The SC1800 has turned into a boringly reliable ride. I’m putting on 70 Km per week commuting, and another 70 to 100 Km per week in recreational rides, and the thing keeps rolling along. It’s been over 1,000 Km since I had to do a repair worth noting. Bi-weekly lubrication and cleaning […]
Submitted by Gerry Lauzon.
So my crappy bike is a 1980’s BRC cruiser that I pulled from the trash( I have no clue how much they were worth new, but I don’t think it was that much). The parts on it come to a grand total of $70. That would be the handlebars for $30 […]
Mike and I did a reasonably long ride on Sunday, despite the cold. I took the Bike of Doom, which caused Mike to raise his eyebrows. The BOD performed well. Despite its weight and low-quality components, it is by far the most comfortable of all my bikes. I don’t know why […]
I went over the handlebars of the Bike of Doom at about 25 KPH on concrete today. I’ve done endos before, and this one was similar. My front wheel hit a pothole. The street was covered in leaves. Recent rain had softened some mud, filling this particular hole. When my […]
It is Thanksgiving weekend (Canadian style), and the last time the blue bike received any TLC was at 2,000 Km. It has provided a mostly trouble-free ride since then. You can see by the pictures that it has been ridden hard and put away wet. I’ve noticed a few things that require […]
