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Free* bikes (Canberra)
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From: "Peter Howard" <bbrover...@bbbigpond.net.au>
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Subject: Re: Free* bikes (Canberra)
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Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:17:25 GMT
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"BT Humble" <bt_hum...@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> OK, there are some conditions attached to my generosity:
>
> * The bikes are located in Canberra, ACT, Australia;
> * You'll have to pick them up yourself;
> * There's a limit of 1 per "customer";
> * For the rideable bikes, I *might* be convinced to deliver them
> within Canberra for the cost of a bus ticket back to my home and a can
> of diet coke;
> * If you want me to do any repairs/servicing prior to delivery,
> that'll cost you (but my rates are reasonable);
> * Most of these bikes have come into my possession via a "Do you want
> these? Otherwise I'm going to take them to the dump" scenario. To the
> best of my knowledge none are stolen, but obviously I can't give a
> 100% guarantee.
>
> You can see some pictures and descriptions here:
>
> http://www.smallsolar.org/BTH/budgetbike/journal.htm#11dec2007
>
>
> BTH
Brian,
In your journal you wrote 12/12/07 "After doing a few km of commuting with
the MegaRange cluster, I've decided that I don't much like the enormous jump
from 1st to 2nd, and the miniscule steps from there up to 6th." You wrote
that you'd bunged on a '70's five speed pending exploration of the spares
box.
I've been enthralled, in a horrified sort of way, by your account of budget
commuting on the mighty department store Blade and by your adventure on the
GVBR.
I'd love to contribute to the adventure if your spares box fails you. I have
a gen-you-wine Shimano Hyperglide six speed freewheel in 14 - 16 - 18 - 21 -
24 - 28, only a little used, only a little rusty which is yours for the
asking. Yes it is a spin-on freewheel, not a cassette and it would appear to
have the sprockets spaced approx. 5.3mm centre to centre. Overall width is
approx. 33mm. It's off a mid '90's MTB with indexed Shimano SIS thumb
shifter.
I'm surprised to find that the flaming things are still made and are pretty
cheap but this one is even cheaper to you if I just shove it in a brown bag
and send it. Drop me an address to rover109 at bigpond dot net dot au if you
can use it.
This freewheel is surplus to needs since I commenced doing up my old Shogun
Trailbreaker for sentiments sake. One good ebay find led to another and all
that is left of the original bike now is the frame and forks. Just the frame
and forks, but that's okay because the "steel is real" rigid at both ends
frame was the bit I liked most. With a nice coat of midnight blue Killrust
epoxy enamel it looks very fine with its second hand eyeletted Ritchey and
Alex rims and budget 21 speed Shimano Alivio drivetrain. This evening I put
on a set of lightweight 1.5" Maxxis Detonator semi slicks and it feels like
a rocket ship compared with my best tourer equipped with armour plated 1.95"
Schwalbe Marathon Plus's. The downside is that I'm back up to five
serviceable bikes again and it's hard to find excuses to ride them all :-(
Peter H
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