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  1. DiscoStu

    threaded to threadless converter...

    Lookin for a little input if anyone has used one of these before:http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=6000119&subcategory=60001185&brand=&sku=9755&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Shop%20by%20Subcat%3A%20Road%20Stems My John Deere commuter bike rebuild took a turn for the worse and the only...
  2. DiscoStu

    new project john deere commuter

    well, this one is going to be my commuting bike for the year I think. Got her torn apart down stairs and making my list of needed parts. The curb weight is a bit more than I was expecting, but with some heavy lugs, she should take the bumps out of the road real nice. the guy I got it from...
  3. DiscoStu

    learn from others mistakes/experience... painting

    Well, being as painting is one of the two things that will take me the most time on a bike (the other being welding when I start my next project), I figured I'd share a couple things I learned/ran into on my first bike and maybe some of you other cats can lend an idea or two to get your paint to...
  4. DiscoStu

    Rim sizes and other wheel/tire questions

    1. The steel wheels that came on my huff are about 22 3/4" diamater from the outsite of the rims. I'm assuming I should be looking for a 22" tire? Is that correct? Am I taking a correct measurement? 1a. If I'm not taking a correct measurement, what would the correct measureing point be? 2...
  5. DiscoStu

    Spliff Biff Lives!

    So picked up this Huffy Impala out in Stillwater today. Looks by the stickers on it, that she was branded to be sold at the Holiday gas stations. Interesting. Now I've torn down all my racing bikes and done all my own maintenace, but this will be my first go at something like this. It's...
  6. DiscoStu

    inspiration you are metal and rubber...

    well, after woodworking for quite a while, I needed something to get me thinking creatively again. I stumbled onto this site early this week and I'm now 1 day away from picking up a '60s Holiday??? and I have a sweet old leather Brooks saddle in the mail from eBay too. I think the first go...
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