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I was out running around at lunch and drove by a Pawn shop. I usually don't have very good luck at Pawn shops. but I saw a couple of cruiser style bikes so I went up and checked them out. The first one was a Boss Cruiser, that was an old 80's possibly late 70's bike that looked pretty much...

I was down in Galveston two weeks ago. I went to my shop that I get a lot of my parts at down there, Island Bicycle Company. He had a bicycle on the floor that was built for Galveston Ball High School Project Graduation. This bike was sick, it was built up yellow and purple, this is G Ball's...

I picked up a bike from a friend of mine that owns a shop. It was in his pile of old bikes that he lets me go through for parts. He just wanted someone to build it, he said the frame was too cool to just rot away. After researching it on the internet I think it is a late 70's or early 80's...

I hope this is where I am supposed to post this. I was sitting around my garage last night. I don't know about where any of you live but here in Texas our garage is basically another room that just doesn't have carpet. This is where all of our workout stuff is and I also work on my bikes out...

I went out to Daniel Boone Cycles here in Houston yesterday. This shop carries everything from old used bikes to classic old road bikes to to ultra high end road bikes to modern mountain bike and a little of everythin in between. Plus the owner has some way different old stuff around. For an...

Here is my Worksman ING (Industrial News Girl) that I picked up from a friend. It was formerly a plant bike. To tell you the truth he gave me two industrial bikes and this one was my least favorite at first. But, the more I looked at it the more it grew on me. Also, you really don't see a lot of...

I went to a shop down in Galveston yesterday to pick up a few parts. I have a set of red sparkle grips and I came across a Nirve bike that has a red glitter saddle. It had the Nirve logo on it and I was asking the guy at the shop if they sold it by itself. He said that it was a new bike. I...

Well, at least not where I live. There is an upside to living in an area where there is a possibility of a hurricane blowing through. I have seen snow at my house about 4 times in 43 years, twice since 2004. When it happens everything here shuts down. Our snow is frost to many of you. Today...

Here is what I have. I want to run 24" wheels on a Schwinn HD with 3" tires. I was going to buy some chrome plated 24's from my LBS but I have an old Magna 24" mountain bike with aluminum wheels. The front looks as though it will work but I haven't actually checked to see if it will fit. I was...

This is a find but it's not really for sale. Our 12 year old was out running around with a friend of his. They came back home and went to his room to hang out. My wife and I were leaving to go run some errands and I noticed my son's friend's bike in front of our car. At first I just thought it...

I have a set of aluminum Cepek DC-1's on my Suburban that were originally polished. I have neglected for quite sometime now and they are just this brownish grey color. Does anyone have a really good way to remove the brakedust and gunk that gets all over them. Thanks, Ricky

I was wondering if anyone has seen a Torker Big-T. It's Torker's industrial bike. I know that Torker was bought out years ago by someone and they don't make the sweet BMX bikes thay made back in the late 70's and 80's. Being here in the area that I live and work in you would think I would have...

A friend of mine gave me a Kent Co-Pilot tag-a-long bike last year. My four year old is short but by summertime he should fit perfect. The tow vehicle will be my Schwinn HD. For paint I would like to do something that I read about on here but have not been able to find again. I want to paint it...

Hi my name is Ricky. I live on the southeast side of Houston. I have been messing with bikes some way or another for most of my life. I did adventure racing and duathlons for a while but now that I have a wife and 4 kids I don't have the time that I used to. Every summer since I was about 12 our...

Here are a couple of bikes that I recently picked up. There are a lot of chemical plants in the area that I live and grew up in. It is just southeast of Houston. The thing is, due to a lot of legalities I think many of these plant bikes, when done with, end up as scrap somewhere. The greyish...

Has anyone out there run 26x3's on a Schwinn HD or a Worksman? From what I understand 24x3's will fit but I just picked up two industrial frame and forks and they seem to have more space than normal frames do. I only have one of the heavy duty rims and I know they spread the tire out a little...