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Category Archives: Other bicycles
Taking a stand: A five-year-old gets his way
The kid may have understood time as an idle train blocking the crossing ahead for no good reason. Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, Other bicycles, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, children, kickstand, kids, maintenance
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A few years ago…
Posted in History, Other bicycles
Tagged FF Ide, Peoria bicycle, Peoria manufacturing
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Rebuilt in central Illinois: the Royal Scot
Dave inserted the Royal Scot back into the flow of history, creating something sure to confuse anyone trying to identify this particular model. Continue reading
Posted in Becoming a bicycle, Bushwhacker, History, Other bicycles
Tagged bicycle repair, British, Bushwhacker, Raleigh, resto mod, restoration, Royal Scot, three speed
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Big ride (even though we haven’t been king sized since we were 13 colonies)
Is this a Schwinn I see before me? Let us now praise a big coaster-brake bicycle with full-coverage fenders. Continue reading
Posted in Bushwhacker, History, Other bicycles
Tagged John Ringham, King Size American, Schwinnn
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Not Old Paint. Don Walker tandem does Horsey Hundred with no paint
When a builder sends a fillet-brazed bicycle out without paint, you get to see the frame pretty nearly as it came from the torch. Continue reading
Posted in Other bicycles, Report from the road
Tagged clear coat, Don Walker, fillet brazing, Horsey Hundred, tandem
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