LOL .. ya Russell is da man, too bad i mostly cannot call him back because I am doing many things at once, almost all the time.. 2 jobs and then stuff I am doing at home, just trying to manage life.. banging away on a keyboard through internet boards or email is best for me, I can type, dash away, do stuff, come back.. type some more.. <repeat-wash-rinse>

Did some small tweaks to it, adjusting for my size, great bike! .. I was having a blast early this morning.. except now I still have that flat tire, I don't have a floor pump with a schreder valve, only presta for my road bike valves LOL .. dang it! .. well Bike Shop, here I come.. instead of patching the tube (which I'll do anyways) with no spare, I figure to buy 2 new tubes.. do I just look for "24 tubes"? Like for road, you get 700s or 650s, then decide on thickness/material..

Jeff, heal up quick and get that CR24, come join us .. I am like a total beginner again LOL .. so fun!

I gotta get my 24 tire fixed, hope to do that part right after work.. get ready for Saturday..

Hey Bone, Rust808, Changstar, JK, everyone -- what about Saturday? Nothing serious, just tool around town, check out the beach, the sights.. for me.. get used to the bike.. where can we meet, like at Bike Fack on Ala Moana blvd, or what??

Let's do this on a curb:



Small Kine .. haha


-p


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DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE............

Yeah for the tube just pick up a 24 tube. 1.75 I think. Sorry P, I can't make this Sat. Its our 6th year anniversary. But, I am down any week after that.

By the way anyone else unable to access their PM's on vintage?

jk

Congats! I know 50th is golden, Is 6th the chromoly anniversary?

Yeah 24X1.75 or 1.5 tubes. Any wider and it will be stuffed in there with wrinkles. Stay away from light weight tubes unless you at the track, they puncture easy. They do make thicker tubes that are more heavy duty and just plain heavy. Most of the time I see flat due to underinflation and then a pinch flat. Now days I would not go less than 45 PSI, old days 35 was normal. Racers and jumpers are runnin way up like 80-100. Zero cushion but very fast rolling and no pinch flats. Check side of tire to see what is recomended, and usually it is safe to push it 10-20 lbs over. Long time ago Comp III sidewall said 35psi, we all ran about 50. Learned this when I would be leading and then get passed by guys on the long fast straight, had E Rupe ride my bike and see if anything felt wrong. He came back and said " how can you go fast with your tires so soft?" Pumped them up to 55 and won the next two motos. It is many times those small things that make a difference.

Changstar

Wow Changstar that is way more tech than I was back then. I never checked my tire pressure once. If it felt low I would go to the 76 and fill it up sqeeze the tire with my hand for the right pressure. Or what I thought was good pressure. Now I actually have a pump with a guage. I'm slowly catching on. I have been running my Holy Rollers at 50lbs. Took a while for me to get used to that.


jk

Yeah it does feel scary slippery at first, but then you get used to it and can never go back. Also teaches you to land smooth, cause when you don't you will feel it hard. For general riding around I go about 50 too, at the track about 65. I trust the tire design for grip rather than just making the tire softer.

Changstar

Who's riding saturday?

cannot make it... maybe next sat...

BU

made this today

Those are cool, are they pretty strong? Will a strong gust of wind blow the bike over and crack the PVC? Maybe add a little color to the PVC, trick it out a little. Some flame grafics or team stickers. I think I will look into making a few, so far I just have bikes piled on each other all over the garage, can't even walk through my garage. Then I have a bunch of boxes with parts, don't even remember what I have any more. One day I have to sort and organize my stuff and see what I got.

Changstar

changstar,

need some advice, rode james's 38 special today and felt nice, but was wondering if I shorten the TT to 20.5 from 21.5 and leave the rear at 14.75 would it make it easier to lift the front? also is 73 degree HT twitchier than 74.5?

BU

The stands are pretty sturdy. I work with these materials every day so, I use the left over scraps. I'll see what I can scrounge up for ya.
I'm gonna ride for sure sunday, weather permitting. Afternoon beach ride anyone?

I'm in, probably around 3:00p... give you a call.

BU

PNUT



J KANG



EARL YAMADA



BU

jk

you in for a ride today?

BU

Great shots BU. Keep them coming. Wish I could ride with you guys.......I'm stuck at the firehouse today.

jk

jk

what's your days off?

BU

BU,

I'm free next Sat- 4/18 if you guys are riding. Is P hitting HK?

jk

jk

sounds like a plan. I don't have P's #. maybe someone can give him a heads up?

BU

Guess who rode today,

perfectnut!

We did the McCully to Ala Moana beach, Kakaako beach, bikefactory, downtown/ Aala park, back to Ala Mo's and Waikiki beach run. Man, my legs are tired. P's bike is killer, feels good for hopping and jumping. He could use taller gears, he was spinning like a madman. Really nice day for a ride, beaches were packed w/ Easter picnicers, and a little overcast. Plan for next weekend, most likely Saturday.

Hey, I know somewhere in the 122 pages of this post you guys were taking about a track being built but tied up in red tape. What is the status at this point? Thinking about bring my boy out to ride it and trying to convince the wife to let us stay forever :sun_bespectacled

Those smiles say it all!

jk

Word on the street is the track building is stalled for now, something about EPA complaining. I could be wrong, but that's what I heard. You could always just ride the beaches and trails w/ the locals.

fun times... jus cruzin and testing out the skills we still have... see you next weekend?

BU

So pic a day, Sat or Sun? About what time? May I suggest some dirt. Welcome back P.

Changstar

Yes, that one inch shorter front will help a ton, and still a lot longer than the old days. My guess your old Profile was 20 or less and had slow steering about 71 degrees.
73 is less twitchy, higher number is more straight up and down, lower number like 69 is more chopper. Skinnier front tire will also make it more twitchy, but on a cruiser I don't like big fat tires, it feels to heavy and slow steering. On a 20 it feels OK to have a fat front tire like a 2.125. But on a track you can go skinnier cause it is so smooth. The reason we had big front tires BITD was to roll over bumps better and to have more traction in loose dirt. Since todays track don't have bumps or loose dirt we don't need them anymore. Skinny tires also roll a lot faster, ask P about it with his road bike.

Changstar

Awesome guys!

right on changstar,
thanks for the advice, so what size tire would be good on a cruiser? by the way, how's the track coming along?

BU

lets shoot for sat afternoon... any place in mind?

BU

Hey Bone!

I have a SQL Server upgrade and migration project on Saturday morning.. may take a few hours depending if anything goes wrong.. let us sincerely hope NOT

Last weekend was a blast into the past and jettisoned straight into the present .. fun

Thanks RusT, those stickers are the



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See this classic name:



I've never seen 24 tuffs before, neato .. btw, come out if you guys can, the town around ride is pretty scenic..

Speaking of scenic, check out Danny Hopsing Lee, getting vertical at Pearl City flats, too bad about the stains on the pic .. this one is old and restored from negatives..




BMXJoe, howzit.. and Changstar, thanks for the technical specs/help



-p


... dirt and concrete for a new experience


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Is HOPSING really his middle name?

jk

here's another one of general lee...



no worry P, I got a job in the morning too. so where you migrating to (LOL). lets shoot for afternoon about the same time...

BU

WALL RIDE!!

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MEAN!!!

Just because.

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Where you guys riding at? I might be able to make it.

jk

Just for kicks. Got tuffs and put v-brakes on. This is a wheelie machine.

Let's ride tomorrow afternoon! I'm game.

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maybe around 3:00pm?

BU

.. if the SQL server hardware migration goes well, i am down billy brown..


wish me luck and a four leaf clover


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I gotta do something, but I'll call if yea or nah.

meeting at big ed's house, same place at 3:00-3:15pm

BU

Have fun on your ride! Wish I could make it. I Snuck in some riding this morning after climbing Koko Head with the wifey.





jk

JK- The black&white pics look awesome, very artistic, the photography and the jump style.

Somebody gave blood to the cro-moly gods today.

jk

cool pics... walk up koko head, that's nuts... ate it by hawaii prince, slid out on some gravel on the road and grinded up my knee did a stop, drop, and roll. it's all good but, forgot how it felt like to lose some skin...

BU

BU,

Hope you heal up fast. Yup, I had that rude awakening a while back on my 20. I started wearing shin pads after that. Isn't it amazing how easy we crash now compared to "small kid time"?

So when you guys gonna join me at HK?

jk

give me a buzz when you head out to HK. weekdays gotta work, unless got vacation or holiday... got pads but just gotta get into the habit of wearing those things...

BU

I'm up for HKs. Gotta perfect my dead sailor. But seriously, today jumping curbs and speed bumps, I really need to knock the cobwebs off. BITD I was all about "big air", now it's more like "big scare".