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May 21, 2008 17:37:52 GMT
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Hey! I found out about this community and I thought I'd post my bike here! I think it's a cool bike, but I'm always repairing it...  Now it's on a bike repair service, because I can't do it myself.... Anyways, here are some pics  :    Earlier pics:   I've done a lot to it, as you can see. - Front light. - carrier, but removed now. - new saddle, old one's broken.  - new tyre, old one was torn. - new fenders ;D - Valve lights I'm planning to repaint it, with my dad and a friend of mine, not sure which color yet... |
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May 21, 2008 19:56:56 GMT
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Welcome to Retro Rides!  Thats a cool cruiser, the chrome guards are a big improvement. |
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May 21, 2008 20:02:08 GMT
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cool bike.
I like the look of moon bars...how does your arms feel on them?
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Looks cool. As for colours, I reckon a single shade works best.
You should have a go at fixing the bike yourself, you'd be able to spend the cash you save on a car!
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very nice - seems a lot of retro-car fans have a thing about bikes as well  |
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Currently driving a '68 Karmann Ghia as my daily. Don't ask about previous cars - there have been way too many and I stopped counting at 160!
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Nice one.... welcome to the site.
Where are you situated.
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May 22, 2008 15:01:09 GMT
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Thanks! I'm a huge retrocar-fan! My parents almost bought a VW T2, but they didn't want an old car... Anyways, I'm very happy with it! @ alecw35: It feels nice, maybe the steer is a little too high, but it drives great! matt Jones: I think I'm going for dark british racing green... And the repair is an axle for the pedals... I can't fix that myself...  |
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May 22, 2008 15:25:47 GMT
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bikes are ridiculously easy to fix, unless things are seized, give it a go
i have too many bikes to look after - my mtb, my cx bike, my girlfriends mtb, my hack bike, and then my chopper restoration and another old bike currently on the workstand for work, plus a couple of frames lying around and loads of bits :-)
plus i'm after a cruiser when the choppers finished, and in the meantime i'm going to be replacing my stolen SS mountainbike whenever the replacement frame turns up :-)
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May 22, 2008 19:36:07 GMT
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if your pedal axle is damaged then its easier to get new pedals
if you mean the axle in the frame that the cranks revolve on.
The Bottom Bracket axle.
thats a bit tricky to remove, and ussually needs a few special tools to remove
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I mean the axle where the cranks revolve on... So that's why i brought it to the repair service. tim: Wow! You've got a lot of bikes! I've only got this one plus a racebike... I'm planning to buy a Zundapp next year, fix it up and when i'm sixteen i'm ready to drive it! But first finish my Cruiser. |
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May 25, 2008 19:22:29 GMT
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A Zundapp?? Jesus, hope you've been saving - they're insanely expensive, aren't they? A microcar would be rad, though.
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I hope to find an old one.
I can't afford a new one, or in a good condition, and it's not that fun as an old one.
But I still haven't got a phone call from the repair service :S
I've called them 2 days ago, but in the weekends they're closed...
Now i'm gonna call again.
I hope to hear from them soon, cause I have to use my dad's bike, and he has to take the car...
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Motorbike or car?
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May 26, 2008 18:20:40 GMT
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My dad's bike is just a bicycle, and the car is a '97 Ford Galaxy, if you mean that BTW, i can pick my cruiser up tomorrow, it's fixed! |
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