Ever since getting a 2009 Schwinn Fastback roadbike for a new recreational hobby, I’ve been wanting to learn more about the mechanics of bikes.. mostly so I can learn how to work on one myself to better do some of my own maintenance.

Working with software for so long made me forget the joy of simple pleasures like turning a wrench and getting your hands dirty.

Anyway, rather than destroy my brand new bike, I decided to destroy and old bike instead… a neighbour of mine had an old 1971 Schwinn Varsity sitting out (who knows for how long) who was kind enough to donate it to the cause.

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You defeated the whole purpose of a bike by putting a motor on it. ' ". Despite the tsk-tsking of cycling purists who believe electric bikes aren't actually bicycles, power-assisted bike sales appear to be on the rise. At least a half-dozen bicycle retailers in the Sacramento region sell electric bikes. The Electric Bike Shop in east Sacramento is the only store that sells them exclusively. Smith and his colleagues recently were among more than two dozen vendors selling electric bicycles at Interbike, the cycling industry's annual mega-trade show in Las Vegas. They want to ride a bike into work and get a workout. "I have the commuter who has the shower at work, typically doctors and nurses who work long shifts. It's a good skill set for working in the cycling industry because Smith's job in "production and client development" is marketing a misunderstood bicycle. "At Interbike last year, an editor of a bicycling magazine came up to me and said, 'You know what.

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