Way Back Machine

[Tom from Rubicon]

Looks like you added a Grande disc brake too.

Tom

 

[wrenching4fun]

Good eye, Tom. The Shimano hub is fitted with a 203mm disc. I matched it to an Avid mechanical caliper with adjustments for both the static and the sliding pad to minimize displacement of the disc. I panic-stopped a couple of days a go when a dog ran out in front of me and the brake grabbed so hard it spun the tire on the rim, nearly chopping the valve stem off and bringing me out of the seat! I have a drum in the front, to accommodate the springer front end, and a disc in the rear instead of the opposite which is more typical. I might go to a disc in the front later on. Drums look cool, but they are heavier and harder to service.

 

[Tom from Rubicon]

Back when I used to ride my Schwinn Paramount many miles. I have a Presta pump fitted to the seat tube. When deployed, is a 3ft club that discouraged many dogs.

Tom

 

[wrenching4fun]

Thinking about mounting mine directly beneath the seat. Bike is getting busy so there aren't many options!

 

[curtisfox]

Back when I had my Monark twin, there was a big Germen Shepard that woulld come and try and bite my bike, so one day I got upon the seat and when he come out,I come down on top of him and sent him for a good roll, that ended his chasing me..............Curt

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

Back when I had my Monark twin, there was a big Germen Shepard that woulld come and try and bite my bike, so one day I got upon the seat and when he come out,I come down on top of him and sent him for a good roll, that ended his chasing me..............Curt

An old trick motorcycle riders used in my home town in South Carolina was to put an ammonia and water mixture in a water pistol. If you avoid the eyes it won't hurt the dog but they definitely won't chase you anymore

 

[wrenching4fun]

How did that Monark run, Curt? Was it belt driven like Whizzers? I recall that either Monarks or the Marmans had problems with soft crankshafts. Both were cool looking bikes for sure.