone 18-2120. This pink is also known as Baker-Miller pink, which was observed by the psychologist Alexander Schauss to produce a calming effect (reduced heart rate and respiration)...