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Bob
Free Market Evangelist
September 2000
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Well, looks like my bicycle broke again today. The rear tire was totally flat and parts of the tire liners were sticking out (and looked torn). No idea how (or when) that happened, but that's how I found it today when I was pulling it out of my balcony to go do the groceries. So brought the (mostly rust-covered) bike in the apartment (where I can work with AC) and started to dismantle the rear wheel to pull out the tire. I managed to get the gear shift mechanism out and then pull out the wheel. So far so good. Uh oh, looks like the tire tube is punctured, and one of the liners is torn in 2 places. No problem, I thought. I have spares after all! Installing the new liner and new tube is a piece of cake. 15 minutes into this little exercise, the wheel is ready to be placed back on the bike. Odd, it seems the gear shifting mechanism doesn't fit back in place. I took it apart and put it back before. Why isn't it working this time? Uh oh, looks like something broke there. Noooooooooo! bob->bike--; // Seems I'm down one bike Oh well, now I have an excuse to get a new bike. After almost 15 years, and a lot of spare parts, it's time to move on. snif It's always sad to have to throw out a part of your childhood. -- |
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CGamesPlay
Member #2,559
July 2002
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That is a sad story Now use the old bike to make a killer robot. -- Ryan Patterson - <http://cgamesplay.com/> |
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Steve Terry
Member #1,989
March 2002
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I'm really thinking of getting a bike myself, I used to go bike riding a lot as a kid but it would be a really good thing for getting outdoors more. Sorry to hear about your bike Bob ___________________________________ |
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23yrold3yrold
Member #1,134
March 2001
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Quote: Now use the old bike to make a killer robot.
Anyway, I love buying a new bike and flying around in the park on it. -- |
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BAF
Member #2,981
December 2002
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http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/TFUHighWire/botthumb.jpg ^ copy and paste those links to view the real image, instead of the anti-watermark image. |
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Billybob
Member #3,136
January 2003
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Quote: copy and paste those links to view the real image, instead of the anti-watermark image. Or not... I was thinking about getting a bike for campus living, but why do that when you can attach an electric motor to a shopping cart? Think of the storage space on that puppy; you could put all your books in there.
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Steve Terry
Member #1,989
March 2002
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Yeah and you can strap yourself into the child seat in the front ___________________________________ |
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nonnus29
Member #2,606
August 2002
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23yrold, that's awesome! Quote: Oh well, now I have an excuse to get a new bike. After almost 15 years, and a lot of spare parts, it's time to move on. snif It's always sad to have to throw out a part of your childhood.
Yeah, I recently endured a similar experience, I had my bike of 8 years stolen. I built the bike from parts I mailed ordered when I was in the army. It was awesome; it had lx/xt components on it, it was super light. I rode that thing all over Friedberg, Germany. It'd been everywhere with me for the last eight years and some jackass stole it. It was very depressing |
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Matthew Leverton
Supreme Loser
January 1999
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I hear someone might be willing to loan a bike he's not able to use for a while. |
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CGamesPlay
Member #2,559
July 2002
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Oh, that is evil -- Ryan Patterson - <http://cgamesplay.com/> |
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BAF
Member #2,981
December 2002
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Quote: Or not...
He changed his post now, instead of hotlinking he attached the images. |
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Richard Phipps
Member #1,632
November 2001
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You want to get the Chopper! From Raleigh of Nottingham: |
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Evan Wilson
Member #5,878
May 2005
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Pssh, get a unicycle. It's twice the bike with half the wheels.
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Arthur Kalliokoski
Second in Command
February 2005
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I'd bet the original problem was caused by never checking spoke tightness. If you tap the spokes with a screwdriver, the tight ones will "sing" fairly high pitch, vice versa. You can turn the little screw dohickey next to the rim with the tines of an old dinner fork. If you let them get loose, they'll poke inward at the inner tube etc. They all watch too much MSNBC... they get ideas. |
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Thomas Fjellstrom
Member #476
June 2000
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http://www2.jsonline.com/desk/histwis/images/hist5big.jpg -- |
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Bob
Free Market Evangelist
September 2000
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Ooh, do they make those in 30 gear models? -- |
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Billybob
Member #3,136
January 2003
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I do propose, sir, that two wheeled pedalled vehicles should have a larger front wheel. Oh dear, I believe I forgot my pants.
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LennyLen
Member #5,313
December 2004
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Talking to yourself again William?
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Michael Faerber
Member #4,800
July 2004
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Quote:
I hear someone might be willing to loan a bike he's not able to use for a while. That's really evil! Anyway Bob, I'm sorry for you / your bike. You just said "something" broke there - are you sure there isn't any chance to recover the bike? -- |
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Bob
Free Market Evangelist
September 2000
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Quote: are you sure there isn't any chance to recover the bike? Probably, but the incremental cost of replacing the gear switch mechanism is pretty high. At that point, it's just better to toss the old rusty bike and get a new one. -- |
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But, I guess, change happens.
. I love bike riding so I went and bought a new bike last week. I got a Giant Yukon; front shock with disc brakes. The thing weighs a ton, but it rides pretty well.
