Schwinn Stringray on Huntsville CL

You hardly ever see Stingrays in Alabama.  $40 is a great price.  I'll probably end up buying this if somebody else doesn't first.  Hell, please buy this before me.

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Couple of new ones

Being home to visit my parents affords me an excess of bike buying opportunities. They live in the one city in Alabama where the bulk of the citizens are non-native. This means that it's actually possible to find bikes other than MTBs at the thrift stores. Plus, there are a few pretty good thrift stores here. Anyway, I've been visiting for a week and I've already found two. Here they are:



I found this one for cheap at Thrift Mart of University Dr. It's a Murray x12. It's a pretty typical cheap 12 speed road bike. It's in pretty good shape, but, as usual, the wheels are untrue, the brake pads are spent, and the tires are decaying. It seems like a good canidate for stripping down since most of the components (shifters, derailers, brakes) are of low grade. Maybe I'll turn this one into a fauxie or something.




This one was over at Breaking Free Rescue Mission on Oakwood.  It's a neat old Free Spirit (Sears) 3-speed commuter.  It's in surprisingly good shape with responsive, well-adjusted brakes and true wheels.  The wierd thing is, some previous owner took the shifter off and replaced it with a bit of ball-type chain to hold the bike in the uphill gear.  I'll be needing to fix that.  Oh, and it only has on fender.  Wierd.

My main bikes

It's brand new, so I guess I'll start with five of my own go-to bikes:

This is my beater. My go-to bike. It's a frankenstien sort of thing with few original parts.

Crusty old Ralleigh I got for $5 at a thrift store. Took off the hand brake and shifter since they were busted/worn out. The handlebars are from an excercise bike. They're basically bullhorns. High speed gear and coaster brake make is great for skidding.

Sweet old beach bruiser. Got it in a trade.

Schwinn Le Tour III. Just a nice old ten speed. Fast and fun to ride. My only real multispeed.

My tall bike! I'm really proud of this one. Just your typical single-speed affair, but how could you not love it. Blue tires and full body wrap of old tubes.

A bit about the goals and creator of this blog

Hello, my name is Tyler and I love bikes.  I don't get down on that expensive and/or aero and/or lightweight stuff though.  This blog follows my interests:  cheap, fun, crazy, and wtf-type bixe.  I frequent thrift stores and junk heaps looking for any bikes or things with wheels to fix or mod.  I also love to scour the internet for freak bikes.  So why not make a blog to document my findings and my work.  Here it is.

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Friday October 3, 2008PARIS: Former world number one Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships in Qatar as she has yet to regain full fitness from the shoulder injury that has sidelined her since August.The Russian said on her website that while the injury was healing, she needed more time to make absolutely certain and that she and her team had decided she would not play again this season.Sharapova opened the year in style by winning the Australian Open in January and regaining the world number one spot.But she lost in straight sets to Russian compatriot Alla Kudryavtseva in the second round at Wimbledon and after her shoulder injury worsened withdrew from the Beijing Olympics and the US Open.The WTA Tour Championships will be held in Doha, Qatar, for the first time from Nov 4-9