I Like Klunking !

[Repack Rider]

showing fun doesn't always have to be with the latest kit

Only if you don't know any better. I wouldn't go back to that gear now that I have ridden a bike with brakes that work.

 

[neo_pop_71]

Respect!

Much respect to you Repack Rider for being a pioneer and showing the way! I just watched KLUNKERZ again last night, such a fun flick to enjoy! You guys had some serious cojones!!! All of you bombing that ride under 5:00, forget Gary's 4:22 as that's just madness, and you all lived to tell about it! Respect! I'm also a bigger guy like Fred Wolf and I could bring myself to letting it all hang out like that but I'd be white knuckled the whole time!

The quote of the movie...

"I always said the three biggest hazards of bicycles riding are cars, cops, and pavement!" -Fred Wolf

Truer words were never spoken!

Peace,

-D-

 

[drcarlos]

The Camera mounted under the saddle on a FS makes for a very surreal video as it's so smooth. It really shows how easy the bike makes it. Love to see the same thing shot on a hardtail as I bet it would be unwatchable, but the rider would be doing more work and well skilled.
That said it's a great video of the descent and makes me want to go and ride it.

Carl.

 

[petitpal]

Am now trying very hard not to spend the precious little free time I have in the evenings searching eBay for 50's / 60's frames (Schwinn, etc) in the UK. I don't have the money, the room or the facial hair to protect me when I drop it... help. me.

 

[theredchili]

Am now trying very hard not to spend the precious little free time I have in the evenings searching eBay for 50's / 60's frames (Schwinn, etc) in the UK. I don't have the money, the room or the facial hair to protect me when I drop it... help. me.

Nice ! , I agree totally

 

[Dr S]

Am now trying very hard not to spend the precious little free time I have in the evenings searching eBay for 50's / 60's frames (Schwinn, etc) in the UK.

Don't worry, you wouldn't get far. Firstly its a pre-war frame you need and secondly you won't find many, if any, in the UK. Getting a frame isn't too difficult once you look in the right place, but finding the right parts can be a long and expensive process. The rewards are huge though. Old Schwinn Klunkers are such a blast to ride!

 

[petitpal]

Schwinn Klunkers are such a blast to ride!

You're supposed to be discouraging me!!!

 

[Dr S]

Schwinn Klunkers are such a blast to ride!

You're supposed to be discouraging me!!!

Ok. I will try and discourage you.

Overtaking lots of weekend warriors on downhill bikes on Innerliethen's black route isn't fun at all on a bike thats older than your grandmother. You won't get a kick out of it at all. Nope, not fun in the slightest.

Did that work?

 

[petitpal]

Schwinn Klunkers are such a blast to ride!

You're supposed to be discouraging me!!!

Ok. I will try and discourage you.

Overtaking lots of weekend warriors on downhill bikes on Innerliethen's black route isn't fun at all on a bike thats older than your grandmother. You won't get a kick out of it at all. Nope, not fun in the slightest.

Did that work?

Arrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

 

[petitpal]

On a slightly more serious note though: this has all got me thinking... surely there must be room for a series in a similar vein to the original klunkers? The only reason they used stuff like Shwinn, as far as I know anyway, is because those are the bikes they had around and were in plentiful and cheap supply. Makes me wonder if you could pick a relatively modern equivalent say 20 years old that is in simliar cheap supply, set-up some interesting sweeping downhill-ish courses and get as many people in on it as possible. Take things back to basics and away from requiring a bike that costs more than your house. Hmmmmm..... plot, plot, plot.