🍺 Anita Brewski 🍺- Bullhorns go bye bye

[marshall hudson]

On the road traveling for work and had some time to kill today so I stopped in a small hole in the wall bike shop and scored! While making small talk I found out they had a set of thick slicks in the back "forever" that somebody ordered and never came back for. $25 for the pair! And the nice guys at my following meeting boxed them up and shipped them from Pennsylvania to my house no cost! Winning


I won't use them on this build but an update is an update

Missed out on a set of the these on the bay last week. Can,t find them any where

 

[Captain Awesome]

Missed out on a set of the these on the bay last week. Can,t find them any where

Slicks? What size? I see them on the web

Thick bricks on the other hand......

 

[Captain Awesome]

Well................I was contemplating a fork change and decided to knock the BB cups out so I could put in a good set and mount the crank to eyeball everything.

BB has a crack in it. Aluminum. Sigh....... Explains some of the water and salt corrosion that was in the bearings and maybe why I had to cut the entire crank assembly out. Didn't see the crack before or I caused it trying to break the crank free

It was free. Not complaining too much. Back to the pile to see what I got for a frame change

Keeping the bars though no matter what

 

[kingfish254]

That sux man! But yeah! Those wicked bars gotta stay!

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

BB has a crack in it. Aluminum. Sigh....... Explains some of the water and salt corrosion that was in the bearings and maybe why I had to cut the entire crank assembly out. Didn't see the crack before or I caused it trying to break the crank free

After learning this lesson way too many times, frameset cleaning and inspection are one of the first checks I complete. Even so, sometimes cracks get missed until paint restoration.

 

[Captain Awesome]

After learning this lesson way too many times, frameset cleaning and inspection are one of the first checks I complete. Even so, sometimes cracks get missed until paint restoration.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Cap, you ain't that bad, I can top that. As of last week, this Rockadile was still being ridden.

@ingola did you convince him to retire it yet?

 

[Ulu]

That would appear to be an aluminum bike.

In that case I’d be glad I didn’t buy the aluminum Mongoose. In spite of the extra 8 pounds.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Cap, you ain't that bad, I can top that. As of last week, this Rockadile was still being ridden.
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@ingola did you convince him to retire it yet?

 

[RustyGold]

Cap, you ain't that bad, I can top that. As of last week, this Rockadile was still being ridden.
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@ingola did you convince him to retire it yet?

Meh...a roll of duct tape should do the trick.

 

[ingola]

Cap, you ain't that bad, I can top that. As of last week, this Rockadile was still being ridden.
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@ingola did you convince him to retire it yet?

Yes it's in my backyard.its even worse on the other side. He thought it was the rock shocks. He works where I work and was doing 12 km 7.5 miles)everyday beside transports.

 

[JA331]

Killer score. Thick Slicks are great looking tires.

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Awesome rubber. I have them on my fast ripper. Super fast and they ride great too.

 

[Captain Awesome]

The search continues.......

Big thanks to @kingfish254 who put me on to a Schwinn tanker but it didn't pan out. Must have been sold before I even got around to asking. Went and looked at a 3G frame a local told me about but it has a bent head and down tube junction (rental bike life)

I added another Cranbrook frame to the pile so I have those if it comes down to it. Also have a lead on a Caloi cruiser to see

And if all else fails I'll use the Monterrey I've been holding onto

 

[RustyGold]

While making small talk I found out they had a set of thick slicks in the back "forever" that somebody ordered and never came back for. $25 for the pair!

$20!

 

[Captain Awesome]

$20!
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I'll pm you my address again

 

[RustyGold]

Realization. Cap got free shipping...I used a gallon of diesel...at $5.89.

Cap wins!

 

[Captain Awesome]

Realization. Cap got free shipping...I used a gallon of diesel...at $5.89.

Cap wins!

Boom

 

[Captain Awesome]

In Florida for a mini vacation for the Mrs birthday. If I can find some deals I may try and get something in the back of her Cadillac. If not I'm just going to surge ahead with one of the Huffy frames I already have upon my return

Hopefully next week I can actually get something done

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Hopefully next week I can actually get something done

I should get a t-shirt made, that's the story of my life

 

[Ulu]

You'd like the one my wife bought me.

"Genius by birth
Slacker by choice."