"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib)
07/27/2020 at 09:11 • Filed to: None
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"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib)
07/27/2020 at 09:11 • Filed to: None | 1
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I just can’t see riding one of these in assless chaps and a Wehrmacht helmet.
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> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
07/27/2020 at 09:22 |
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The whole thing has been going downhill so long the pedals don't work anymore.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
07/27/2020 at 09:22 |
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Speaking of things found on Marketplace. Yesterday o saw this and for full minute I thought the 4 wheeler was giant. Took me way too long to realize the person was tiny.
TheJWT
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
07/27/2020 at 09:23 |
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No training wheels?
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
07/27/2020 at 09:32 |
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This bike needs a chopper treatment.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
07/27/2020 at 09:32 |
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The strangest thing I see is the use of a semi-horizontal dropout for the rear. Being a unified rear triangle design for the rear suspension, technically, one could convert that bike to a single-speed. The other strangeness is the use of a disc brake up front, v-brake out back. It’s the bicycle equivalent of discs and drums. Then again, the use of a quill stem on a bike with a disc brake is strange too. This bike is crammed full of oddities!
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
07/27/2020 at 09:34 |
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It's got more suspension than your typical bobber
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
07/27/2020 at 09:43 |
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Playing card for spokes not included.
Kiltedpadre
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
07/27/2020 at 09:47 |
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For that authentic feel it somehow still manages to leak dirty motor oil everywhere.
barnie
> TheRealBicycleBuck
07/27/2020 at 10:11 |
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It’s a typical high-end WalMart bike with fancy paint and decals. Swagged cranks, spring-only forks and rear ‘shock’, twist shifters, plastic pedals, etc. WM high-end is really a very low bar...
Tekamul
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
07/27/2020 at 10:21 |
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Softtail, not a REAL Harley.
- Leather Vest
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> barnie
07/27/2020 at 10:26 |
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Yep. It looks like a NEXT PowerX with an “upgraded” fork.
It’s not an exact match, but it’s close.
onlytwowheels
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
07/27/2020 at 11:55 |
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No Jeep waves for you.
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barnie
> TheRealBicycleBuck
07/27/2020 at 13:24 |
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Close enough. I put together >4k bikes for Wally in a year and a half (part-time, something to do) and there were subtle changes in the same model over th e course of a few months. FWIW, I was not a contractor; built many top-end bikes in my youth . On these I did adjust all bearings, cables, shifting, trued wheels, etc. Best rate was 28 bikes in 8-hours. It got to be quite a zen experience . Our return rate went down 85%...
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> barnie
07/27/2020 at 13:30 |
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I’m glad to hear you weren’t one of the bad assemblers. For years I would make a point of going through the bikes at the department stores , taking pictures of all the assembly errors I could find. It was rare that I didn’t find at least one error.
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barnie
> TheRealBicycleBuck
07/27/2020 at 13:51 |
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The contract assembler guys are paid by bike or grill or swing set , and not much at that. They just bolt on the pieces and move on. Never saw one adjust anything. All I had to do was keep the rack (150 bikes) full. Easy enough on 4-days a week to do quality work. E xcept at xmas time . We’d sell 10 0 a day and needed the help. Did we race against each other back in the 70s or 80s? East coast.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> barnie
07/27/2020 at 14:00 |
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I’ve always lived in the southern U.S. At that time, I was living in Oklahoma.