| Re: Went and bought that Hoo Koo I was asking about
On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 16:52:46 +0000 (UTC), Booker C. Bense
<bbense+rec.bicycles.misc.Jan.09.05@telemark.slac. stanford.edu> wrote:
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>In article <6651u050cha4ghugs7433cpsf6qqh8629u@4ax.com>,
>RonSonic <ronsonic@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
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>>Gary Fisher made in Taiwan (with True Temper) Hoo Koo e Koo. Blue, 88 vintage -
>>Nov, 87 date codes on the cranks. Well it's used. Looks like the original
>>freewheel, a lot of wear on it and the shift wheels. Needs the cables, pads and
>>such I knew it needed before I saw it. But patching a tire and some lubrication
>>was enough to do some test riding. Damn, this must've been a monster bike in
>>it's day. That frame is no heavier than a good road bike.
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>>Paid $40, it'll take another $50 to get everything sweet and then we'll see what
>>I end up doing with it. If I find myself pounding lots of trail, that'll tell me
>>what tires and pedals I want. If it's just running around town then slicks,
>>fenders and racks.
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>_ Do yourself a really big favor and buy a sunrace freewheel for
>it. Cheap and has hyperglide cogs ( hyperglide really does work
>and makes a big difference in shifting. )
Thanks for the tip. Was just looking at one of those online. Very reasonably
priced. Always good when the cheaper option is one that comes recommended as
being better.
My initial impulse was to just go single speed, but that perverse rear brake is
right where the chain would go.
Ron
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