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Hello one and all. I've been viewing this great forum for a few weeks, but waited to join on the first day of the new year. I am a kid trapped in an aging body. I've been messing around with bikes since I was six years old. At that time my dad pulled a 1920s vintage Coleson brand bicycle out of my grandma's chicken coop and said that we were going to fix it up together for me. I still remember how bad it looked covered with feathers and chicken sh*t. We took it home and completely dismantled it. This bike had a trussrod fork and a kickstand that lifted the back wheel off the ground when parked. It used 20 inch singletube tires which we couldn't replace so my dad installed semipneumatic tires instead. Those tires were very heavy with high rolling resistance. I ended up with a beautiful thirty year old bike that weighed over fifty pounds. It was really hard to peddle for a six year old kid, but I developed really strong leg muscles as a result.
That was the start of a life long interest in bicycles and motorcycles. I've been up working on bikes ever since. I made enough money fixing bicycles to buy my first vehicle(1941 Dodge military 4X4 ambulance). Since then I've done pretty much all aspects of bicycle repair including wheel and frame building. One of the things I do for income is chainsaw carving. As a result of the long hours running chainsaws, I have dismantled and fixed numerous 2stroke engines. I live on a beautiful very hilly 50 mile long island located in Puget Sound.
That was the start of a life long interest in bicycles and motorcycles. I've been up working on bikes ever since. I made enough money fixing bicycles to buy my first vehicle(1941 Dodge military 4X4 ambulance). Since then I've done pretty much all aspects of bicycle repair including wheel and frame building. One of the things I do for income is chainsaw carving. As a result of the long hours running chainsaws, I have dismantled and fixed numerous 2stroke engines. I live on a beautiful very hilly 50 mile long island located in Puget Sound.