bug out bicycle?

[eugene]

What kind of bike do you have that breaks that easy?

[Dlongmuir]

What kind of bike do you have that breaks that easy?

I forgot to mention last year I had I pretty nasty fall..... That had bent the wheel the slighest bit but never bothered me cause it still did what I needed it to do. I have a univega activia road bike incase ur wondering.

[jamoni]

I guess the price of the wheel would depend on where you are?
I'd check Craigslist, since it doesn't sound like you are too picky about your rig.

[velojym]

What kind of bike do you have that breaks that easy?

I forgot to mention last year I had I pretty nasty fall..... That had bent the wheel the slighest bit but never bothered me cause it still did what I needed it to do. I have a univega activia road bike incase ur wondering.

Oh, just about anything from a big box store. I'm sure you'll hear lots of stories about how some people rode bikes like this for years without ever having a problem. I'd imagine their idea of "a lot" usually meant a trip around the block, or the occasional toodle up and down a park path.

Ask 'em if they've ever done a century on it.

As for the insta-break wheels... sounds like they had some previous damage that might only have been brought out by the hard sitdown. See my earlier post on wheels if you're going to get 'em built, or build 'em yourself. It worked for my large kiester, and I was bunny hopping everything I could find. Good thing I was on a converted cyclocross bike instead of a more refined road frame.

[jamoni]

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.ph ... Apocalypse

[jamoni]

So, I recently sold my car, and we are down to a one car household.
Here's how my bike is setup now, for commuting to school and running errands:

The front racks are there because I was going to do some bike camping this weekend, but they'll be coming off on Monday.
Fenders=AWESOME. Dry feet is a luxury.

[mk_ultra]

nice set up . I love "bullhorn" handlebars .

[velojym]

We used to laugh good-naturedly at the guys with fenders, but the utility was made vurra clear on one ride to Petit Jean, when we hammerheads with our "naked" bikes were covered in grime and water, feet drenched... and our touring compadres with their fenders looked perfectly fine. They were a little wet from the rain, but it's amazing how much road grime that front tire kicks up, even a narrow one.

[Dlongmuir]

So, I recently sold my car, and we are down to a one car household.
Here's how my bike is setup now, for commuting to school and running errands:

The front racks are there because I was going to do some bike camping this weekend, but they'll be coming off on Monday.
Fenders=AWESOME. Dry feet is a luxury.

very nice setup i am going out tomorrow to buy a new tire because well.... it is my commute bike so once i get the new tire i will post up pictures of the bike with my new rack and bag for it.

[jamoni]

Can't say enough about Serfas Drifter tires for commuting.

[Dlongmuir]

Can't say enough about Serfas Drifter tires for commuting.

Yea I bought new tubes/tires/rims and the tires are amazing I'll find out the name and edit this but the traction is comparable to a moutnian bike.

[velojym]

I used to run inverted tread tires on my urban assault bike. I got a kick out of the string of suction-cup sounds when I rode it on the riverfront park tiles after a rain.

[jamoni]

I used to run inverted tread tires on my urban assault bike. I got a kick out of the string of suction-cup sounds when I rode it on the riverfront park tiles after a rain.

I know! It's all:
ploot ploot ploot ploot ploot

[Warlock53]

I haven't bought it yet but am leaning toward a Dynamic foldable so I can take it with me on trips and it has a shaft drive, so grease and go hopefully a lot less maintenance, which could be a problem during or post economic disaster which we are approaching assuming the current group of Greedy jerks buys more votes with money we don't have.

[rawhide_clyde]

Here's my Fisher with a kayak on the "Farrington Chariot" trailer. The trailer is modular and breaks down into small manageable pieces. The tongue length can be varied depending oh what you want to haul. It's rated to more weight than I would care to tow for very long.
Stay Safe,
Clyde

[fungusmunkey]

Ooh very nice trailer!

I'll have to look for one of those.

[velojym]

Ooh, yes very much please. That would rawk for my Montague, and I could stow the folded bike with the trailer in the canoe while I paddle.
Ultimate hybrid human-powered bugout rig.

[Dlongmuir]

Dident have time to get around to posting these up before so thought I'd do it now.













Nothing super crazy just my commuter but I have a problem with the free wheel spinning weirdly if anyone can help me pm and I'll give a description of the problem.

[velojym]

I ran those Kwests for a while on my old urban assault bike. Other than a (totally stupid on my part) bad pinch flat from hopping a parking block, they did a real good job. I still went to the aforementioned inverted treads after that, though. I'm still running Krisps on my Montague, and they're working great.. just gotta be careful not to carve corners like on my road bikes.

[jamoni]

Eh, it's actually aluminum. Inside a steel frame. Which is why it's stuck harder than if it was steel and welded in. I've used PB blaster, WD-40 - both sprayed from top and from inside one of the water bottle bolt holes.

Did you ever get this thing out? I was looking through some old machinist books, and I think I have an answer.
Basically, you fill the seat tube with grease, up to a couple inches below the top of the seat post. You turn down a long piece of solid stock so it is a snug sliding fit inside the seat post. You put the stock inside the seat post, and whack it with a mallet. This should pressurize the inside of the tube, transferring that pressure to the seat post, and popping it out!
And for Pete's sake, take video!

[congochris]

Eh, it's actually aluminum. Inside a steel frame. Which is why it's stuck harder than if it was steel and welded in. I've used PB blaster, WD-40 - both sprayed from top and from inside one of the water bottle bolt holes.

Did you ever get this thing out? I was looking through some old machinist books, and I think I have an answer.
Basically, you fill the seat tube with grease, up to a couple inches below the top of the seat post. You turn down a long piece of solid stock so it is a snug sliding fit inside the seat post. You put the stock inside the seat post, and whack it with a mallet. This should pressurize the inside of the tube, transferring that pressure to the seat post, and popping it out!
And for Pete's sake, take video!

... I think there' too many holes in the tube. Almost positive there's a drainhole into the crank area. And no.. no progress, I've had tons of other projects I've been working on. Lack of funds to finish the build out has dampened my motiviation to work on it as well.

[jamoni]

Ah. That's a shame.
And yeah, drain holes would spoil the fun.
So, here's my latest project:
I had an old wrecked japanese bike. Fuji, Nishiki, something or other.
Anyway, it had these super skinny 700c wheels. I also had an old BMX bike with a rusted ass rim.
So....
I built this:

Coaster brake, single speed, super skinny wheel. This thing sat around in the junk pile for a year or so.

Then, I got a good deal on a Schwinn Sprint frame: $15. Bought some new tires and a seat, and voila!


The handlebars are just some old drop bars, chopped off and flopped upside down. The mirror I had cause it didn't fit my mountain bike. The LED light is just a $3 home depot buy. I notched the end of the handlebars, drilled some holes, and ziptied it in.


So far I'm happy. It's REALLY light. I need to get some better cranks, and a smaller chainwheel up front. I figure if I go down 2 teeth, I'll be where I want, and will let me move the wheel further back in the dropouts.
So, yay.

[Dlongmuir]

OK o I've never ridden a bike like that single speed how is it getting up hills?

[zombiegristle]

Just found this thread, I've been missing out! Hope nobody minds if I throw some questions out there, I'm a complete bicycle n00b.

I've got a bike that I got for free from family, that I am hoping to start using more to save on fuel and get in better shape. It's a Schwinn Frontier, is this a decent bike? Any helmet recommendations for a tight budget, is a skater-style helmet safe for bike use?