Category: My Bikes
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Schwinn S-30
This used “trail” bike slips into my list of bikes that I’d like to own. I think it fits the “bikes with odd stuff” category so I had no choice but to grab it fast as I could. 7. bikes with odd stuff – linkage fork, Manitou rear shock, Raleigh Twenty, unique heritage, etc. Not a…
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Scott Boulder – Gravel Edition
Last year I came across a Scott Boulder which I hoped to restore, out of a past and somewhat nostalgic tribute to Scott. Well if you read that post you’ll know that the bike was more than a small disaster. The big items like wheels, forks, seat tube and brakes were complete goners, succumbing to…
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Burley 2.0
A few weeks ago I looked around my garage searching for space to hang one more just one more bike. I paused for only a moment before grabbing down my Kona Dew. It’s rare that a bike leaves my garage for a new how, but I’m out of space and seeing that the Burley Runabout…
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Twenty
I was impressed with the ride-ability of the Raleigh Twenty after I rode the Twenty on a recent Bike to Work day and now am utterly impressed with the Twenty after taking it on the first of my non-sanctioned 2020 Tour de Whatcom (TDW) rides. Yesterday I left super early to do the 20 mile out and…
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Space Ape
Just after snagging the derelict Scott Boulder a few weeks ago I made myself a mental note to be more careful about buying bikes on a whim because my cup/garage is flowing over. And so then just a few days ago I bought another bike on absolutely nothing more than a whim, because apparently I…
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1992 Scott Boulder
It is without a doubt, the biggest wreck of a bike that I’ve ever taken in. I spent next to nothing for it off of Craigslist, yet it was certainly too much by any monetary measure. Fortunately for this nearly 30 year old Scott Boulder, I was measuring it’s worth with nostalgia rather than…
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