Bicycle pics - post them up

[Xringer]

Originally Posted by TimJFowler

Heading home with the kid. The bike is a 1969 Schwinn Speedster w/ a 3-speed Sturmey Archer hub. It's a slow and heavy, but stylish, beast.

I was thinking that one of those kid trailers might be good to have,
just in case the we have 10 a gallon gas, after the next elections..
I think one of those rated for 80-100 pounds could haul a full load of groceries..
Of course, we might not be able to afford to buy a full load..
Because, high gas prices will increase the price of everything else..

[bdesj]

T.Fowler, I like your Schwinn. I had one somewhat like that all the way through grade school, but I don`t even know what model it was. In my mom`s kitchen drawer, I found one picture of me on the bike, but can`t make out the model. Sure wish I knew what happened to that bike. I remember that I moved on to a series of garge sale "ten speeds" when I started high school because it was quite a commute on the old 3-speed, and it was too small for me by then anyway, but nobody seems to remember whether the Schwinn was passed along to somebody else, sold, rotted into oblivion, or what.

Originally Posted by Xringer

I was thinking that one of those kid trailers might be good to have,
just in case the we have 10 a gallon gas, after the next elections..
I think one of those rated for 80-100 pounds could haul a full load of groceries..
Of course, we might not be able to afford to buy a full load..
Because, high gas prices will increase the price of everything else..

Haha- Ain`t that the truth!
Careful with loading up a bunch of groceries unles you live close to or downhill from where you buy them. They get heavy a hurry! I don`t buy a lot of canned goods, and still two panniers full of groceries normally end up heavier than a load of camping gear. Maybe they need to start making vegies from goose down.

[jtbo]

Originally Posted by Grant-53

If you are using a bike with a 3 spd internal gear hub, the standard gearing usually a 48T chain ring and 19T hub gear. For 'stop and go' traffic or hauling a trailer I use a 40T chain ring. Riding at 50+ kph (30 mph) is plenty fast on these older bikes, some developed fork shake or wobbling. You really appreciate a good fairing at that speed. A kammback on the trailer would help as well.

It is quite fast indeed, luckily that is possible only at downhill sprint, but it is still scary, something I don't prefer to do constantly, but they can go surprisingly fast when pushed enough

Renault will get 21 speed with 48T and 11T, 28" 35-622 tires, with triathlon bar that should be relatively quick on sprint and when returning from shop that is downhill mostly, must post pics when I get that ready.

I did post this elsewhere already, but this one I have not stored in this photo thread. It is very old bicycle, but works fine, from 60's to 70's is my best quess currently from what I have found from the net:


I would like to restore original wheels and put some proper tires on it to make it era correct. That is 50 years old bicycle, at minimum 40 years old, but I did read this brand was active only at 60's. It is Camping, model name I don't know. It has no real rust, some marks on paint, but nothing major, no gears and light has low and high beam too, also it has rear light which shape I kind of like. It would need more proper to era panniers though.

It is nice to have several options with bicycles, so can ride different one depending how I want to travel, fast or relaxed, etc.

[DIMS]

I saw this cool aero bike, I wish I had one like this

[Xringer]

How do you get into that thing???

[DIMS]

Originally Posted by Xringer

How do you get into that thing???

I watched the guy lift up on a section that is hinged. It appeared to be easy to get in & out

[HyperMileQC]

This is my daily commuter bicycle. It is a 1990 Brentwood Hustler I've found in the garbarge. Restored it, bought new brakes, lights, tubes & 27" tires. I also bought a computer to monitor my distance travelled, my speed & calories burned. It as only 10 gears.. But I like how long it coast and the fact that I can do 10-15 miles without much effort. Tires are inflated at 100 Psi. I've done some aeromod on it and I plan to make more.

Link to the garage : Commute Bike

Here are some pictures of the bicycle :

Bicyle Sideview :



Bicycle First Aeromod



Bicycle Computer (Cateye Velo 8)



EDIT : Sorry for the poor quality pictures...

[bdesj]

Good job, HM QC
I love refurbing "dead" bikes. Was that your first go at it?

[HyperMileQC]

Originally Posted by bdesj

Good job, HM QC
I love refurbing "dead" bikes. Was that your first go at it?

Yes, that was the first time that I refurbished a "dead" bicyle. The Bike is now in a very good shape and I love it!

[govman6159]

Here's my 21 speed 24V DIY ebike with 30ah battery pack. Good for 17 miles of all electric range. Top speed is 28mph with my fat 220lb body.[ATTACH][/ATTACH]