Can you fix this for me mister?

[cheys03]

must have been a local artist gathering materials for his next works

 

[Cycleops]

Probably the local recycling guys, they don't miss much.

 

[Cycleops]

The two brothers with the bin job came to collect their "new" bike, the Claud Butler.
In fact it was just the elder one, here he is taking it away. It's a single speed, the derailleur is just there as a tensioner.
New brake pads were fitted.

I asked him to try it and I realised he couldn't ride yet, anyway he's got that ahead of him. I think he was pleased, he said Thank you multiple times.

 

[Cycleops]

This was offered to me by the boy I gave the Claud Butler MTB to:

It's a Miyata, steel frame, made in Japan. Came from the US with a dealer sticker in Cincinnati. Don't know about the date but maybe seventies? I thought it might make a SS.
Been dismantling it all afternoon. The seat post is loose but I can't get the stem out

 

[matticus]

This was offered to me by the boy I gave the Claud Butler MTB to:

The kids aren't daft in your neighbourhood, are they?

 

[Cycleops]

I don’t think they are interested in this one. It was a ‘dash’, slang here for given for free. I thought it would make a SS but I’ve run into problems as the alloy stem has welded itself into the steel steerer tube. Any ideas?

 

[tyred]

I don’t think they are interested in this one. It was a ‘dash’, slang here for given for free. I thought it would make a SS but I’ve run into problems as the alloy stem has welded itself into the steel steerer tube. Any ideas?

Turn the bike upside down and fill the bottom of the steering tube with diesel and leave it for a few weeks to soak in. Just keep an eye on the level.

 

[Badger_Boom]

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Cool! Is that the latest carbon skip?