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General discussions on Wheelmen topics. / 2019 New England MidWinter Social - All are Invited

« on: February 20, 2019, 01:46:48 PM »

The New England Wheelman midwinter social will be Sunday March 3rd 2019 at 11 a.m. at Luciano's in Worcester. I believe it's going to be $28 per person for adults. Cheaper for kids. Luciano's is in the beautifully restored Union Station. All women are invited. What could be nicer than New England in march? I will be sending an email out with all the information shortly. If you would like to come you're not on my email list please let me know.

Please RSVP and send check to:

George Pakuris
41 Reeland Ave
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 738-1786 home
(401) 633-4556 cell

Adults $28
Children 6-12 $16.35
Children 2-6 $11.30

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General discussions on Wheelmen topics. / Re: Welcome, Alan Ponder, the new Connecticut Captain

« on: January 11, 2019, 11:15:46 PM »

Well deserved!

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General discussions on Wheelmen topics. / Re: WHAT BRAND BICYCLE IS THIS? WHEN & WHERE WAS IT MANUFACTURED?

« on: December 20, 2018, 01:00:32 PM »

A high resolution scan would help.  It has a chain, it is on the far side of the photo.  At least it SHOULD have a chain

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Board for buying and selling Wheelmen goods and services. / Re: Is there a 56" Expert wheel available?

« on: December 13, 2018, 01:27:20 PM »

Greg, I don't think any of the originals had a wire in the tire

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Board for buying and selling Wheelmen goods and services. / Re: Victory rims

« on: November 01, 2018, 12:57:09 PM »

Have you talked to Diane?  She may still be making them

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Board for buying and selling Wheelmen goods and services. / Re: Need repro grips for New Rapid ordinary

« on: October 31, 2018, 04:50:30 PM »

Ed Lee can make pear grips, which that bike probably had.  You need to give him the thread diameter and pitch. 

There are other T grips besides what Christian is showing, they can easily be made out of Delrin, to clarify what Craig has said, they actually have a hole perpendicular to the center, the bar has a hole drilled from front to back, and a shaft with special nuts goes through it to hold it on.

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General discussions on Wheelmen topics. / I just tried to post a picture

« on: July 03, 2018, 10:50:50 AM »

Are we really going to have to type in Captcha letters and Wheel each time we want to post a message!?  And we're limited to 1000K?  Nobody is going to go through the painful process of reducing their picture size AND trying to read an illegible Captcha just to put up a message, and then when it doesn't let you post a picture because it is too large it won't let you post another message for three minutes?!  I'm not generally one to complain but......