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When I was young and foolish (now I'm just foolish)- MY BIG ADVENTURE- In July of 1970 I set out on my trusty 40 pound Schwinn with 30 pounds of equipment for a ride around the Delaware River and Bay. I rode over to the Delaware Memorial Bridge and hitched a ride across. Then rode from...

Cook's Cycles on South Beach Street...

Over 40 plus years ago when my brother and I were doing bike repairs at a bike rental shop on Nantucket Island, when he was servicing a front or rear hub, I would take away or add a bearing to his cup of bearings when he was not looking. Eventually he caught on and retribution was swift.

Cool Beans!

I cleaned up a 1960's 3-speed Moulton and gave it to my brother... EDIT: Strong magnets were attached to the rear rack and a thin steel plate was glued & riveted to the bottom of the picnic basket. Takes two hands to pull the basket off!

You need to put wood fenders on it from WOODY'S Fenders. He may be able to source the wood from Sherwood Forest (lol).

When I needed to mount a headlight on a fender I used the base of a door stop. Removed the lever arm and voila!

Balloon is not fully inflated, leaving a nub on one end and nozzle on the other. Tie each end of the balloon to the outside of the fender stay, then roll the bike forward pushing the balloon under the stay until it pops to the other side. Balloon should be to the tire side of the wheel. Have fun...

Don't forget using long balloons with both ends tied to the fender stay. Makes a loud "blub, blub, blub" sound until they eventually pop. Just carry a pocket full of balloons. Years ago a buddy and I were on the Princeton Ride, which would attract over a thousand riders. As we "blub, blub, blub"...

I have a Flickr account with a number of different albums for my hobbies. One album is for bicycles, either ones I have owned or photos from a small Bicycle Museum. Check out my bikes and post a link to your collection... My Flickr Bike Album

When I was in High School, on Saturdays I would go to the Library and look at turn of the Century (1900-1910) U.S. Patent Office Gazettes. Each month would consist of 4 or 5 large books about 5 inches thick. What surprised me was the amount of bicycle patents, from complete bikes to every part...

How is your French? French Light on Ebay

Back in 1973 my brother and I worked on Nantucket Island as mechanics at a bike rental place. Occasionally we would see some unusual bikes, other than the 3-speed rental bikes that were everywhere. Here's 2 European bikes from the 1950's/60s. Check out the brazed on derailleurs.

I want to see the video of when they hit a small pothole...!!!

If you want to see all kinds of nifty folding bicycles, check out this website- The Folding Cyclist The Folding Cyclist

Another listing- "Benno Bikes Ballooner 27D Step-Over City Bike - Navy Blue - REG $930" The Price? $929.99 with $109.00 shipping. Must have a sense of humor!

Here's a funky little folder I got off of Ebay. Made by a Chinese company, FUERDI, that makes high end electric bikes. I ended up giving it to a Shriner Clown friend of mine. It scrunches rather than folds.

Quite a few boating destinations will have bike rental shops. I worked the summers of 73/75 on Nantucket Island at a bike rental shop. Once we had 2 bikes come in for repair that had sailed all the way from Japan lashed to the deck. Needless to say they were quite corroded and weathered. The...

I saw on Ebay that there is a pair of used DaHons for $600.00 local pick-up in Toledo, Ohio.

Since 1973 I have had at least 20 folding bikes. Most were off the shelf but I did have 2 custom built Bike Fridays. These. however, were more of a disassembling bike for transport than actual folding bikes. There are a lot of considerations for folders. New/used, wheel size, steel/aluminum...