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Post #AxJNq7hoesdjNABNxo by [email protected] |
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so last week someone dumped an old schwinn at a friend's place.it's wor… |
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Post #AxJNs5YpbVwXIcuvtg by [email protected] |
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(it really does look way worse in person than it does in this photo lol) |
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Post #AxJOsSetpJV6tGUsjI by [email protected] |
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@moira If the rims aren't too fucked it'd make a pretty good pub bike, … |
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Post #AxJOsSldQGt9E9eGEC by [email protected] |
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@nickzoic ...as in something you could forget at the pub and it'd still be … |
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Post #AxJP11skkb5qS03wXo by [email protected] |
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(I'm mostly hoping the wheels - which look surprisingly okay - are a reason… |
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Post #AxJPk4z24CfT6HTtb6 by [email protected] |
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@moira A big issue is lack of replacement parts. Bikes have moved on.I have a 1… |
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Post #AxJPk553hnULOyIhzU by [email protected] |
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@Eka_FOOF_A I don't want to need any parts. If I need any expensive parts, … |
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Post #AxJPy0WBSuxvJ0d3aK by [email protected] |
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@moira oh gawd, right, yeah, that might be a problem: https://www.sheldonbrown.… |
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Post #AxJPy0cZ5C4Ncnc9Wy by [email protected] |
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@nickzoic "Good mathematics doesn't always help you when it comes to b… |
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Post #AxJTXCkCIinHDoetPM by [email protected] |
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@moira I have two Chicago Schwinns, both from the 70s. They're great bikes.… |
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Post #AxJTXCqvtgBJYhoGuG by [email protected] |
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@caban4 This is a China Schwinn so a lot newer. The colours say 1990s to me, ev… |
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Post #AxJTXoAj9303IoM6Oe by [email protected] |
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@moira Itβs really pretty! |
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Post #AxJTXoHoigffenflRo by [email protected] |
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@jonobie Less so up close. xD |
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Post #AxJcxP9NhGEEod0RG4 by [email protected] |
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@moiraGoodness, that looks like the 3-speed type I'm familiar with. Althou… |
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Post #AxJcxPFlJXKh8PzXCi by [email protected] |
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@claralistensprechen5th it's a seven, so: definitely a derailleur. That nee… |
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Post #AxJhnH61Hqa4i8QHEe by [email protected] |
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@moira I like the look of it, but modernising the brakes for greater pad availa… |
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Post #AxJhnHCOu7gX1vPNBI by [email protected] |
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@LovesTha the point's not to ride it, the point's to fuck around with s… |
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Post #AxKYaHH4bkV74OHSee by [email protected] |
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@moira I think I had that exact bike |
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Post #AxL1xJKk1112msKcNM by [email protected] |
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Okay so what did I learn last night (and via a quick check this morning)?1) Fol… |
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Post #AxL21UlzQRhnQO4XJ2 by [email protected] |
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4) The chain has no quicklink. 7-speed quicklinks are cheap, so that's good… |
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Post #AxL24y0zA4Rwz9k31s by [email protected] |
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@LaNaehForaday Well I'm gonna try to get this one going again. xD I"m … |
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Post #AxL2aazMJ9LApz3wFU by [email protected] |
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@moira I SWEAR that is MY BIKE right down to the rusted chrome fenders!My seat … |
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Post #AxL4Qckb6OP3JYWyno by [email protected] |
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@LaNaehForaday wait for reals? Like, this _specific_ bike, not just this model?… |
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Post #AxLgZN0umEvdN7lEMS by [email protected] |
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@moira It would have been like fifty years ago!!! π |
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@LaNaehForaday Oh okay so definitely not. xD(This is a China-made 1990s bike, v… |
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Post #AxLgxK955op1QU0DlA by [email protected] |
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@moira It did stir up a bunch of feels for me tho! Post again if you fix it up… |
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@LaNaehForaday oh I will! And already have been. I'm real chatty about my p… |
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[this thread continues here: https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/115069682420… |
