Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Bob. Glad to be of service! But it's actually very dark blue. Only the fork is black. I had a brown Ross 3 speed kid's cruiser type bike when I was a kid. Unfortunately I never really liked it much. I wanted the Apollo! Javier > Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:14:52 -0800 > From: rgacpa@yahoo.com > Subject: Re: [Leica] Real True Beauty ! ! ! > To: lug@leica-users.org > > Javier, > A Black Schwinn! My dream bike as a kid (not this one, but a real 3 > SPEED!). > Got it for my 10th birthday. Rode it into the ground. > Thanks for stirring up old fond memories. > Your bike looks very mean and growly, just like a black schwinn should :-) > Have fun, > Bob > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.raflexions.com > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Javier Perez <summarex@hotmail.com> > To: lug@leica-users.org > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:58:58 PM > Subject: [Leica] Real True Beauty ! ! ! > > > Howdy All > > > > Have a look at my Schwinn Ranger > > > > http://63.164.201.182/pub/ranger.jpg > > > > It's almost finished. I just got the new direct curve calipers in the mail > and I'm waiting for the drop bars and V drop levers. It's hard to get V > drop levers! Boy this is more fun than cameras! I've been building up this > puppy since last summer and It's starting to look downright exotic! Notice > the chain? The frame has vertical dropouts but there's no tensioner! > The frames geometry allows a 39T chainring and a 16T sprocket to be tied > together almost perfectly without needing a tensioner. I just shimmed the > axle by about .150" and it worked out great! The only things left from the > original bike are the frame the seat and the pedals. I like cheapo plastic > pedals! > > I can hardly believe this started out as a department store bike from > Target! > > > > http://63.164.201.182/pub/schwinn-0.jpg > > > > I think it should be finished in less than a week. > > I'd love to see pics of your bikes thank you. > > Please be imaginative! > > Later > > Javier > > > > http://www.ultragone.net > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Access your email online and on the go with Windows Live Hotmail. > http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_AE_Access_022009 > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _________________________________________________________________ It?s the same Hotmail?. If by ?same? you mean up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_AE_Same_022009