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I do that to most tyres what ever the brand . The only one that I have found well wearing is the Schwalbe Marathon plus . The down side...

I bought a new pair of these tires in 27" for a road-bike I ride a lot, sometimes putting 100 miles or more per week on. I installed the...

Sure, if you have the proper tools to cut the threads, but if you do not have them laying around, but do have the proper tools and...

I used to work in an industrial metal fab shop where weld testing was done, and later I worked in industrial construction where guys...

Cut the tube below the threads and have someone weld on the top from another fork, to any length you like, I have done it a number of...

Hello Freeman and welcome to Retrobike. Your in good company here with very skilled and talented people who are always ready and willing...

I took a photo of the donor for the coaster brake after I took it out a few years ago.

I bought a GT Edge of this vintage once off a crazy old bike repair guy in my town for forty dollars once, then like a moron I sold it...

A few years ago an old friend of mine pulled up in front of my house without notice, and unloaded this bike from the back of his van. He...

Sharp eye. I am in a city on the Great Lakes in North America. The frame is a USA-made "Schwinn" and there is nothing special about it...

True, but clues like a coaster hub, kick stand and Schrader valves suggest to me that it's on the west side of the Atlantic.

To make it road legal it should have a working front brake if in the UK I believe 🤔

Love it. Props for the seatpost mounted security device.

Great story! What’s the frame? Was going to say Pennine but on a closer look the faded lettering doesn’t actually look like it says...

I thnk it had panaracer tires on it when I did the road race, and when I used to train on the road with it. I used to pump them up to...