First day of vacation in FL

Discussion in 'The Beach' started by jim, May 13, 2007.

  1. jim

    jim Hydrodyne 18 Specialist

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    Yeah, bicycle. I'm 69 and I still ride. I have a Schwinn paramount and a mountain bike. I bought a turn of the century big wheel when I was about 50. It had a 54 inch wheel. I have often thought about getting a unicycle.

    I bought the little bike for him to learn to ride on this vacation. The rest of the grand children can use it too. The same for the little 12 aluminum boat in the pictures.

    jim
     
  2. 2MERCS

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    Hey Jim,

    Are your neighbors on the site? We don't have anyone yet with the newer Dyne inboard and they would be a great addition.

    Daniel
     
  3. jim

    jim Hydrodyne 18 Specialist

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    I will tell them about it.

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  4. RiverRat

    RiverRat Hydrodyne 18 Specialist

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    Do you still have that bigwheel? You ride it much? I've always wondered how they are to ride.

    I only have 4-1/2 bikes currently. I say only, because you always need n+1 bicycles, with n being the current number you have. I have a Klein Attitude (mountain), Surly Karate Monkey (mostly mountain, but sometimes commuter by changing tires and adding rack), Giordanna track bike (velodrome style), an old school Schwinn cruiser, and the unicycle (for the half).
     
  5. jim

    jim Hydrodyne 18 Specialist

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    I had an Indian Chief I was restoring and one of the guys that works on my car had to have it. He told his father about the big wheel and he had to have it. I don't have a good place to ride the big wheel. It was easy to ride if you have much bike time, just no brakes. It could run away down hill. It did that with me in a parade in Watersmeet MI when I first got it and I wound up in the middle of the band. No one was hurt.

    jim
     

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