Bicycles - Page 13

FastDoc · 10-31-2016, 06:05 PM

I've been enjoying the Postal Trek quite a bit.

It rides great and looks great up on my wall. It cleaned up wonderfully, near new condition. Only a few slight blemishes. I feel bad the seller's son never really got a chance to use it before he died and the bike sat since then. It seemed odd to ride it but it's just a thing. Still, I felt a 'connection' there somehow.

FastDoc · 10-31-2016, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Merlin

Ok here is my current ride.

And a pic of the jack shaft I drive the rear wheel with.

Soild looking build. The torque converter is what it takes. Great bike.

Nothing like having a piston aimed directly at your bells though...

Merlin · 10-31-2016, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

Soild looking build. The torque converter is what it takes. Great bike.

Nothing like having a piston aimed directly at your bells though...

LOL

wheelbender6 · 11-14-2016, 07:02 PM

Dude rode his mountain bike to the South Pole. I enjoy getting bundled up for a brisk ride, but not all the way to 90 degrees latitude.
http://reviews.mtbr.com/the-first-tr...the-south-pole

**cheesy** · 11-14-2016, 07:04 PM

Hat's off to the guy.

**cheesy** · 12-17-2016, 08:25 PM

Assembled a Diamond Back 'City Bike' for Mrs. C's former boss today. It's a Christmas present for his youngest son. Jack is a heck of a nice guy but could cut off his hand with Jello, so I was volunteered.

We are in Chinabike territory with a Diamond Back, though I was pleasantly surprised when I spun the wheels in my hands and the bearings were well adjusted. Then I checked the fork and crank. Ahhh, now I am in familiar territory. Both are so tight that neither turn.

Pulled the headset apart and I figure the assembler must have dropped the bearings in his grease can because there was actually some there.

Bottom bearing spindle was a sealed unit and just needed adjusting. It just took a BFH to do it. The assemblers must use an impact wrench to tighten the cup and lockring.

Brakes were a pain to set up. Derailleurs, no picnic, but not as finicky as the brakes. Both, out of the box, were awful.

So, a job that would take me maybe 45 minutes took two hours to get to Cheesy standards, and I even let a few things slide. I will recommend that Jack replace the awful steel crankset for low end alloy crankset with steel rings. Even with steel rings, the new crankset will weigh less than the left crankarm.

wheelbender6 · 12-18-2016, 10:28 PM

We bought fat tire bikes for each other for Christmas since we got a weekend place near the beach. Walmart bikes so they are pretty heavy. They came out of the boxes in pretty good shape. The front wheel bearings were way too tight on both so I had to find my coning wrenches. The headset on the red one was way loose so I had to adjust it. Otherwise it was easy assembly.

pistolclass · 12-18-2016, 10:58 PM

where are the engines?

BlackBike · 12-19-2016, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by pistolclass

where are the engines?

They are good candidates for them. Correct frame,no rear shocks.

**cheesy** · 12-19-2016, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by wheelbender6

We bought fat tire bikes for each other for Christmas since we got a weekend place near the beach. Walmart bikes so they are pretty heavy. They came out of the boxes in pretty good shape. The front wheel bearings were way too tight on both so I had to find my coning wrenches. The headset on the red one was way loose so I had to adjust it. Otherwise it was easy assembly.

I wish the Dolomite(or what ever it is called now)had been available when I bought my Mongoose. I think the only thing still original on mine is the frame.

**JerryHawk250** · 12-19-2016, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by pistolclass

where are the engines?

Here's my chinarider . But the engine will not fit on those bikes. with out a good bit of modifications. I know I looked at doing one myself.

Bruce's · 12-19-2016, 08:22 AM

People have put those bike engines on the Wally World fatties ,there is plenty of YouTube videos of them running around

**JerryHawk250** · 12-19-2016, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruce's

People have put those bike engines on the Wally World fatties ,there is plenty of YouTube videos of them running around

I tried putting one on a Mongoose. I could of made it work but would of taken a good bit of modification. I would of had an issue with the chain alignment. I guess it depends on what engine you use.

Bruce's · 12-19-2016, 09:11 AM

FastDoc · 12-19-2016, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by wheelbender6

Dude rode his mountain bike to the South Pole. I enjoy getting bundled up for a brisk ride, but not all the way to 90 degrees latitude.
http://reviews.mtbr.com/the-first-tr...the-south-pole

Are we sure that picture was not taken in Cheese Land

10-31-2016, 06:05 PM	#181
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I've been enjoying the Postal Trek quite a bit. It rides great and looks great up on my wall. It cleaned up wonderfully, near new condition. Only a few slight blemishes. I feel bad the seller's son never really got a chance to use it before he died and the bike sat since then. It seemed odd to ride it but it's just a thing. Still, I felt a 'connection' there somehow. __________________ Happy to serve.
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11-14-2016, 07:02 PM	#184
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	Dude rode his mountain bike to the South Pole. I enjoy getting bundled up for a brisk ride, but not all the way to 90 degrees latitude. http://reviews.mtbr.com/the-first-tr...the-south-pole __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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11-14-2016, 07:04 PM	#185
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,803	Hat's off to the guy. __________________ 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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12-17-2016, 08:25 PM	#186
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,803	Assembled a Diamond Back 'City Bike' for Mrs. C's former boss today. It's a Christmas present for his youngest son. Jack is a heck of a nice guy but could cut off his hand with Jello, so I was volunteered. We are in Chinabike territory with a Diamond Back, though I was pleasantly surprised when I spun the wheels in my hands and the bearings were well adjusted. Then I checked the fork and crank. Ahhh, now I am in familiar territory. Both are so tight that neither turn. Pulled the headset apart and I figure the assembler must have dropped the bearings in his grease can because there was actually some there. Bottom bearing spindle was a sealed unit and just needed adjusting. It just took a BFH to do it. The assemblers must use an impact wrench to tighten the cup and lockring. Brakes were a pain to set up. Derailleurs, no picnic, but not as finicky as the brakes. Both, out of the box, were awful. So, a job that would take me maybe 45 minutes took two hours to get to Cheesy standards, and I even let a few things slide. I will recommend that Jack replace the awful steel crankset for low end alloy crankset with steel rings. Even with steel rings, the new crankset will weigh less than the left crankarm. __________________ 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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12-18-2016, 10:28 PM	#187
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	We bought fat tire bikes for each other for Christmas since we got a weekend place near the beach. Walmart bikes so they are pretty heavy. They came out of the boxes in pretty good shape. The front wheel bearings were way too tight on both so I had to find my coning wrenches. The headset on the red one was way loose so I had to adjust it. Otherwise it was easy assembly. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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12-18-2016, 10:58 PM	#188
pistolclass Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: connecticut Posts: 978	where are the engines?
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12-19-2016, 08:22 AM	#192
Bruce's Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sudbury ,Ontario Posts: 855	People have put those bike engines on the Wally World fatties ,there is plenty of YouTube videos of them running around
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12-19-2016, 09:11 AM	#194
Bruce's Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sudbury ,Ontario Posts: 855
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