Pedal Power - Bikes, lets see them!

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cheeseheadmike
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Re: Pedal Power - Bikes, lets see them!

Post by cheeseheadmike » Wed May 24, 2023 10:16 am

2023 edition of the Lake Pepin 3 Speed Tour over the weekend. The weather was great and I survived.
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85 miles over two days around Lake Pepin lugging 100 lbs of 3 speed bike, plus gear, and almost 400 miles each way on the Ural. It wouldn't be a Ural Adventure, though, if something didn't go south.
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Took me about 45 minutes to get the bearing retainer back in place and knock out the last 60 miles back home.
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1973 Velosolex 3800-slow, 1977 Velosolex 4600-really slow
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Various bicycles from 1947 to 2018-slow to fast, depending on my mood
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Re: Pedal Power - Bikes, lets see them!

Post by Tomcatfixer » Wed May 24, 2023 11:45 am

Took me about 45 minutes to get the bearing retainer back in place and knock out the last 60 miles back home.
The dust cover being the same color and texture as the pavement created an optical illusion that was throwing me for a loop there.

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2015 cT "Mobile Chernobyl", 2003 Retro Solo, 2001 Patrol "Little Red Bear", 1999 Tourist "The RPOC", 1994 Honda VFR750F, 2007 BMW K1200GT

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2007 Honda VTR1000 FireStorm (Super Hawk in U.S.)
2001 Buell Blast! - - - - - - - 2005 Yamaha FJR1300
1993 Honda CBR600F2 - 1984 Yamaha FJ1100
Two 1986 Yamaha FZX700S Fazers
1997 Deco Classic
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Re: Pedal Power - Bikes, lets see them!

Post by cheeseheadmike » Wed May 24, 2023 5:27 pm

Tomcatfixer wrote: ↑
Wed May 24, 2023 11:45 am
Took me about 45 minutes to get the bearing retainer back in place and knock out the last 60 miles back home.
The dust cover being the same color and texture as the pavement created an optical illusion that was throwing me for a loop there.

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That dust cover bit the dust.(sorry) The spacer got pushed out of it, so I rode it home with spacer sans cover.
cheeseheadmike

1973 Velosolex 3800-slow, 1977 Velosolex 4600-really slow
1979 Honda CX500-not slow at all
Various bicycles from 1947 to 2018-slow to fast, depending on my mood
2007 Ural Gear Up
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