BACK IN 74

[kingfish254]

I actually danced around a little when I heard Grand Funky Railroad.

We need a video of Mikey doing the Loco-Motion!!

 

[Rat Rod]

Tommy broke into his Dad's paint cabinet yesterday and sprayed the struts he found the day before.

Today he swung by Inwood Cycle on the way home from school and one of the mechanics that he and his Dad know gave him a deal on a used S2 front wheel they had laying in the parts pile.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Did he buy it with his allowance he saved up?


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[Rat Rod]

Did he buy it with his allowance he saved up?

He sold a few comic books from his collection to his buddies for the $3.50 he needed for the wheel.

 

[MrLeghorn]

He sold a few comic books from his collection to his buddies for the $3.50 he needed for the wheel.

Wow... $3.50???.... Can Tommy pick me up a couple wheels?

 

[Rat Rod]

Wow... $3.50???.... Can Tommy pick me up a couple wheels?

Only if you're Delorean can get you back to 1974.

 

[jats]

tell mus more tell us more!!

 

[Rat Rod]

Tommy got home from school today and he found a book his Dad had left for him about bike repair on the kitchen table called "Anybody's Bike Book." His Dad was telling him yesterday that he thought the best way to learn about his bike was to tear it all down and put it all back together again. This seemed a bit intimidating to old Tommy since he had never really been all that mechanically inclined. Even still, he really wanted to learn and he was excited about building his bike up to race so he decided he better dive in and absorb as much as he could.

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Yup I was there in the middle of all of it , Remember it all just like it was yesterday.. I used too beat up kids like "Tommy"


~RafaeL~

 

[mikeeebikey]

Tommy got hoIe from school today and he found a book his Dad had left for him about bike repair on the kitchen table called "Anybody's Bike Book." His Dad was telling him yesterday that he thought the best way to learn about his bike was to tear it all down and put it all back together again. This seemed a bit intimidating to old Tommy since he had never really been all that mechanically inclined. Even still, he really wanted to learn and he was excited about building his bike up to race so he decided he better dive in and absorb as much as he could.

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In 2 years a surf magazine becomes, "ACTION NOW," and i was ruined....

 

[Uncle Fide]

Lovin this thread, way back we used to go drag some old rusty gents bike out of the dump, strip the rod brakes off, switch to cow horn bars and stick a pair of cheap knobbliest on, oh the memories


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[CCR]

I remember getting Fruit Stripe gum, the flavor was awesome but lasted like 10 seconds and you were ready for another piece. Guess they sold more that way lol

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

I remember when Bubble Yum first came out... We used to see how many pieces we could fit in our mouth.

 

[MplsCoaster]

Great idea of a story of a build!
Very Cool and Well Done!

 

[Rat Rod]

The weekend is finally here and Tommy made some headway on the tear down. His Dad showed him some of the tricks like reverse threading on the crank and how to clean and repack bearings.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Your OCD is showing...
Far too shiny!

Luke.

 

[Rat Rod]

Hey...the bike's only a year old remember.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Tommy's Texas water at work there.


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[The Renaissance Man]

Tell Tommy that if he needs some extra dough, my grass need cutting. There's a dollar in it for him.

 

[Rat Rod]

Tommy was hanging out at Stuart's house today and noticed he had an old Crest Deluxe 20 x 2.125" knobby tire hanging on the garage wall. It's just what he needed for the front wheel he just picked up.

Stuart told him he could have the tire if he'd help him wash his Mom's Plymouth Duster. Tommy agreed to the deal and couldn't wait to get home to get the tire mounted on his racing machine.