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Come and join us for the last Electra Bike Forums group ride of the year this Sunday, December 11th! It's open to anyone with a bike and a positive attitude! We will be cruising the coast from OB to PB and back. We average around 40 riders who range in age from 5 to 65, and everyone seems to...

Thanks! It's a great bike that looks like a heavy tank, but the frame is aluminum so it's super light! It's a Troy Lee Spray, but that paint scheme is too busy for my taste, so I blacked it out. I recently added the red and white Tour de Fat license plate right behind the seat stay and now it...

I'm fortunate enough to live in San Diego, where it rarely rains, so I try to ride every day. Sometimes I go on more than one ride a day if I feel like it. Part of the fun is deciding which bike to ride from my fleet!

Excellent score! I have the black and red version of this bike, and I freakin' love it! It looks awesome, and has a slightly stretched out frame as well as a low center of gravity! Be careful, because the round 'D' badge that covers the screw that holds the tank together gets lost very easily...

Hi fellow biking addicts...err...connoisseurs. I'm converting a Puch scooter headlight into LED, and will probably use a flashlight LED array. How much light should I shoot for? I want it to be bright enough to illuminate the path ahead at night but not blind other bikers or pedestrians. Is it...

Thanks for the great answers! The RX-5 has an 18-tooth cog, so the Red Band is what I'm looking for.

My bad. Red or blue band 36-hole. I know the red is 18-tooth and blue is 20-tooth.

I have a Columbia RX-5 and love it, but it's difficult to pedal up any incline. I'd like to replace the single speed hub with a Bendix kickback hub. My question is: In addition to the standard gear, does the kickback provide a 'higher' or 'lower' gear? If it's higher, can it be adjusted by...

Yeah, that WF has a real nice look to it!

That is one truly sick build!

So, does that mean any Sturmey Archer 3-speed shifter will work with any Sturmey Archer 3-speed hub? Old and new, new and old, etc...?

What a coincidence, those are two of my favorite bikes as well! Both are stunning!

That's a restored pre-war Mesinger long-spring saddle. It's springy-er than having springer forks.

These are all great suggestions, and I appreciate the help. I'll hold off on the superglue as the last resort.

That shot is at Ocean Beach Motorcycle in San Diego. Here's a more recent shot in Pacific Beach.

The X-53 is my favorite Western Flyer/Murray model. I love everything from the awesome tank to the sick springer forks to the stylish rear rack!

The nuts are too close to the frame for welding. I tried an impact screwdriver, but not with heat. I'm considering buying some cheap screwdrivers at the local swap meet and super gluing them to each bolt. Then I'll use udall's idea to apply heat before turning. Thanks for the suggestions.

I really don't know why I used bolts that came with locktite on them to install the fender stays on my Dyno, but I'm paying the price now. I want to remove the rear wheel, but can't remove the stays because the bolts are stuck in the frame. I tried using several different screwdrivers to remove...

Just an FYI that none of the LP Electra saddles are real leather, but they are very comfortable. I have two Electra LP saddles, one from the Ghostrider (same as Hellbilly) and one from the Vince. They are identical except for the look of the top. You can probably have your local Electra dealer...

Re: Custom Ghostrider Here are some pics with the new Harley Davidson fork bag.