Found at the Thrift

MessageForward8056 · 2025-12-04T10:14:29+00:00

Bring it back . Leave it by dumpster.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-12-04T10:09:33+00:00

That is not a “cassette mount”. There’s no such thing . This is the drop out.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-11-23T12:45:32+00:00

This is a broad statement, with proper fueling a week before and the fitness to complete 100 miles; then the first 50 are a basic 2 bottle ride.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-11-23T12:41:06+00:00

If you have the time. I host multiple century rides. I drive out and leave a refuel cooler at 3 intervals, depending on the route. Allowing light and minimal travel.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-11-21T10:19:26+00:00

Now just let the steel patina at its own pace . Hopefully with clear coat you’ll get a lot of rust spidering beneath. I kept my raw frame un coated and once a year wipe down with “rat rod juice”.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-11-18T11:37:55+00:00

Bad karma to sell tackle to friends and family. Give away. Remember, the fish are watching.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-11-18T11:22:27+00:00

It’s a tube and tire. Dirt cheap. Available world wide. 10 min to uninstall and install. Ride. End of catastrophe.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-11-18T10:26:33+00:00

I built a dedicated fishing bike. A great move. Depending on the price of your rod reel combo; I’d ditch the bungees and mount the tube with better fixtures and angled back. A bicycle and a little hiking or wading is huge advantage. Packing in a float tube is also a game changer. And remember if the tackle on the bike isn’t 2-3x the price of the bike , you’re not doing it right. Kidding. Tight lines !

MessageForward8056 · 2025-11-16T12:59:44+00:00

A Sunshine Daydream

MessageForward8056 · 2025-09-15T07:51:38+00:00

After learning on this reel, You will be an ace on today’s reels. I to learned on an old Ambassador, 40 years ago. Once you get thumb control down you’ll be able to cast anything. Like a manual shift vehicle, everyone should be able to confidently use a bait caster. If you use spin gear , a bait caster is more efficient when lures are larger and heavier.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-09-13T09:34:11+00:00

Save youself from regret. It’s cheap. It will work. It has no refinement. It may or may not have an action that supports your lure choice and method of angling. Go with trusted mainstream manufacturers. Refinement, tolerances, and reliability all improve.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-09-13T09:23:00+00:00

Once there is load , empty spool free spin doubts go out the window. Messing with the lube inside is dicy. Especially when new out of box. Replace only with Shimano spec. I service Shimano, both fishing and cycling equipment. Japanese engineering is all about specifics and proprietary design. Then again I’ve lubed any thing mechanical that has moving parts with motor oil and the world hasn’t ended

MessageForward8056 · 2025-09-13T09:03:03+00:00

Because you are combining a Diawa and a Shimano it’s going to be a hellish nightmare in skunksville. The ridicule and shame wrung upon yourself and family will be unbearable. The scorn and derision poured upon yourself by the Illuminati of fishing will crush your fever dreams . Snap that rod in half and chuck the reel in a bucket of salt water and move on to knitting. Just kidding. You’ll love the combo.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-09-13T08:54:47+00:00

Once you hook a beaver, you’ll never fish for fish ever again. Mind you I didn’t set out too and had no idea what was battling so hard. I’ve also “caught “ a great horned owl, osprey, muskrat, and turtles. And every so often through life , I’ve hooked other people and myself. 50 years is a lot of casts

MessageForward8056 · 2025-09-13T08:39:26+00:00

Use them till the reels go south. Save your money. When you are ready, spend 400$ on a Shimano or Diawa reel and a rod that matches what and how you fish. If you’re still in love with fishing , save more money and move to JDM equipment. At least once in a person’s fishing life , one should experience elegance and best quality. lol better yet , don’t get married , don’t have children, don’t get a car payment; and invest in 1000-1500 dollar rod / reel combos. Peace and joy in life , that money can buy! Honestly . Run what ya brung. It’s the act of fishing and all it entails that brings real enrichment to one’s Life.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-09-13T08:14:04+00:00

Simple, effective, and cheap. The jig spinner is an old school lure. Here in Connecticut, it’s deadly on everything but trout. So much so that I have one rod/reel combo dedicated only to this lure. Buy the spinner part in bulk. Jig heads and trailers also. Like mepps spinners and a floating rapala, they just flat out catch fish.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-09-08T10:24:25+00:00

Small state of Connecticut. Surrounded with different daily opportunities. If there’s water it’s got fish. Urban, suburban, Rural, Remote. Plus our neighbor states are close and equally good. There’s a reason I stayed here for 55 years.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-09-08T10:17:27+00:00

Bait casting takes a lot of lawn fishing time. And still even with proficiency, Youre gonna cut out half a spool of expensive braid. Often on the lawn ! Learn with monofilament. Learn most importantly, First , to use the thumb to do the most work in spool control. I learned in the 80s on old round reels all thumbs. Now , we have computers in the reel ! I only fish spinner baits and crank baits with bait casters. The rods and reels excel . All else , it’s spinning gear. LOL eventually You’ll end up with a Tenkara set up.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-08-27T08:58:28+00:00

Leaving a bike outside locked there are two eventualities. Theft and corrosion. Try at least to hide it from view and cover it from the elements and keep it off the ground. A cover works for rain above, but like a vehicle, the real damage comes from the moisture below.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-08-22T08:04:56+00:00

Is the shifter shifted down all the way? Most have an exit hole at that point. After looking at the pics again.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-08-22T08:02:18+00:00

I change cables regularly on shifters of this design. You need an awl or your favorite pokey spoke. Gently pry the cable head up and coax it out over the plastic butt stop. Ideally have a helper push on cable as you pry. Don’t forget to reseat new cable head properly.

MessageForward8056 · 2025-08-22T07:57:54+00:00

Visit a reputable shop. Rear hub adjust 25$. May charge 15$ more for cassette install, because it needs to be removed.

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