Duane Waller's Page

"Dave, I'd be willing to sell my 1950 Schwinn World (it's a ladies model) for $125, if you're interested in something very very very vintage. I'm the second owner! http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/3806343261.html"

"Be quiet, DUG, I own a Camaro. "

"Fixed-gear bikes are still a thing? Thought that scene dried up like 3 years ago."

"Incredible. he had me fooled, particularly the Divco photograph. "

"I spy a 65-67 Newport, 65 (?) Dodge Dart and a 67-69 Barracuda. Is that Barracuda a 273?"

"Sweet! Front car looks to be a 29-30 Cadillac (probably a V8) dual-cowl. The rear car has me stumped; no identifying badge on the grille (you can rule out Packard because the hood is rounded), but those marker lights remind me of early 30s…"

"I found BTD to be rather enjoyable (it was a few years ago); slogged along looking at the fancy buildings along the north section as the sun rose (the sun's reflections off the exteriors were beautiful), got to the turnaround and grabbed the…"

"So perfect. "

"This is not thread hijack, but I would like to point out that powdercoating is NOT painting. Powdercoat is a dry powder coating that is sprayed on and then baked in an oven at 400 degrees or so, making it flow out and harden. It is extremely durable…"

"Last July 4th I played in a kickball game in Humboldt Park; was 101 on the way there, 102 on the way home. I thought it was over for me. Took Milwaukee all the way up to Higgins, but at Lawrence I really felt woozy. Then I tune in to Tom Skilling…"

"You bet, right after you cross Foster on the south side of Higgins there are some whoppers of potholes to contend with. And it's kind of like that all the way to Central.  "

"And it'll brake better, too. Those steelies really didn't like to slow down much. "

"I absolutely lucked out at 25¢ each. And yep, they get the job done just fine, but they sure don't impress people much :( "

"According to Vintage Trek, it' either an 88 or 89. I wouldn't sweat it if it's 126mm spacing (if it's an 88 model I would guess that it probably is 126); I just finished building up my 88 Schwinn Circuit which also has 126…"

"Iron Cycles is my favorite place (3136 W Montrose) because the people are top-notch, and it's close to me. I have also had great luck with The Bike Lane, Comrade (those guys know what's up), and Smart Bike Parts. If you want to see some…"

"If the clamp is plastic, someone with a drill press could drill out the inside clamp diameter to whatever you need. But you wouldn't be able to return to using a quill, you'd have a 1.175" hole instead of the old 1"."