Hello and Welcome. First I have to credit harriscyclery.com for the photo of the Cable Knarps. I have been going nuts looking for these Cable Knarps. First let me explain. This old Raleigh has a front brake cable with two ends. There is no cable...

Hello and Welcome. Today I found this Vintage (1964)RALEIGH SPORTS 3 Speed. I drove 35 miles to AnnArbor Mi to pick it up. I know eventually I could have found a cheaper one at a Thrift Store. But I got tired of waiting for one to turn-up. So there it...

Hello and Welcome. I found this entry level mountain bike last week at one of my favorite Thrift Stores. It had a flat tire (tube)on the rear. Also a slight wobble in the rear wheel. And the Saddle was ripped. And the brakes were set-up improperly. The...

Hello and welcome. I will get back to the Sportex-12 build on my next post. But for now I want to talk about my 1967 Schwinn StingRay. It was identical to the one in the photograph. As far as I know there are no photographs of me with my beloved...

Hello and Welcome, I was not feeling well this past week. So I did not do any work on the Sportex 12. Today feeling somewhat better I spent a little time working on the bike. Turns out the Sugino Crank off the Fuji has a triple chainring. Not enough...