All Things Bikes and Tacos! (...and every vehicle imaginable)

Thanks buddy! I'm good, had spares. New SLX derailleur, and previous WolfTooth ring.

Suuuucks. Seen a couple bikes get taken out, but the worst is when it shoots up and smashes my shins.

 

just buy a 12 inch bmx bike; then remove the cranks and leave the hand brake. *instant balance bike" no need to spend that on a balance bike, unless you want it as wall art.

 

I mean you can get Striders at Target.

 

You can get a Schwinn there too...

 

You mean like the wolf tooth camo ring?
I thought about getting one of those instead of a bash guard.

Also, if you don’t want to bend a chainring wolf tooth does make a stainless steel one as well.

 

One strider, two kids. Best ~$100 bike related purchase.

 

I ordered some materials to make a bash guard out of Kydex. Watched a YouTube video so, naturally, I'm an expert. Anyone ever done it? I have put a couple small dents in the bottom of the down tube already, at least this will give some protection from the smaller hits.

 

I made one for an old Tallboy, but never used it. It molds pretty quick/easy.

 

Blasphemy!

No true Schwinn was ever sold at a Walmart.

You can get these used Chinese Walmart bikes that say Schwinn on them all day long for pennies, because the gear on them is all crap.

I do not think there has been a real Schwinn manufactured since Walmart started up in the 90s, because Chicago Schwinn closed business in the 80s.

I do not think you can buy a poorer made bicycle.

 

I stand corrected. I own a Chinese made Huffy and it is worse. Not substantially different, but slightly worse in every way.

 

No, I mean like the OEM SRAM 30t round ring that I took off when I mounted an AB oval

 

Caught a good one to my ankle last year. About fell off my bike surprised me so bad.

Then there was that chunk of Teddy Bear Cholla a few years back in Phoenix during a night ride... thought I was snake bit at first

 

That's the joke. lol

 

as soon as my son saw neighbor kids riding pedal bikes, he did not need to ask me to get him a pedal bike, he simply asked me to install his pedals.

 

that is the way! Nice

how do the hulk hands do for comfort?

 

They must be so comfy in the rock garden and brake bump chowder

 

lol the hulk hands definitely cut down on vibration, but don't do much for rear brake control.

 

"Smash PRs with this one neat trick!; Elite athletes hate him"

 

Great day pedaling with my good buddy. WOW is already dusty, but in great shape overall.

 

Sorry internets . . . needed Smileys.
Just for that you get to see a picture of my stink ray.

This is just a mock up. Once I get everything set I will scrape the paint down to bare steel & clearcoat it.