LOL BIKE

[Lord Osmund de Ixabert]

Blame whoever left the bicycle in the dump where I found it.

 

[Gawn Chippin]

The cruiser's stages of metamorphication:



A make-shift fastener for holding the moden headlamp into the vintage housing:



I don't remember what was with these. It appears, I have painted them. But have used chrome-plated housings, instead:

 

[Gawn Chippin]

Anyone who's familiar with first generation Shimano 3-speed 515 hubs knows that brake shoes have long been unavailable. These hubs still shift accurately. Instead of discarding them, I decided to try modifying one to operate on a free-wheel basis. Here, I mounted one of these to a Derailleur mechanism of which only serves as a tensioner:




To get it to freewheel, the brake drum had to get ground down:



If I remember correctly, bumps within A had to get ground down, to the point to where engagement no longer was possible



Moar 515 innard viewing:

 

[Gawn Chippin]

L.O.L. alright :

 

[Gawn Chippin]

Psycling Doaminikwan Republick style:

 

[Gawn Chippin]

Ima do this to a tricycle I have but put the battery outside of the basket so I still have cargo room. Tricycle is excellent for SHTF since you can carry stuff you scavenge quietly and quick.

In that case, why not get a sprung fork and mount your battery onto the front of the frame? That way, you'd also have better overall weight distribution.
I removed the front motor, for now, because my cargo bike isn't yet finished and I don't yet have a solar panel for recharging. Meanwhile, I severred the rear brake line, not being carefull mounting the bicycle. I have replaced it with a longer piece of high-pressure air hose heated up and then crimped onto the original Magura fittings, using a brake tube vise:




If new fluid isn't meeting the viscosity needed for not seeping through past the fittings, I will try clamping with oardinary hose clamps. If the conversion then takes, I will lengthen the front brake hose, using leftover hosing.
I'm wondering as to if ordinary brake fluid could replace MagurKwa's, without harming this system's seals

 

[Gawn Chippin]

Given that original Magura brake fluid's astromatically expensive, Shimano offers a more reasonable alternative. Even better, the following site claims that fork oil can also be used. But, absolutely condemns automotive brake fluid use, because of its capability to absorb moisture and because of its corrosive properties (not mentioned are specifics as to if corrosion affects only Magura seals, all other materials or both):

Magura Royal Blood Alternative - Geht es günstiger? Ja!

Sie haben sich das Entlüften der Magura Bremse vorgenommen. Der Händler empfiehlt Royal Blood, so heißt das Hydraulikmedium des Herstellers. ... Weiterlesen

survivalmesserguide.de

Having drained hydraulic oil form a Japanese strut, I will experiment with its use, given that this oil appears to be of appropriate visual viscosity and will not be subject to temperature-altered viscosity changes. Here, its harvesting:

 

[Gawn Chippin]

Beware of thoase attempting to have you test their bicycles equipped with incontinental seats

 

[Gawn Chippin]

Last weekend, I got around to replacing the El Cheapo Turney with a derailleur of metal composition. The main reason foar doing so was to try out an unoapened set of probably 30 year oald ballbearinged coaster wheels:



After having wire brushed the chain and adding lubricant, I had the impression that the vehicle was easier to move, despite the smaller than previous jockey wheels of which must now spin at higher revolutions per minute than the originaly had to. Given that the improvement was intended on longevity through bearing-sealing, the impression of which I have gotten was likely do to the lubricated chain reducing friction

 

[Gawn Chippin]

Hearse bicycles in service

Kasseler Bestatter transportiert Verstorbene mit dem Lastenrad

Mit dem Lastenrad kann man fast alles transportieren – auch Tote. Der Kasseler Bestatter Jürgen Dahlfeld überführt Verstorbene mit seinem Lastenrad.

www.hna.de

 

[R Crowley the White]

Talking bikes and not mentioning the neo bike-world scourge, powered bicycles. On walking trails these silent, heavy bicycles are invading the landscape most obnoxiously. Not to mention sidewalks. Walkers have no space anymore. Yet it is understandable that older people need assistance. Still, all and all a negative. Sometimes you are walking along and suddenly a powered bike will shave you. Regular bikes do that too, but the new bikes weigh 3 times as much and the riders are often fat dudes, so there is much weight passing you at speed, and if you had stepped over for some reason it could paralyze your ass. Not funny. I want to kill those bastards.

 

[Grug Arius]

Talking bikes and not mentioning the neo bike-world scourge, powered bicycles. On walking trails these silent, heavy bicycles are invading the landscape most obnoxiously. Not to mention sidewalks. Walkers have no space anymore. Yet it is understandable that older people need assistance. Still, all and all a negative. Sometimes you are walking along and suddenly a powered bike will shave you. Regular bikes do that too, but the new bikes weigh 3 times as much and the riders are often fat dudes, so there is much weight passing you at speed, and if you had stepped over for some reason it could paralyze your ass. Not funny. I want to kill those bastards.

I hear ya, but the problem is stupid people, rather than the bikes themselves

Tho the bikes provide another avenue for stupid people to do stupid shit

When I ride, and I havent since August of last year, I go out of my way to avoid people whether they be on bikes, foot, or other vehicles

Sometimes I ride on the sidewalk... but when theres a walker up ahead I will yield by detouring onto the road (usually) or a yard (less often)

I was walking on sidewalk couple of days ago and some dude ripped past me pedalling a regular bike. That shit is kinda alarming.

 

[Cole of Them Northwoods]

Have you guys even ever gotten any air?

 

[Lord Osmund de Ixabert]

By Jove, why don't you just hotfoot it to an airline, if you're so enchanted by the prospect of catching some air?

I'm sure they're positively bursting at the seams with this 'air' you seem so devilishly intent on capturing

 

[Lord Osmund de Ixabert]

Try indulging in a spot of nose breathing. If you find nasal respiration a tad too sophisticated, try opening your mouth and inhaling

 

[Lord Osmund de Ixabert]

I found this photograph on the internet, but I have the same bicycle. One of my favourites.

 

[Lord Osmund de Ixabert]

A picture I took of my secondary bike:

 

[Gawn Chippin]

...why don't you just hotfoot it to an airline, if you're so enchanted by the prospect of catching some air?...

You're not the first to suggest applying such methods

 

[Gawn Chippin]

Imagine a head-on collision aginst a heavy vehicle, while fully loaded

 

[Gawn Chippin]

A motorcycle engine has been mounted into the larger version of my 3-wheeler: