Wow it has been crazy!

It's been crazy these last 6 months!!  things have been insane.  ive moved three times, gotten hit in the back of the head with a full pop can, and a sandwich while on bike (two different times), hauled a lot of wood with my bike, ive started a new job, new girlfriend, etc...   Life is so different for me rn, i can't believe it!  Im gonna start posting things for spring so that you guys can gear up for the new year of 2020!!!!!  See you guys on the flip side and keep on biking!!

Autobike

 A few days ago my father-in-law called me up and asked if i could check over a couple bikes he just bought on a garage sale.  Of course I said yes.  When he got to my house, he procedded to tell me that one of these bikes shifts by its self..  I looked at him and said "what?"  I took it for a test drive,  and this is how i understand that it works.   Basically the faster your wheels spin,  the more it will shift,  with the helps of weighs on the spokes.   It works really well,  better than i imagined!  I still have yet to do more research on this bike but i had to post about it,  because it was different.

Keep on Biking!!!

Getting ready!

Ive been getting ready to mount my 2 stroke engine.   Im planning on putting it onto my Kent street bike.   Ive been waiting for the chain tensioner wheel to come in the mail.   The tracking hasn't been real accurate,  so I'm just hoping it comes before Saturday.  My project for tomorrow is taking the gear off of my old hub.   I might use this hub, once I remove the spokes, to rebuild the orange bikes rear wheel.   I will keep updating as I go on.

These two spokes got ripped out of the rim from the last chain tensioner wheel that went through it... 

I will post when the tensioner wheel comes in the mail.   Have a great day!

Keep on Biking!

A Little Cracked Up...

A few days ago I was biking home on my orange single speed(1940s solid steel frame), from doing errends uptown.   I got to the top of a hill just before my apartment.  I was pedaling so good so I could coast all the way down,  when all of a sudden my back wheel locked up...   I got off and looked at it,  just saw that the back wheel had shifted in the drop out,  didnt think much of it. 

After hauling the bike home 4 block on my shoulders,  and sitting for 3 days, I looked closer at the hub and saw that it had completely shifted,  wrecking a bearing the bearing cup. I also realized that the hub has a large crack!  I didnt see it when it first happened because, i was only now able to rotate the wheel.   I could probubly still use the hub,  but it wont last long...   I might rebuild it later on down the road,  but for now,  ill just be taking it apart to see the rest of the damage.   In my next post ill detail what happened inside the hub,  and the conclusion on what made this happen.   Thanks for reading,  dont forget to follow me!

Keep on Biking!

Im back!

Im back after many years of being away from bicycles.  I have some work to do, but i will start posting again. If you have any questions or story ideas. Email me at: bemidjiyehudamoon@gmail.com.
I hope to see you later!

"Mo-Ped" update

Hey everyone,

I have been working on getting the motor running, but I ran into a little problem.  One of the Piston rings broken, and because of that the motor doesn't have enough pressure inside the engine to constantly idle or run.  I am currently waiting for the part to come in, but the part is being ordered from China and it should be at my door step around Thanksgiving.  I'm hoping that it comes sooner so I can get it running sooner.  The bicycle that I am installing the motor onto is a Genisis Onyx 29er Black Cruiser bike that I bought from Walmart for a little over $165.00.  The motor is meant for 26" wheels, but I think that it should work for the 29" rims.  It just means that I will be going a few miles an hour slower then on a 26" rimed bike.



This is what my "mo-ped" I call it, will end up looking like, I will post pictures of it when I get it all put together and running.  Until then I will be waiting for the part, but I will be trying to add some informational posts for Winter biking, and some of the things you'll need to do so if you choose to or are brave enough.  I have had people come up to me and tell me that I'm crazy and others that give kudos to me for doing it.  This will be my fifth winter that I will be enduring on a bicycle.


Keep on Biking....

Half bicycle, half motorcycle??

Lately I have been working on a project.  I have been working assembling a motor onto a bicycle.  You can buy motor kits online for anywhere between $80.00 to $150.00, depending on where you buy it from and if it's new or used.  I bought mine off of Ebay for $86.80.  It's an 80cc motor kit, they come with all the parts needed to turn your bicycle into a DIY motorcycle.  I have my motor on a old Denault three speed bicycle and it wasn't a good turn out.  It worked for about three days, and the spokes In the rear wheel started popping left and right, and also the frame width between chain stays wasn't wide enough.  The chain started ratting away at the frame and made the entire bike unsafe to ride...  I set the bike aside for now, but I am going to be buying a new bicycle tomorrow thatI know can handle the stress of having a motor attached to it.  I will also be having pictures and descriptions to go along with everything.

Keep on biking...