Im Gary DuBois and Im a Bicycle Hobbyist please join my Bicycle Hobbyist Club :)

[Crossbreed]

I have some questions for you do you think bikes look better without decals and reflectors ? because i think some bikes look better without decals and reflectors.

I don't do decals. Since I use my trike professionally and at nighttime, I have all of the necessary reflectors plus a "slow-vehicle" triangle and a three-LED headlight.

 

[ZebraAutismo]

wanna know something funny my dad came to my back window and said go look out the front window and what i saw was my 6 foot 5 and 240 pound dad riding my 20 inch free style mongoose bmx bike

Well. That must of been at interesting exerience.

 

[Gary DuBois]

Well. That must of been at interesting exerience.

I was suprised and he fits pretty good on my 20 inch free style mongoose bmx bike.

 

[Gary DuBois]

I don't do decals. Since I use my trike professionally and at nighttime, I have all of the necessary reflectors plus a "slow-vehicle" triangle and a three-LED headlight.

I have some questions i took off 4 stickers or decals what ever they are and they left sticky residue so my dad said prep solvent and some others wouldn't hurt my bikes paint so i used them and it helped to remove the residue and i used some polishing compound i think it was and i used a rough side of a scrotch bright kitchen sponge and my dad said the sponge wouln't scratch my paint.

My question is is it just me or does the paint look a little different because of the sticker or decal being on ?

and did the sticker or decal oxide the paint a little bit ?

and my dad said i can clear coat my bike if i want to ?

i used turtle wax super paste on my bike and it looks a little better.

Im just concerned because i hope the sticker or decal didn't oxide the paint ?

And nu - finish scratch doctor seems to help

Please Help Me - Your Bicycle Club Owner Gary DuBois.

 

[Gary DuBois]

Yes, they are similar in that regard.

It sounds like you have an impressive stable. I haven't paid much attention to makes & models.
My Schwinn Sidewinder seemed like the best deal at the time.
My Sun Atlas is the only industrial trike that I could find with such weight allowances.
And my daughter's Worksman is the only tandem trike that I could find on the market, at all.

The Sidewinder & Atlas have held up, so I am happy with their performance.

There is one fatbike that I am interested in at a local bike shop, but I don't have the funds right now.

I have some questions i took off 4 stickers or decals what ever they are and they left sticky residue so my dad said prep solvent and some others wouldn't hurt my bikes paint so i used them and it helped to remove the residue and i used some polishing compound i think it was and i used a rough side of a scrotch bright kitchen sponge and my dad said the sponge wouln't scratch my paint.

My question is is it just me or does the paint look a little different because of the sticker or decal being on ?

and did the sticker or decal oxide the paint a little bit ?

and my dad said i can clear coat my bike if i want to ?

i used turtle wax super paste on my bike and it looks a little better.

Im just concerned because i hope the sticker or decal didn't oxide the paint ?

And nu - finish scratch doctor seems to help

Please Help Me - Your Bicycle Club Owner Gary DuBois.

 

[Crossbreed]

Other than cleaners like Goo Gone, I don't know much about decals, adhesives and their attendant chemistry. Sorry.

 

[Gary DuBois]

Other than cleaners like Goo Gone, I don't know much about decals, adhesives and their attendant chemistry. Sorry.

you don't have to say sorry you didn't do anything wrong and thanks for your help

 

[Mia]

and did the sticker or decal oxide the paint a little bit ?

It wouldn't oxidize the paint as far as I know. If the stickers and decals have been on the bike for some time, the only thing you might notice is that the paint under the stickers is less faded than the paint on the rest of the bike.

The way to remove old glue from painted metal would be with acetone, which is a universal solvent. Nail polish remover is made with acetone, and the most convenient form of acetone to find it in a grocery store or a pharmacy. Use something to remove the glue like cotton balls, or cotton wool dipped in acetone, that you find stuffed into pill bottles like aspirin. Otherwise something absorbent like a thick rag might do it.

Don't rub too hard, as acetone can remove the shine from certain types of paint, and it dissolves enamel nail polish. Let the acetone sit for a minute or two and then wipe it off with a rag. Then wash the area with soap and water to remove the acetone from acting anymore. Check to see if there is any residue left of the glue, and if there is, apply it again and go thought the same process.

 

[Gary DuBois]

It wouldn't oxidize the paint as far as I know. If the stickers and decals have been on the bike for some time, the only thing you might notice is that the paint under the stickers is less faded than the paint on the rest of the of the bike.

The way to remove old glue from painted metal would be with acetone, which is a universal solvent. Nail polish remover is made with acetone, and the most convenient form of acetone to find it in a grocery store or a pharmacy. Use something to remove the glue like cotton balls, or cotton wool dipped in acetone, that you find stuffed into pill bottles like aspirin. Otherwise something absorbent like a thick rag might do it.

Don't rub too hard, as acetone can remove the shine from certain types of paint, and it dissolves enamel nail polish. Let the acetone sit for a minute or two and then wipe it off with a rag. Then wash the area with soap and water to remove the acetone from acting anymore. Check to see if there is any residue left of the glue, and if there is, apply it again and go thought the same process.

Thank You Mia are you a bicyclists too ?

 

[Mia]

Thank You Mia are you a bicyclists too ?

You're Welcome Gary

I cycle long-distance most days weather permitting.
My favourite bike is a Marin kentfield, that I've had for some time.
Like it, it's light and something of a hybrid, which means I can use it for road cycling and go off road on a dirt trail with it. Looks like this one:

 

[Gary DuBois]

Yes Gary I am. I cycle long-distance most days weather permitting. My bike is a Marin Kentfield, that I've had for some time.
Like it, it's light and something of a hybrid, which means I can use it for road cycling and go off road on a dirt trail with it. Looks like this one:

How old where you when you got into bicycling or how long have you been a bicyclists ? Wanna join my bicycle club here on aspies central ? I am also a long distance bicycler i enjoy and its fun to travel long distance ? how many miles do you ride when you ride long distance ? I have never heard of Marin Kentfield what year is it and it looks like a road bike by the thinner tires ? i haven't heard of hybrid bikes much. and grayish - black seems boring to me personaly.

 

[Mia]

Most of my life Gary. And I'm in my fifties now. So forty or so years.

I was about eight or nine years old when my Father put a bike together from parts for me. It had streamers and one of those horns with the rubber bulb, which made a loud, funny noise.

What's involved in being in your bicycle club? What do you do?

When I go long-distance I cycle anywhere from 10 kilometers (6 1/4 miles) to 20 k (12 3/4 miles) in a day. The distance depends on how many hills I have to climb, and the wind.

This particular bike, the Marin I bought around 2006, I have another bike that I use for short distances, it's a bit heavier and it's a motobecane.

The Marin is a road bike, but it can be used on small trails, not for mountain biking as it has no suspension. I can't use it on steep off road trails. But I can use it get off a regular paved bike path, and go onto gravel or a small trail without the wheels sliding out from under me.

The colour is actually quite nice, and I like it. It's more of a middle grey with blue in it.

 

[Gary DuBois]

Most of my life Gary. And I'm in my fifties now. So forty or so years.

I was about eight or nine years old when my Father put a bike together from parts for me. It had streamers and one of those horns with the rubber bulb, which made a loud, funny noise.

What's involved in being in your bicycle club? What do you do?

When I go long-distance I cycle anywhere from 10 kilometers (6 1/4 miles) to 20 k (12 3/4 miles) in a day. The distance depends on how many hills I have to climb, and the wind.

This particular bike, the Marin I bought around 2006, I have another bike that I use for short distances, it's a bit heavier and it's a motobecane.

The Marin is a road bike, but it can be used on small trails, not for mountain biking as it has no suspension. I can't use it on steep off road trails. But I can use it get off a regular paved bike path, and go onto gravel or a small trail without the wheels sliding out from under me.

The colour is actually quite nice, and I like it. It's more of a middle grey with blue in it.

Im happy you have liked and enjoyed bicycling for most of your life. Im sorry if i sound rude but how do you like being in your fifties ?

Do you still have your first bike your dad put together for you or do you have pictures of it. Streamers are neat and those rubber bulb horns are timeless.

Whats involved in being in my bicycle club is you get to talk and visit with me and other bicyclists. And in my bicycle club we share different pictures and we share different bicycle conversations and we have a good time talking about bicycles and other types of fun like trikes.

when i long distance ride i personaly like to ride 20 miles or more in a day.

So your Marin is 11 years old ? and i haven't heard of Motobecane.

I try and keep my road bikes only on the roads and paved paths and i have 2 mountain bikes but they don't have suspension.

i don't care for grey as a main color but blue is a nice and good color

 

[Mia]

Im happy you have liked and enjoyed bicycling for most of your life. Im sorry if i sound rude but how do you like being in your fifties ?

I don't know if I feel much of anything about being in my fifties. It simply happened, never gave it much thought. Do have more time to myself than I did before when I worked, so that's nice. Get to do more things I like to do.

Don't have my first bike ever, don't know what happened to it. And I don't have any pictures of it as far as I know. It was probably pretty mangled by the time I was a teen and had outgrown it. Think it was totaled when I hit a cement retaining wall going down a hill. Which knocked me out, still have a small scar from that accident. My brother was supposed to replace something on the bike, maybe the brake pads, so he must have removed the pads, which caused me to realize half way down that hill that I didn't have brakes. I tried to use my feet to slow down but it didn't help all that much. Hit the wall at high speed, but don't remember that much after that. Woke up in hospital later, I recovered pretty quickly and was okay afterwards.

Your bicycle club sounds like a 'fun' thing, so yes I would be interested in being part of it.

What made you want to start a bicycle club? Do you really like bikes a lot?

I guess my Marin is eleven years old. It's a good bike, and I've not had any problems with it. The motobecane looks something like this, but has a basket in the front and is older.

 

[Gary DuBois]

I don't know if I feel much of anything about being in my fifties. It simply happened, never gave it much thought. Do have more time to myself than I did before when I worked, so that's nice. Get to do more things I like to do.

Don't have my first bike ever, don't know what happened to it. And I don't have any pictures of it as far as I know. It was probably pretty mangled by the time I was a teen and had outgrown it. Think it was totaled when I hit a cement retaining wall going down a hill. Which knocked me out, still have a small scar from that accident. My brother was supposed to replace something on the bike, maybe the brake pads, so he must have removed the pads, which caused me to realize half way down that hill that I didn't have brakes. I tried to use my feet to slow down but it didn't help all that much. Hit the wall at high speed, but don't remember that much after that. Woke up in hospital later, I recovered pretty quickly and was okay afterwards.

Your bicycle club sounds like a 'fun' thing, so yes I would be interested in being part of it.

What made you want to start a bicycle club? Do you really like bikes a lot?

I guess my Marin is eleven years old. It's a good bike, and I've not had any problems with it. The motobecane looks something like this, but has a basket in the front and is older.

Thats a nice and good thing that you have more time to do what you want to do. And how do you like being retired ?

Im sorry that you had that bad bicycle experience

My bicycle club is a fun thing and as of right now you are a member of my bicycle club

What made me want to start my very own bicycle club is that my passion and hobby and what i love and enjoy are bicycles. And i wanted to talk and share my passion and hobby with other bicyclists. My bicycle club room is in the other chat room options. I added more pictures of my 5 bikes yesterday please look at my bicycle pictures they are in my media and please leave comments i like and enjoy comments and pictures make for a good conversation.

So your Marin was made in or around 2006 ? im glad your Marin hasn't given you any problems if you don't mind me asking how much did you pay for it ? Is your motbecane red ? the motobecane looks like a road bike from the thin tires but the frame looks like a cruiser and i bet its nice and handy to have a basket on the front.

 

[Mia]

I'm sorry that you had that bad bicycle experience

Thanks Gary, it didn't stop me cycling. Thank you for making me a member too.

I don't know about the chat room, I'm not much into that, chatting that is.

The original price for the Marin was about eight hundred dollars canadian. Although I bought it in the winter, so it was about fifteen percent less expensive, so about $680.00 Cdn. It's a very lightweight bike, which I can pick up with one hand.

Yes, the motobecane is red, and similar to the picture. It's a good solid road bike for city driving on bumpy roads with potholes. Use it for touring around, and grocery shopping in the summer. It has heavier suspension than the Marin. So it's more comfortable on city streets.

 

[Gary DuBois]

Thanks Gary, it didn't stop me cycling. Thank you for making me a member too.

I don't know about the chat room, I'm not much into that, chatting that is.

The original price for the Marin was about eight hundred dollars canadian. Although I bought it in the winter, so it was about fifteen percent less expensive, so about $680.00 Cdn. It's a very lightweight bike, which I can pick up with one hand.

Yes, the motobecane is red, and similar to the picture. It's a good solid road bike for city driving on bumpy roads with potholes. Use it for touring around, and grocery shopping in the summer. It has heavier suspension than the Marin. So it's more comfortable on city streets.

Your Welcome Mia, i bet your a good bicyclists and your welcome and thank you for being a member.

I love the chat room because i get to chat live with other aspies andi can post music videos and other videos. I have my own chat room called Garys Room.

Would that be the same amount of money or more or less in american money ? how much does it weigh ?

That motobecane looks like a good bike and it looks good in red and im glad you like it. I personaly try to avoid otholes and not run over them. I use to have a suspension bike i don't remember if the suspension was on both the front or rear but i liked the feeling of the suspension and it was a fun mountain bike. I would like to buy another suspension mountain bike sometime because all my bicycles i have right now are no suspension bike they are all solid frame. Have you seen all the pictures of my bicycles ? Im 6 foot 1.5 and 180 pounds with boots on. I use to go grocery shopping on my bicycles without a basket i would just put like 3 grocery bags and hang them on each side of the handle bars. When the weather gets better i am going to get back into distance riding and ride the foot hills trail here in washington state its a 25 mile paved path and its fun and scenic and i will post the foot hills trail information now

Pierce County Foothills Trail
The Foothills Trail is a mostly paved non-motorized rail-trail in east Pierce County, Washington, extending uninterrupted for 15 miles from Puyallup, Washington to Orting, Washington to South Prairie, Washington. Wikipedia

 

[Gary DuBois]

I don't know if I feel much of anything about being in my fifties. It simply happened, never gave it much thought. Do have more time to myself than I did before when I worked, so that's nice. Get to do more things I like to do.

Don't have my first bike ever, don't know what happened to it. And I don't have any pictures of it as far as I know. It was probably pretty mangled by the time I was a teen and had outgrown it. Think it was totaled when I hit a cement retaining wall going down a hill. Which knocked me out, still have a small scar from that accident. My brother was supposed to replace something on the bike, maybe the brake pads, so he must have removed the pads, which caused me to realize half way down that hill that I didn't have brakes. I tried to use my feet to slow down but it didn't help all that much. Hit the wall at high speed, but don't remember that much after that. Woke up in hospital later, I recovered pretty quickly and was okay afterwards.

Your bicycle club sounds like a 'fun' thing, so yes I would be interested in being part of it.

What made you want to start a bicycle club? Do you really like bikes a lot?

I guess my Marin is eleven years old. It's a good bike, and I've not had any problems with it. The motobecane looks something like this, but has a basket in the front and is older.

I was looking on craigslistat different bicycles and i came across this vintage motobecane - what do you think of this vintage motobecane ? Vintage motobecane bicycle

 

[Gary DuBois]

Thanks Gary, it didn't stop me cycling. Thank you for making me a member too.

I don't know about the chat room, I'm not much into that, chatting that is.

The original price for the Marin was about eight hundred dollars canadian. Although I bought it in the winter, so it was about fifteen percent less expensive, so about $680.00 Cdn. It's a very lightweight bike, which I can pick up with one hand.

Yes, the motobecane is red, and similar to the picture. It's a good solid road bike for city driving on bumpy roads with potholes. Use it for touring around, and grocery shopping in the summer. It has heavier suspension than the Marin. So it's more comfortable on city streets.

I like motobecane and something cool i found out is that motobecane is made in france and im french

 

[Mia]

was looking on craigslistat different bicycles and i came across this vintage motobecane - what do you think of this vintage motobecane ?

It's nice, and similar to my husband's motobecane, although his is much older, and belonged to his father.

It's an absolute steal at that price, looks like it has an original seat (maybe 1960 - 1970's?), cantilever brakes, the crank looks good, even the frame is almost mint (the frames are heavy but some of the strongest frames ever made). The tires look pretty bald, unless they are actual 'inside' cloth racing tires. Can't tell from the pictures.

All in all, if we were living in that area, my spouse would probably buy it for parts. The pedals look like rubber and plastic so they were probably replacements. Original metal pedals with cycling clips are had to find. Nice.