So simple............
I’m trying to figure out what it’s like to ride a bicycle that has no trail, and so the front wheel doesn’t caster.
Sounds like a blast to meWobbly In the low speed tank slapper shopping cart speed wobble sense. No fun at all.
After much internet sleuthing for months I finally found some faster rolling tires for 27.5+ sized ladies.....
No doubt much of the time spent was due to gender specific tires being so uncommonAfter much internet sleuthing for months I finally found some faster rolling tires for 27.5+ sized ladies...
Steel fo shoLooks like a LaJolla, but in steel...more cut and weld friendly!
I’m just not that proud.No doubt much of the time spent was due to gender specific tires being so uncommon
Not even going to touch the "plus sized ladies" joke. Too obvo
Was going to meet @kingfish254 today (and possibly @Dr. Tankenstein ) but the weather ruined that plan. But I did score a lead on a "beach cruiser" that was supposed to be extremely low miles and in desperate need of a sale because they were moving out of state. So I called the guy and in the process of talking it through to find out what he had he asked me what I was going to do with it when I told him I just fixed old bikes and give them new life he said well my brother has the exact same model and his has even less time on it. So I headed off to look at it today and picked up this for $25
View attachment 198655View attachment 198656
Sure it's just a big box store bike but for $25 with almost brand new tires and only mild surface rust that came right off with the old aluminum foil trick I think it's a pretty good score. Plus his brother said I could come back tomorrow and grab the other one for free. And that one is supposed to be in even better condition but I didn't have a chance to look at it because he didn't have a key to his brother's storage facility
One of these just may become the new Anita Brewski
Definitely a chromoly fork. It's listed as 1.125 in the specs so we'll see what's what when I tear into itNice frame. The fork and head set looks similar to the 1.125 one originally fitted to my Taiwanese made Schwinn Heavy duty. When I pulled it out to service the head set it was light compared other similar forks I’ve handled so I believe it is cromoly. I eventually swapped it for a 1” landing gear using shimming cups and a 30mm headset.
Enter your email address to join: