MOPED ARMY

Nice Puch! Never owned one. Unheard of in Canada. If you want a old Dutch cargo bike you may have to visit Winnipeg. The Plain Bike Project is buying up Omafiets and anything old they can find in Holland. I like the Omafiets but they do weigh as much as a windmill. Thanks for your reply...

https://plain-bicycle.myshopify.com/

Nice collection. My back prohibits me from running drop bars anymore but I do like your Centurion. I'm getting soft in my old age and now have two hybrids with hydraulic disc brakes. I can't see myself spending much time on a vintage bike with mediocre side pull brakes and chrome rims...

I've already heard of the Plain Bicycle Project through Not Just Bikes

I'm not in the market for an Omafiets fortunately. I don't like those things, they feel quite unstable without the top bar.

I'm looking for something like this, although i don't have any practical use for it.

@ Papa... I concur the fat bike tires are a lot of fun. They are very popular and 90% of local Ebike sales have 4 inch wide tires. Been there with those effen goat heads. We spent two months in Mesa Az. I was riding on the sidewalk due to construction. I decided to take the grass around a group of pedestrians. Big mistake...eight goat heads in the front tire and two in the back...Those things are insanely sharp.

@ Bas...I had a homebuilt cargo bike with a huge basket up front. Steering got really sketchy with a 24 of beer up front. Two big pannier bags on the rear rack worked much better...

@ Saabsonnetguy... I don't see a problem here. I would love to have a very early bike with a skip tooth chain ring. There's a few in the city running on the original wooden rims. Love your collection and your first bike is my clear favorite. If you still have a Saab Sonnet feel free to post a pic. I haven't seen one in person for at least 25 years...

Here's some vintage bikes that I picked up and all of them went to collectors. Unfortunately my buddy who owned a demolition business passed away in May and I lost my main source of old bikes. Cleaning out his yard took weeks. He also left behind a collection of thirty thousand vinyl records...

Yea that orange bike reminds me of a swing bike I restored. Saab, I like your porteur style and get those ride so smooth. Check out my orange bike it’s actually 26”x 2.125” tired and has modern 1x11 sram billy goat shifting. A true ATB. Keep em coming y’all

Theres def been a few bike threads, I always enjoy it, bikes are fun and very variable and customizable in a Lego erector sorta way like what I really dig about mopeds

And like mopeds, I've had a fuckload of bikes. But honestly this is the one that always stays. Old steel Omni, made by kawamura as best I can tell, its essentially a tall nishiki touring frame. I've had it forever and I love it. I've had MUCH "nicer" bikes but inevitably it's this that just feels the easiest to get on and ride. Id take it anyway over almost anything else.

I think a big part is I've had it so long I've made all the little changes to make it exactly mine, anything else would take years to get all done the way I want, and I ride it so much, anything else feels kinda wrong.

Still, I admit if someone gave me 300 I'd sell it. Likewise if it got stolen I'd easily pay 400 to get it back haha, it doesn't make a ton of sense. I love it tho

That folder is really nice!

Not me, the only pot-holes in the Netherlands are our coffeeshops.

True facts. My first visit to Holland was a eye opener. Compared to North America the Dutch people have a relaxed attitude towards many subjects considered taboo such as alcohol and light recreational drug use. Canada has switched to legalized cannabis with restrictions. I remember visiting my wife's cousins in Eindhoven. The tv was on in the background with a news channel. They mentioned something about Canada that caught my attention so I started watching then they switched to a five minute segment of soft porn then back to the stock market prices. WTF just happened...LOL. Obviously much more entertaining than five minutes of pharmaceutical commercials. Again relaxed views on nudity still considered taboo here. If travel restrictions aren't a hassle we would love to go back for a couple of months.

Rebuilt that Manitou for a Diamondback. XTC is ridden weekly.

I’m 2nd owner of the Fat Chance Team Yo Eddy. Got it from someone that raced it back in the day and I’ve been playing around with components, currently set up for easy rides on pavement and bike paths.

Also have a Raleigh Twenty, and a Chicago made 1964 Schwinn SuperSport. It’s unique because it was one step below the paramount but brazed by hand on the same benches, unlike the other models that were electro brazed.

You must have been watching the news pretty late at night, the softporn commercials usually dont come on untill around midnight. Travel restrictions are currently not in place for vaccinated people, but due to a rise of unvaccinated a-holes ending up in the hospital that might change next week.

OT: nice bicycles everyone! Does anyone here have some pre-1940 bicycles to show us?

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I want to sell my two old timey bikes and buy a serious road bike for next spring. I was looking at ebikes and the serious ones are up around 6K. I found this ebike that is still under development and put my name in for one. It is a Vanmoof V, Dutch. It will have a top speed of 31mph. Won't be ready for another year but I'm no hurry. (edited)

Looks like this Vanmoof V can make you feel like an equal part of traffic. Current Canadian regulations limit e bikes to 500 watts and a top speed of 20 MPH. They are not suitable to mix with traffic. This will discourage people from buying a low powered e bike that is only good for limited recreational use on quiet residential streets and bike paths. If 1000 watts was allowed they would be practical for commuting and mixing with cars.