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Ride on,

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75 Scwinn Continental: Kickstandectomy My Hairy Hiney!

I recently ran across a post on www.bikeforums.net where a guy had recently bought a 1970's Schwinn Continental for working out. He was asking people for advice regarding the possibility of touring on it.

Scads of people were telling the guy ways to cut weight, and several were advising removing the kickstand and plate as one way to shed ounces. Huh? The kickstand mount is a welded integral part of the frame on Schwinn Continentals and Varsitys. It was one of the the things I loved about these bikes. When all the cheap bikes were losing their kickstands unintentionally, I still had mine.

Dude, just get on your bad motorless scooter and Ride On.

Dan

75 Schwinn Continental: A nice long hot ride...

I had rhe Connie out for a good 2.5 hours this afternoon. It's about 92 degrees, slight overcast, 7-10 mph breezes. I didn't get sweaty until I stopped to put her away. All the gals in the building lobby were commenting on how nice the bike looks.

Ride on,

Dan

HTC Amaze 4G Charger Voltage & Amperage Specifications

After an HOUR of trying to find the charging voltage specs for my HTC Amaze on Google under numerous search terms, (WTF??!) Ifound that they were printed right on the back of the factory AC charger that came with my phone.

Set your solar phone charger to 5 VDC, and let there be light.

Now, I feel stupid for not lookingvthere first, but HTC and solar charger manufacturers should feel downright idioric for not having a universal list of phone charging power specs easily-found on internet search in this age of green power users on bicycles.

I love my Amaze, but it's a lot like a jet fighter: fast, agile, and capable, but really sucks the go-go juice. Now I can go all light-bright on it.

Dan

Bike funding for your community is under attack

From: "Tim Blumenthal, peopleforbikes.org" info@peopleforbikes.org
Date: Jun 12, 2012 2:39 PM
Subject: Bike funding for your community is under attack

Dear Daniel, URGENT! BIKE FUNDING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY IS UNDER ATTACK During recent negotiations on a new transportation bill, the House of Representatives proposed drastic cuts that would hurt bicycling. Their plan would allow states to take federal transportation funds that make roads safer for bicycling and divert them to other uses, without any input from communities like yours. This means local communities could miss out on the important benefits of bicycling, like reduced road congestion, increased safety, and lower health care costs. It could hurt your bike riding experience, too. This House initiative threatens to scrap 20 years of steady Congressional support for modest, cost-effective investments that make bicycling a safe transportation choice for Americans. It is a bad idea that must be stopped. Please contact your two U.S. Senators and one U.S. Representative today. (You can find your representatives, review basic suggested text for your email, and send your note directly from this link above.) Urge them to back the Senate's sensible proposal (learn more here) to assure the participation of local government leaders in key transportation decisions about bicycling. TAKE ACTION TODAY! Thank you for speaking up to protect bicycling, Tim Blumenthal President, PeopleForBikes.org

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75 Schwinn Continental: I Broke My Front Deraillure Cable...

...it just snapped the end off at the shifter when I tried shifting above 5th on my last prairie path ride.

I'm looking to replace the handle bar tape and the old gray cables with blue cloth and blue-colored cables from Velo Orange this coming payday. Especially since I've had no luck finding any of the original Schwinn handlebar tape, nor do I know if it would be useable after so many years, even if I could find it. The original tape was really great-looking, but it was really slick if your hands were sweaty. You pretty much needed to ride with those thin brown cloth gloves unless you wanted to have your hands slide off.

I have to face it, I'm going to have to do some "resto-modding" on the Connie, there's not much of a way around it - but I'll be as true to the original as possible.

One of the cool things I learned from Velo Orange is about Simichrome polish. I'm going to have to get some of this stuff and see how it does.

The front steering bearings are also a little loose since the accident last Summer where the front rim got pretzelized. I'm going to have to get those replaced.

Unfortunately, I never got a chance to find someone to duplicate the original decals yet, so I didn't get the bike painted before riding season. I need to work on that over the Summer so that I can get the paint done as soon as the season ends.

Still, even with a little slop in the bearings, the Connie is holding up great and I still love riding - but I won't be getting above 5th gear until I get that cable swapped. That also might be a great time to get the original Schwinn front deraillure I bout last year put on the bike, and store the emergency generic.

Ride on,

Dan

Thank You to Milton Township Democrats

It's little things like this that make me remember who's on the side of the cycling public.
Ride on,

Dan

75 Schwinn: A Cheap Way To Instant Separated Bike Lanes In Most Cities And Towns...

I broke the ice this week, and have had the Connie out three times. Wonderful weather, great joy, fantastic exercise, and lots of dodging or pulling over for cars.

There are a lot of streets I simply won't ride because the cars will run you off the road for not being fast enough. I am not kidding, I've had cars blare their horns at me, and a couple even swerve at me. The cops are nowhere to be seen whwn this crap happens.

There's a simple solution that would be very cheap; designate all South and East sidewalks for biking, and all North and West sidewalks for walking. Then,mandate that all roadways have sidewalks. Done. Cheap overall.

Cyclists would gain instant access to infrastructure already in place and rarely used.

Yes, it would cost a bit to add sidewalks in places where they don't exist, and to connect them to existing bike paths. Wouldn't a lot if that be offset by reduced healthcare costs and reduced pollution?
Discussion?

Ride on,

Dan

In Portland: Can Freight Bikes Replace Trucks? | ecotrope.opb.org

http://ecotrope.opb.org/2012/02/in-portland-can-freight-bikes-replace-trucks/

Fascinating. 700 lbs capacity and thousands of beliveries on BIKES.

What a way to step on the gas!

Dan

Just read two-thirds of the latest Bicycle Times...

...Have I mentioned that I love this mag? http://www.bicycletimesmag.com/

Ride On,

Dan

An All-Day Ride...

I was on my bike from noon to six PM. First ride of the season.

Man, I haven't done that since high school. The weather was perfect, and it was glorious.

Ride On,

Dan

Kicking Asphalt - Better World Club News

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IN THIS ISSUE Forward This Email and Save on Your Renewal AAA Watch Top Story Partners Join Now And Save 10% Washington Watch TravelCool Website of the Month Forward This Email and Save on Your Renewal Click here for more details AAA Watch AAA Oregon/Idaho Takes One More Small Step for Bike-Kind We're Still Waiting on the Giant Leap Heck, We're Still Waiting for Real Coverage Beyond Oregon and Southern Idaho Back in 2009, we congratulated AAA's Oregon/Idaho office for following our lead in offering bicycle roadside assistance. They were 6 years late to the party, but hey - at least one region got there eventually. Unfortunately, their bike membership clause looked like it had been hammered out by a team of lawyers who moonlight as accountants. Coverage was limited to Oregon and Southern Idaho, and only Premium members were eligible. As of May 2012, they're allowing Basic members access to their bike assistance - although coverage is still limited to Oregon and Idaho. Two more AAA regions have technically begun offering bike assistance: AAA Mountain West and AAA South Jersey. The catch? It's only available for student members between 17 and 25. It looks like that obfuscation team is still earning its keep. In Oregon and Idaho, cyclists under a Basic plan will be transported: "Back to the station that dispatched transportation service or any point of choice along the direct return route, or to any point of safety within the city of the station providing transportation service, or to any point of safety within a 3-mile radius in Oregon and 10-mile radius in the southern 34 counties of Idaho, of the bicycle breakdown." - Oregon AAA website Got that? Know which county you're broken down in? Know where your tower is going to be dispatched from? Know what a "point of safety" means to the AAA legal team? Neither do we. Read More In The News Tornado Warning by Katey Schultz I flipped the hazards on and powered on my cell to call Better World Club (the eco-friendly, Oregon-based roadside assistance company that offers the same perks and prices as AAA). While the operator led me through the drill, I couldn't help but notice the shifting world around me: prairie grass thrashed about, rippling in violent waves as wind gusts shook the door panels on the Volvo. Rain fell in sheets, blown sideways by the wind. The sky, which moments before had looked enchanting, suddenly appeared forceful, almost magnetic. "Are you in a safe place?" the BWC operator asked me. Looking outside, I had to tell her I wasn't. Complete Story Member Alert We Give Discounts to Transit Users Do you commute via bus, Metro, MAX, BART, or human-sized pneumatic tube? (If the latter, please contact us with details...we've been waiting for one since the 1850s). If your membership is up for renewal, send Better World Club a copy of your monthly mass transit ticket (via email, fax, or postal mail) and we'll take 10% off your bill.		Top Story Wipe Up Your Carbon Footprints With Our New Carbon Calculator It's a Better Response to Climate Change Than Buying a Bunker in Wyoming Now We Feel Silly For Hoarding All Those Canned Beans After a quest that made Frodo's journey to Mordor look like a trip to the grocery store, we have overcome the dark forces of CO 2 to bring you... this. It's an online tool that takes a few facts about your car and turns them into a precise calculation of your total yearly emissions. That might sound more depressing than exciting, but, as they say, the best is yet to come. Our calculator also lets you choose to offset all or part of your harmful emissions, right there on the spot. How does our offsetting work, you ask? We partner with the Greater New Bedford LFG Utilization Project, which diverts the gas formed by landfill decomposition (a 50/50 mix of methane and CO 2 known as landfill gas or LFG) for use as fuel in four specially-designed generators. The generators provide power to the local electrical grid. This process reduces the amount of LFG in the atmosphere and, at the same time, reduces the use of electricity made from fossil fuels. Join the Better World Club offices in being carbon neutral. It makes us feel all warm inside. Just like a big pot of bean chili on a cold day. Complete Story Read Last Edition's Top Story: Better World to Reward Ecologically-Friendly Towing Companies Take Advantage of Your Member Discounts We provide hundreds of discounts for products, services, hotels and car rentals - many of which are green! Click here to log on and take a look. 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Try Our Snazzy Multi-Purpose Booking Engine Member Special May is National Pet Month, and Edgar the Better World Club spokes-pug would like to draw your attention to our variety of discounts on pet insurance. We partner with PetPlan, ASPCA, and VPI Pet Insurance so our members can receive 5-15% off their premiums. Log in to the member section of our website to take advantage of the discount. Your Car Insurance Can Be Part of a Better World, Too! Our Green Auto Insurance Includes a Free Carbon Offset. Click here to get a quote.		Join Now and Save 10%! Share This on Twitter and Facebook Washington Watch Government Regulation of Coal Attacked Because Coal is "Cheap" Well, Cheap As Long As You Don't Need Any Help With That Black Lung In early 2012 the EPA introduced a rule to regulate the CO2 output of new power plants constructed in the United States. Power plants account for 40% of CO2 emissions in the US. This graph illustrates the large role coal plays in overall power production, as well as the disproportionately large stake it has in carbon emissions. For the past 10 years coal power has been on the downswing, partly due to decreases in the price of natural gas. Utilities are shutting down coal plants and replacing them with more efficient gas or non-fossil-fuel systems. The proposed limit of 1,000 lbs of carbon per kilowatt hour (kwh) is pertinent mostly to the construction of new coal-powered plants, since on average new natural gas facilities already fall below the limit. There are approximately 25 coal plants in the early stages of development – a relatively small area of concern compared to the 600 or so currently in operation. Environmentalists are critical of the EPA for not doing more to curb inefficiency in existing coal power plants (many of which emit upwards of 2,000 lbs per kwh), and for allowing a handful of partially-constructed plants to continue development without being subject to the new regulation. Some journalists also point out that the changes the rule purports to require are already taking place for economic reasons. Josh Galperin, a blogger for cleanenergy.org, states that "the age of coal is coming to an end because of market forces, not regulations. What this rule can do is make sure that if market forces change, power companies will not try to revive coal." That coal was ever a "cheap" option for power generation reflects one basic marketplace flaw: that industry has never properly accounted for its external costs. While opponents of the EPA's rule cite its potential to damage the economy and destroy jobs, they ignore the effects of coal on the health - and lives - of miners and other workers. Meanwhile, alternative energy companies of all sorts are claiming that they have the potential to create many more jobs - and certainly safer jobs - than coal mining. Read More TravelCool Website of the Month Travel the World's Art Museums Without Leaving Home Many Americans dream of traveling to Europe to view the rich legacy of Western art. Who wouldn't love to walk the echoing halls of the Château de Fontainebleau and gaze at Rosso Fiorentino's renowned mural of a distressingly lumpy elephant draped in cherubs? Unfortunately, being able to afford travel abroad isn't often congruent with our bank accounts. However, the online behemoth Google has taken an interest in art education, and is publishing high-quality digital images from art museums around the world. 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Gas-Guzzlers Will Pay More at This Boston-Area Parking Lot, Greenies Pay Less by Danny King It'll cost you a little more to pahk your cah in this yahd. That's what one Boston parking lot owner is saying to SUV and other gas-guzzler vehicle drivers planning to use a new parking lot near the city's TD Garden, according to the Boston Herald. Dinosaur Capital Partners will adjust pricing at its new Green Park & Charge to account for either particularly good or particularly bad fuel economy. Drivers of hybrids and plug-ins will get a 10 percent discount from the $10 hourly rate, while cars that get less than 15 miles per gallon will be charged an extra 10 percent. Read More Google's Driverless Cars Now Officially Licensed in Nevada by Matt Peckham Nevada's putting a new spin on the idea of "hands-free" driving this week: The state just issued Google its first license for a car that drives itself. According to the Las Vegas Sun, Nevadans can expect to see the ballyhooed driverless vehicles being tested around the state (as, I imagine, can we all in the not distant future, if things go well here). The vehicles utilize intelligent driving software, proximity sensors and GPS data to figure out how to get from one point to another. Read More 10 Cars You Don't Want During a Gas Crisis by Alex Taylor III Gas prices are spiking again - $5 a gallon for regular in Los Angeles - and drivers are predictably up in arms. The obligatory media frenzy is stoking their passions - particularly on local news shows. An easy-to-understand camera-friendly story profiling angry citizens? There's a no-brainer for news directors. Politicians are certainly doing their part to fan the flames. Obama opponents are blaming the president, and some are even promising to bring back $2.50 a gallon gas. Maybe they'll bring back 15-cent McDonald's hamburgers, too. It won't be long before some public servant speaks up and urges the government to open the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to spare Americans from laying out more cash for a scarce and diminishing resource. Meanwhile, drivers who confused themselves with Saudi princes and indulged their inner gas-guzzler when fuel was cheap are paying the price at the pump with their weighty rides. Here are some of their most notable offenders. Read More

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DRIVING CHANGE - Complete Our Streets!

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January 25th, 2012 GET MOVING Plan to Increase Fuel Efficiency Standards Unites EPA, Automakers, Democrats, Republicans In Related News, Hell Reports Record Low Temperatures, While Farmers Struggle to Tether Flying Pigs In July of 2011 President Obama emerged from talks with major US automakers with a plan for doubling fuel economy standards – from 27 to 54 mpg – for vehicles manufactured between 2017 and 2025. The US Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency recently released an official joint proposal for the plan. A press release by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that, "this proposal will save Americans over $1.7 trillion at the pump, more than $8,000 per vehicle by 2025. These combined actions also will reduce America's dependence on oil by an estimated 12 billion barrels, and, by 2025, reduce oil consumption by 2.2 million barrels per day – enough to offset almost a quarter of the current level of our foreign oil imports. Taken together, these actions will also slash 6 billion metric tons in greenhouse gas emissions over the life of the programs." The plan offers incentives to carmakers for early adoption of stricter standards, and helps to unify a patchwork of state regulations that have in the past caused problems for manufacturers. A survey by the Consumer Federation of America showed that a majority of both Republicans and Democrats support the increase in fuel efficiency standards; the plan is also widely supported by car manufacturers themselves. The plan is scheduled to be finalized in the summer of 2012. NHTSA and the EPA have extended the public comment period, which will now end on February 13, 2012. You can make public-record comments online here. You can also sign a petition in support of the new standards: change.org has one here. WASHINGTON WATCH Proposed Restriction Would Keep Bikes off Federal Roads Cyclists Relegated to Poorly-Maintained Paths Will Begin Carrying Axes to Clear Fallen Logs Andy Clarke of the League of American Bicyclists states that "the draft of the Senate's transportation authorization (S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act) has been a bit of a disappointment for cyclists. It reduces funding for dedicated bicycling programs and allows state departments of transportation an opt-out for spending it." Cyclists' main concern, however, is with the authorization's treatment of bicycle safety on federal land. Section § 203 (d) BICYCLE SAFETY.The Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency shall prohibit the use of bicycles on each federally owned road that has a speed limit of 30 miles per hour or greater and an adjacent paved path for use by bicycles within 100 yards of the road. Clark believes that the proposed law would force cyclists off roads and onto paths, regardless of the paths' condition. He explains that a sidepath law is "a provision that used to be found in a lot of state vehicle codes that says that when a sidepath (bike path, trail) is provided for cyclists, they have to use it and can't ride on the parallel roadway. Over the past 20 years, the number of states with this law still on their books has dwindled to just a handful. The problem with the provision is that the restriction applies regardless of the quality, safety, and utility of the path provided; it disregards the needs of cyclists to be on the roadway to access shops, services etc.; and ignores our fundamental right to the road." While advocates for cyclists' rights agree that increasing equality of access should be the goal of both state and national legislation, many disagree about whether greater access should include increased cyclist presence on high-speed roads, or whether greater focus should be put on improving and expanding sidepaths to provide a safer alternative. Unfortunately, S. 1813 does neither. It restricts bike access to roads without making any commitment to maintain or improve sidepaths - even though poor path conditions are a regular reason for cyclist's use of relatively more dangerous roadways. Instead of offering solutions, the authorization addresses the problem of cyclists on roadways by criminalizing them. You can sign the petition to tell the Senate to remove this clause. More "Washington Watch" in Kicking Asphalt - BWC President Mitch Rofsky Joins Other Business Leaders to Oppose Keystone Pipeline Additional Ways to Get Where You're Going: Horizontally: Urban Spelunkers Mourn as Bioswales Replace Storm Drains Vertically: Grow Lettuce in Your Living Room! Upside-down: Cucumbers Have Always Dreamed of Flight And Even In Little Verdant Patches on Your Bathroom Floor If you would like to contribute your opinion to Driving Change's "Giving Directions" please email it to us at info@betterworldclub.com. DO YOU PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS? BP Axes Solar Power Business by Terry Macalister, guardian.co.uk BP has taken the axe to its solar power business, saying it "can't make any money" from selling panels at a time when it continues to spend $20bn annually on oil and gas developments. 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Glen Ellyn Cycling And Fitness

I stopped in and talked to Dennis this afternoon. This shop has been a Schwinn dealer for decades.

Dennis gave me some good tips on the restoration, and a couple of leads on supplies.

He also has a couple of very clean old 60's stingrays, and a a few 70's ten-speeds. One of them is a continental, in good mechanical condition for $89.00. The bike has been re-painted, so non-stock paint & no decals, but the hardware is in better shape than my Connie. Just sayin'.

I can't bring myself to part out one of these bikes. I'll buy parts, but I won't desyroy a functioning bike for them.

Ride on,

Dan

75 Schwinn Continental: I'm Not The Only One Who Loves These Old Bikes..,.

@atkinson4us John Atkinson

Does everyone remember the old Schwinn Continental? No one makes the double handlebar brakes anymore pic.twitter.com/pml0uBb6