Recent content by Nabeaquam

Yeah, when I last visited, mid 90s, people thought nothing of driving 200 kilometers one way for dinner on a Friday. It actually seemed common.

This bike started, as just the frame, from a bike shop that closed in 1960 because the owner died. Almost all the parts came from this bike shop. The original owners sister gave me all the bike stuff in the old shop if I cleaned it out. I just found stuff to fit from this stash. I think the only...

That sounds like what defines someone from SoCal. In da UP to be a true Yooper you gotta be born in a sauna, in some obscure place like Slapneck or Tivola.

Oh, I want. Gimme machine.

Now that’s a project you never see. Keep progress post please

I would if I couldn’t find a nice replacement. The new triples don’t look vintage, but it should work. It also depends on what crank style you would enjoy the most. Replacement chainrings on the vintage triples are probably going to get scarce and expensive in the future. My crank doesn’t have...

I bought an old Touring frame that still had the three chainring bb. I made it into a dandy gravel bike I used an inexpensive triple. The bike weighs 32 kg loaded. I used a mega gear cog. The big jump is annoying but your thankful on long steep hills. I’ve had no issues with it. One of my...

Flip your hand over so the tendons. Are up. Tap with the fingers of your other hand all over, back and forth in the area where the wrist meets the hand. If you get tingling in your fingers you most likely have carpal tunnel. No handlebar will be comfortable. Micro surgery fixes it. It’s a common...