Bicycles - Page 20

wheelbender6 · 08-20-2017, 09:27 PM

I was a kid during the era of the Schwinn Stingrays and Krates. Nobody in my little town had one. I have been looking at this Banana bike on craigslist as a way to relive some of my childhood. It has a 24" rear so it isnt too small to ride. It also has a console shifter.
1969 "RARE" CYCOVATOR banana seat muscle bike - $300 (San Leon)
I have a very RARE 1969 CYCOVATOR muscle bike for sale. There's a chance you have never seen one and probably wont ever again.
This bike has not been cleaned up, it was pulled from the barn like it sits. I didn't want to even wash the dirt off of it. It is rusty and crusty but it is still the coolest bike in the world. It is all original, nothing has been changed from what I can see. This bike screams the groovy era, with a 24" rear wheel, 5 speed gears with console shifter, sissy bar, red line tires and even a headlight. The original seat too. Like I said it probably has 25 years of dust on it so don't think your coming to look at a restored bike. It would even be cool to ride it like it is, you would be the talk of the bike shows or swap meet on this cycodelic cruzer. The price is firm, you will see 20 of them high priced Schwinn's peelers at the show, but you wont see one of these. If interested call or text
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/d...256147867.html

**cheesy** · 08-21-2017, 07:56 AM

Go for it.

wheelbender6 · 08-21-2017, 10:47 PM

If I buy it, my wife will want one too, so I must plan accordingly.

wheelbender6 · 08-28-2017, 09:07 PM

I might order one of these. I could get some road work done while doing CAD.
http://newatlas.com/deskcise-pro-exe...ng-desk/51081/

**cheesy** · 08-28-2017, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheelbender6

I might order one of these. I could get some road work done while doing CAD.
http://newatlas.com/deskcise-pro-exe...ng-desk/51081/

You'll sweat on your work.

wheelbender6 · 09-07-2017, 09:52 PM

I saw this invention for wet weather bicycle riding on NewAtlas.
It doesn't look as cool as a velomobile, but it doesn't cost near as much, either.
http://newatlas.com/under-cover-bicycle-umbrella/51227/

**cheesy** · 09-07-2017, 10:16 PM

Interesting.

**cheesy** · 09-23-2017, 08:41 PM

Finally brought home that Raleigh I mentioned many months ago. Planets were in alignment, so today was the day. I also seemed to have picked the hottest day of the year to do it. Mid nineties and humid. BTW, that's a sparkling water Mrs. C is drinking, not a beer.

Can't pin down a year but mid seventies based on the decals. Friend N8 built it from a pile of parts, with some assistance from me. It's the less common 23" frame which will fit me a bit better. Has plenty of 'patina' aka, rust.

Headset and bb need some adjustment, but nothing major. Surprisingly, it is shod with very old cotton belted tires.

Those will be changed out this week for a pair of Semperit tires I have hanging in the garage.

wheelbender6 · 09-24-2017, 10:07 PM

That's an awesome way to haul a bicycle.

**cheesy** · 11-12-2017, 09:18 PM

Scored this today.

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/b...375027595.html

Absolutely nothing special about it, but the seller is a really nice guy I used to ride and race with. I only beat him once and that was because he flatted. Haven't seen him in almost five years.
Was about 90% sure it was his ad just based on how the bike was staged on the tree, so I sent him a cryptic question about the bike with a few veiled remarks about fixed gear bike shenanigans that happened in Traverse City, MI over ten years ago. He knew right away it was me.

wheelbender6 · 11-12-2017, 10:35 PM

Wow. The back wheel alone was worth the asking price. You got a lugged frame with good paint, too.

**cheesy** · 11-12-2017, 11:09 PM

And he is throwing in the 2 speed fixed gear hub I built for his daughter when she was in middle school.

kirbo7106 · 11-13-2017, 08:58 AM

Wow! That’s cool! I like the green paint. I had a 3 speed from Sears back in the mid 70s. It was green too! I would love to have that bike today!

Have a great day!

wheelbender6 · 01-31-2018, 08:01 PM

Kangaroo hits cyclist - video - Watch out for those Roos!
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/anima...id=mailsignout

ben2go · 02-01-2018, 01:22 PM

Holy crap! I hope the person was OK.

08-20-2017, 09:27 PM	#286
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	I was a kid during the era of the Schwinn Stingrays and Krates. Nobody in my little town had one. I have been looking at this Banana bike on craigslist as a way to relive some of my childhood. It has a 24" rear so it isnt too small to ride. It also has a console shifter. 1969 "RARE" CYCOVATOR banana seat muscle bike - $300 (San Leon) I have a very RARE 1969 CYCOVATOR muscle bike for sale. There's a chance you have never seen one and probably wont ever again. This bike has not been cleaned up, it was pulled from the barn like it sits. I didn't want to even wash the dirt off of it. It is rusty and crusty but it is still the coolest bike in the world. It is all original, nothing has been changed from what I can see. This bike screams the groovy era, with a 24" rear wheel, 5 speed gears with console shifter, sissy bar, red line tires and even a headlight. The original seat too. Like I said it probably has 25 years of dust on it so don't think your coming to look at a restored bike. It would even be cool to ride it like it is, you would be the talk of the bike shows or swap meet on this cycodelic cruzer. The price is firm, you will see 20 of them high priced Schwinn's peelers at the show, but you wont see one of these. If interested call or text https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/d...256147867.html __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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08-21-2017, 07:56 AM	#287
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,845	Go for it. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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08-21-2017, 10:47 PM	#288
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	If I buy it, my wife will want one too, so I must plan accordingly. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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08-28-2017, 09:07 PM	#289
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	I might order one of these. I could get some road work done while doing CAD. http://newatlas.com/deskcise-pro-exe...ng-desk/51081/ __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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09-07-2017, 09:52 PM	#291
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	I saw this invention for wet weather bicycle riding on NewAtlas. It doesn't look as cool as a velomobile, but it doesn't cost near as much, either. http://newatlas.com/under-cover-bicycle-umbrella/51227/ __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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09-07-2017, 10:16 PM	#292
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,845	Interesting. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-23-2017, 08:41 PM	#293
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,845	Finally brought home that Raleigh I mentioned many months ago. Planets were in alignment, so today was the day. I also seemed to have picked the hottest day of the year to do it. Mid nineties and humid. BTW, that's a sparkling water Mrs. C is drinking, not a beer. Can't pin down a year but mid seventies based on the decals. Friend N8 built it from a pile of parts, with some assistance from me. It's the less common 23" frame which will fit me a bit better. Has plenty of 'patina' aka, rust. Headset and bb need some adjustment, but nothing major. Surprisingly, it is shod with very old cotton belted tires. Those will be changed out this week for a pair of Semperit tires I have hanging in the garage. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-24-2017, 10:07 PM	#294
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	That's an awesome way to haul a bicycle. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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11-12-2017, 09:18 PM	#295
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,845	Scored this today. https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/b...375027595.html Absolutely nothing special about it, but the seller is a really nice guy I used to ride and race with. I only beat him once and that was because he flatted. Haven't seen him in almost five years. Was about 90% sure it was his ad just based on how the bike was staged on the tree, so I sent him a cryptic question about the bike with a few veiled remarks about fixed gear bike shenanigans that happened in Traverse City, MI over ten years ago. He knew right away it was me. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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11-12-2017, 10:35 PM	#296
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	Wow. The back wheel alone was worth the asking price. You got a lugged frame with good paint, too. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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11-12-2017, 11:09 PM	#297
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,845	And he is throwing in the 2 speed fixed gear hub I built for his daughter when she was in middle school. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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11-13-2017, 08:58 AM	#298
kirbo7106 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Holiday, Florida Posts: 672	Retro is in! Wow! That’s cool! I like the green paint. I had a 3 speed from Sears back in the mid 70s. It was green too! I would love to have that bike today! Have a great day! __________________ Dan-O -2018 Tao Tao HellCat - DOA -2016 Hawk 250 - Kitty Hawk - eBay exhaust, Mikuni carb(120 main/30 Pilot), airbox mod with K&N filter, digital cluster, total LEDs, 17/45 sprockets, RK chain, Shinko 244 tires, trunk, aftermarket levers, burrito tube, skid plate, Sargent Cycle Seat... -2003 HD Sportster 100th Anniversary -1999 Buell X-1 Lightning - Race kit, Buell Seat
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01-31-2018, 08:01 PM	#299
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	Kangaroo hits cyclist - video - Watch out for those Roos! http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/anima...id=mailsignout __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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02-01-2018, 01:22 PM	#300
ben2go Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,335	Holy crap! I hope the person was OK.
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