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Over the last few years I've noticed that many local bike shops don't care much about us bike re-builder's / restorers / customizers. This is especially true of my hometown on the Gulf Coast where most of the bike shops cater only to Spandex wearing / Carbon-fiber Roadies who look like...

In another topic, we've been discussing the demise of Schwinn as a domestic manufacturer of bikes..... and whether or not there was room in the marketplace for a REAL american-made bike. I think there is... and actually there already ARE a number of American builders who cater to the...

A few weeks ago I saw Jay Leno recommend a spray-on Chrome paint for use in restoring old parts. It's a 3 step (base coat, powder chrome, and sealer) type of thing that is supposed to give you a hard, shiney chrome finish. It's called Alsa Killer Chrome. I've read their web-site, and it...

Hello Old Friends! It's me, the old TornadoDave with a "2" added to my name. I've been gone so long I've forgotten my old password.... so now I'm TornadoDave2. It's good to be back. Due to that unfortunate circumstance called WORK, I've not been able to build any bikes for the last few...