Let’s Catch Up w/General Klunker!!!

[Uncle Ookie]

Well… While, granted, excepting municipal concern for the condition of our local streets, this article isn't on historic terrain for klunkerism

However? … G’wan… Get yer fancy prize-winning machine Carl….Or try this at home…. Mere mortal ORBO enthusiasts.

ORBO functionality/usability index is up there in the clutch….


i must’ve been a sight…. Sheet metal sparking on speed humps

Helping a friend move…

8 miles total with trailer
4 miles under these loads
Over the Chicago River every time…

then off directly on another added bonus
trip w/my biggest fan… to the dog beach.

Thank you ORBO/RatRodBikes builders, moderators, fellow janitors for helping me to be inspired to aspire to my own standard.

 

[Captain Awesome]

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Well… While, granted, excepting municipal concern for the condition of our local streets, this article isn't on historic terrain for klunkerism

However? … G’wan… Get yer fancy prize-winning machine Carl….Or try this at home…. Mere mortal ORBO enthusiasts.

ORBO functionality/usability index is up there in the clutch….


i must’ve been a sight…. Sheet metal sparking on speed humps

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Helping a friend move…

8 miles total with trailer
4 miles under these loads
Over the Chicago River every time…

then off directly on another added bonus
trip w/my biggest fan… to the dog beach.

Thank you ORBO/RatRodBikes builders, moderators, fellow janitors for helping me to be inspired to aspire to my own standard.

That's pretty rad

 

[Uncle Ookie]

If only for @OddJob ‘s penchant for historical notes….

And?.. as no one like the usually astute @MattiThundrrr asked….

well….

The “General Chromius J. Pintle-Klunker Rampage” historical back story is….

Some charity place that mainly saves Costco Returns and Wal Mart bikes (but claims to “save old bikes” ) had a volunteer that saw this frame go into the scrap truck….en route to the Atom Smasher…FOUR Times this frame did go…. …. Over and over it hath been begotten ….and pulled again from the brink, and set aside…..Finally the last time they cried out!…. And verily paid one dollar for lt (when the the A/S binder bolt was noticed)….

and….


… i got it from that Bike Warrior for and undisclosed sum. ($5)

Lucky lucky lucky



it’s got poise!!!
Poise @GuitarlCarl !!!

It is built from some new Profile Design drive parts, some campy canle routing,, some shimano kevlar housing and some of the best bits of my 8 year voyage as a posiible world record contender (~26,000+)bike picker.

not proud of much, besides my daughter, my shoe collection (obviously) and what i can build

i ride it all the time

thanks everybody

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Chicago River huh? We ever ride together?

GC.

 

[Uncle Ookie]

Chicago River huh? We ever ride together?

GC.

My best run was 14 critical Masses in a row…

Yes

 

[GuitarlCarl]

My best run was 14 critical Masses in a row…

Yes

Haha! Well then you know I'm a Chicago Taildragger and a satellite at that, living 60 miles south of the city. The Critical Mass isn't my favorite ride by a longshot, although I've ridden in a few. Give me a cruise thru Pilsen, a roll across the 606 and ride along the lakefront any day. I'm also a JesusTshirt and ponytail kinda guy and every bike I ride has poise. Spent a little time riding down here today...

GC.

 

[Uncle Ookie]

Everybody wants to copy the Rat Rides!….

General Klunker vs “modern” Retrospec “Sully”…. (Because it will wind up being rescued from the Hudson?)

… and the toughest to see….

 

[Uncle Ookie]

“My” Murray Elmiminator!