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So on Saturday, despite some nasty wet weather out of whim I decided to make a stop at a small bicycle event and swap meet that was going on in town. Cherryhurst Bikes was having an event to raise awareness for cyclist in the city of Houston. They had a bicycle contest, which was free, so I said...

Is it normal for a New Departure model D hub to take a quarter turn before engaging after coasting? I have taken apart this hub about three times now and no matter what i do i get the same results. What is happening is that after pedaling if i coast for a bit and then go back to pedaling it...

Does anyone know how to seal rust to keep it from further rusting and to help with the dust rust creates? Is there any kind of oil or clear that can be put over rust? Any input would be appreciated.

I have a Western Flyer X53 fork on my cruiser and I recently mounted up a fender I had laying around on it. I drilled screw holes for all the screws that hold the fender to the fork and the rods that run to the wheels and now I have the front of the fender sticking up at the front. Has anyone...

Because it was two tired! :P

While trying to extract a broken bolt out of a spring for a X53 fork I really messed stuff up. I had no success at extracting the bolt so now ill probably have to redrill and retap the spring at my dads machine shop when I get a chance. I'm really hating myself right about now. :cry:

So I think I'm going to strip the paint off my bicycle to bare metal for some faux rust treating. Just wanted to hear what you guys use to take paint off. I'm not interested in using aircraft paint stripper, have used it in the past and don't want the mess associated with using chemicals. So...

Picked this up over the weekend, Wester Flyer head badged. I looked all over the frame for a serial but couldn't find one, maybe someone can help out. I took the rear and front hubs apart degreased and relubed the new departure model d hubs. The rear hub feels a bit stiff, not sure if that's...