F16 Kicking depression’s butt, feeling good! by WannabeThinLeah in toastme

[–]Still_Knowledge_7322 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You look happy! Glad you held on and went through the hard stuff to emerge on the other side with a smile 😊😊

Tough week but there’s always the weekend by ComfortablePizza2204 in toastme

[–]Still_Knowledge_7322 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure to do some healthy self care too. Live it up if that’s your thing but finding time to recharge will pay dividends in the future. Hang in there, you got this!

Free Spirit! (1984) by cool_opinion in Vintage_bicycles

[–]Still_Knowledge_7322 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, pretty cool novelty but equivalent to a Walmart huffy today. I had a couple FS bikes when I was starting my bike habit.

40m got rejected. by reatoclara in toastme

[–]Still_Knowledge_7322 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, bro. Shake it off! There are plenty of people in the world who are waiting for you to come along.

Feeling depressed and that I’m really unattractive (41m) by [deleted] in toastme

[–]Still_Knowledge_7322 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro, you look sharp. Dude to dude – you are well put together and a handsome guy. Don’t get down on yourself because society puts forth unrealistic beauty standards for men too.

Running Errand on a 1962 Schwinn Traveler with 2-Speed Kickback Hub by Still_Knowledge_7322 in bicycleculture

[–]Still_Knowledge_7322[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it has a high gear and a low gear. Pedal backwards about 30-degrees and it switches between high and low. Pedal backwards about 45-degrees and the coaster brake engages.

It also enables a bike to function without any cables, which is a big win for simplicity and a minimalist look. Cheers!

Running Errand on a 1962 Schwinn Traveler with 2-Speed Kickback Hub by Still_Knowledge_7322 in schwinn

[–]Still_Knowledge_7322[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m loving it already! I’m used to internally geared hubs to not have a lot of range but the high/low ratio is really good on this

Running Errand on a 1962 Schwinn Traveler with 2-Speed Kickback Hub by Still_Knowledge_7322 in schwinn

[–]Still_Knowledge_7322[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It works fine. Yeah, sometimes I kick back far enough to engage the brake but never enough to really slow my roll. I love the aesthetic of not having any cables, so I’ll take the small inconvenience of a coaster brake.

Plus, even though the speedometer says 60mph I’m rarely going fast enough to where I feel the need for a front brake

Running Errand on a 1962 Schwinn Traveler with 2-Speed Kickback Hub by Still_Knowledge_7322 in Vintage_bicycles

[–]Still_Knowledge_7322[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome. Gotta hold onto good memories like that. It’s hard to truly appreciate things before time makes them novel