Matti Scores!!

[Grant]

Cool stand! How do you like it? Is this the same?

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Minoura-DS-520-Foldable-Bike-Stand-421-1135-01/816389702?wmlspartner=wmtlabs&adid=22222222222342380644&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=e&wl1=s&wl2=c&wl3=74354604172877&wl4=pla-4577954139960522&wl5=&wl6=&wl7=& wl10=Walmart&wl12=816389702_10000001079&wl14=cycle tech portable bike stand&veh=sem&msclkid=114b3cd64b3c1d09b7a3633134e8c91f

Yes, but I don't know if it could hd a Schwinn Continental or Varsity.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Birthday loot: Scored Gary's book, along with another Ferrari and an MT-1

After a quick peruse, the book is as awesome as I expected. Gary gets it

 

[JA331]

Birthday loot: Scored Gary's book, along with another Ferrari and an MT-1View attachment 151678View attachment 151677
After a quick peruse, the book is as awesome as I expected. Gary gets it

Happy Birthday mate.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Omigawd omigawd Omifriggigawdddd

 

[93EXCivic]

Omigawd omigawd Omifriggigawdddd
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Nice. Sometimes he does reprints of the Repack Race posters that are awesome.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

It's 2021. Shipping probably going to kill the deal. He didn't know I'm Canadian

 

[RustyGold]

People cross the southern border all the time...how hard can it be to sneak over the northern border?

 

[JA331]

Fantastic book. If you’ve ever ridden a prewar Schwinn bike with its quirky geometry, its almost impossible to imagine how those blokes raced them downhill. Pure respect!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Who has plans for next March?

Matti does

 

[MattiThundrrr]

*parts were destined for the Build Off Bike until Thundrrr Jr took a ride. Now it might not be coming apart this summer

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Seriously in a battle over this one.
Mom is not getting involved, but she definitely thinks he should get it. So that's trouble. While riding with him, I casually referred to it as his (I meant the one he was riding). More trouble.
"Dad, it is so much better than that old mountain bike (at least a decade newer than this BMX, cost nearly 4x as much). And it's getting too small for me"
"BUT I BOUGHT IT WITH MY BIRTHDAY MONEY!!"
"Grow up, Dad."

 

[Wildcat]

Mom on his side means you're done. Try to get any kind of deal for it, even though you have no real bargaining chips. Hopefully you can get something out of it. The grass mowed all summer? Extended nap hours?

 

[JA331]

The sacrifices we make for our kids.....

 

[MattiThundrrr]

If I give it to him, he'll have almost as many bikes as ME! NO FAIR!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Had to move Thundrrr Jr off his 20" Miele MTB to a 24. Scored this little guy today. Wheels aren't original, and it could use a cleanup and some consumables, but he's already riding it today

Now, Lil Thundrrr will move up to the Miele. More important, I'm allowed to buy bikes for me again. And I made a friend...

Guy bought a shop and moved it into his garage. The shop he bought was run by the same guy for over 50 years, so lots of exploration ahead for Matti when I don't have the littleuns with me. Nos, vintage, stacks of knowledge, a few ccms from the fifties, bikes galore!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Did somebody say nos scores? Grabbed a set of bars for the Build Off bike.

Wald, maybe? And then I saw this...

Still have the old shop sticker, never installed, don't even think the elastomers have been compressed!

Remember my fiasco with the Velo Orange bars I wanted for the Nishiki project? Forgotten. These were cheaper than the shipping.

Supposedly, they predate the Zoom flex stems. Independent articulation for each side. I'm going to have to do some research

 

[Captain Awesome]

Had to move Thundrrr Jr off his 20" Miele MTB to a 24. Scored this little guy today. Wheels aren't original, and it could use a cleanup and some consumables, but he's already riding it todayView attachment 164739
Now, Lil Thundrrr will move up to the Miele. More important, I'm allowed to buy bikes for me again. And I made a friend...View attachment 164740
Guy bought a shop and moved it into his garage. The shop he bought was run by the same guy for over 50 years, so lots of exploration ahead for Matti when I don't have the littleuns with me. Nos, vintage, stacks of knowledge, a few ccms from the fifties, bikes galore!

Great bike! Little man should be able to abuse it proper!

Did somebody say nos scores? Grabbed a set of bars for the Build Off bike.View attachment 164741
Wald, maybe? And then I saw this...
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Still have the old shop sticker, never installed, don't even think the elastomers have been compressed!View attachment 164745
Remember my fiasco with the Velo Orange bars I wanted for the Nishiki project? Forgotten. These were cheaper than the shipping.View attachment 164744
Supposedly, they predate the Zoom flex stems. Independent articulation for each side. I'm going to have to do some research

Those elastomer bars are super rad! Great score

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Neighbor handed this to me over the fence, says he found it in the woods. I want to turn it into a rack for the Island Queen, but the dang kids have other plans

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Another freebie!

Coworker took the parts needed for his project, and gave me the carcass to pick clean. Not sure how much will be useable, the chrome is completely trashed

Bearings everywhere feel like sand and gravel
The stem appears to be folded steel, not even a tube

At minimum, I'll get a fork and a few bb and headset bits.
*Ideas are already forming for the frame, maybe there's a bike in there somewhere

 

[MattiThundrrr]

It's a little bit rough around the edges, but it's mine

Brodie Omega with a RockShox Recon Gold, mechanical disk brakes and a few other tasty upgrades. The Nameless Hardrock is now searching for a purpose in life