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Ok, I'm back after another long break. My fiancee now has a bike. A troubled one. It had a weird multispeed system where the derailer was built into the tensioner, except something was broken inside of it and the chain wouldn't shift into a higher- numbered gear. I stripped it out and shortened...

So my girlfriend kinda needs a bike- she doesn't drive but needs to be able to get around a bit better than on Shankses Mare. I was thinking a nice beach cruiser like my Eldorado, with paniers and stuff. Only catch is, she's a big girl. Around 225 pounds, but healthy. Are there any special...

Anyone tried using bulk walnut hulls for paint stripping on bikes? How well did they work?

I'm thinking about eventually trying to fabricate some fiberglass panier buckets for a bike, as an alternative to the traditional wire baskets. I could also fabricate lids, and put reasonably water-tight hinges on them. One small concern, though... Does anyone know how well fiberglass bucket...

Just what the title says. Where do you get new coaster brake hubs? I've tried Google and all I could get was Amazon or eBay links and no guarantee that any of them were actually brand new. Same with the local bike stores; the companies they advertise only stock freewheel hubs.

So I got to looking for the serial number on my old gold monster (that Huffy Eldorado I posted pics of a few days ago), and I can't seem to find it. I tried the large tube in the frame that the pedals go thru (crank hole?), and there's nothing on the bottom. Was there some other place where the...

Hi. I'm 603, from Texas, and I found this board while looking for information about my old bicycle on Google. Looks like as good a place as any to start asking questions.