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1. JD
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   Today is April 2, 2018.
   It is cool and cloudy today.

   I took a short ride about the hill today.
   This was technically my second ride of the year.
   I had already installed and tested a new shift cable last week.

   Today's beginning mileage was 1822.6
   Ending Mileage is: 1827.4

   Although I rode less a little less than 5 miles today;
   the ride just have well had been 10 or 15 miles.

   Time:
   I rode from around 3:20 TO about 3:40...
   roughly... 20 minutes...
   I'm figuring my speed at 15 M.P.H. unless something is wrong with my math (or odometer).

   It's now 4:25 as I write, and I'm still trying to recover from what I tried to pace down to a slow relaxing bike ride.

   Maybe I should try and pace things down a little more?

   Posted 7 years ago #

2. JD
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   I'm not too sure that I rode any 5 miles earlier.

   I'm not too sure that I rode any 5 miles earlier.

   The odometer needs to be checked... again.

   Posted 7 years ago #

3. JD
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   The ODOMETER might be rubbing a spoke and making an extra "tick".

   I'm not sure what is causing it to rub.
   It fell a couple of times while parked... maybe it's bent.

   Posted 7 years ago #

4. JD
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   I gently pulled the odometer back away from the spokes, carefully bending it back into place.

   At this point I am certain it had become bent in a little too close to the spokes, but there is some play in the front wheel.

   It might be a good time to start shopping for some bearings.

   Posted 7 years ago #

5. JD
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   Updating beginning mileage to 1827.4
   No way to calculate the odd mile or so from last time.

   Now showing 1843.9 after a short ride the other day.

   I have replaced 2 tires and 2 tubes , and have adjusted the odometer since.

   The math says I made a 16 mile ride the other day.
   I will have to make a ride of known distance before trusting that figure.

   Posted 6 years ago #

6. JD
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   Beginning this entry with 1849.6 as mileage.

   According to those numbers I had done 5.7 miles since my last post.
   Can't really recall exactly when or where I rode.

   Yesterday's ending mileage was 1456.0.
   Totaling 6.4 miles for yesterday (5/22).

   This morning's ending mileage is 1861.6.
   Totaling 5.5 miles for this morning.

   So the odometer is counting accurately.

   Starting to hear some noises from the rear end.
   bearings? or freewheel?

   I cant really get a look at it until after Friday.

   Posted 6 years ago #

7. JD
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   After realigning the rear wheel I went for another ride.
   Begin mileage: 1861.6
   Ending mileage: 1867.1
   Math totals it out another 5.5 miles.

   The noise I heard from the rear was a wheel out of alignment.
   All is good now.

   I have ridden just short of 40 miles this year.
   Actual mileage is 39.7 on the '72 Schwinn.

   Posted 6 years ago #

8. JD
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   Made the usual 5 mile ride this morning.
   Beginning Mileage: 1867.1
   Ending Mileage: 1872.7

   This is the fifth consecutive day of riding.
   I rode a Huffy Bandit 20" on Sunday, but I don't count those miles on here.

   Today's Total 5.6
   Yearly Total 45.3

   According to the odometer I have ridden this bike 453.5 since Sep 2016.
   I would have to knock off a few miles to compensate for the odometer reading fast for a couple of rides, but since I have ridden this bike without it, the mileage should average out.

   So I'm going with the following:

   45.3 Miles this year.
   and
   453.5 Miles since September 2016.

   Posted 6 years ago #

9. JD
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   So it's 11:30 as I begin this post.

   No miles on the Schwinn today.

   I just want to bump this back to the top... as It's been 6 days since I've been on the Schwinn.

   I have been on the old Road King a little, and on a few of 20 in bikes.

   Posted 6 years ago #

10. JD
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    Last post in this thread is showing 1 week ago...
    Need to put a date on that post...

    Calender shows the last day I recorded Schwinn mileage was May 24.
    There! Post Dated!!

    So if it had been 6 days...
    Then the last day I rode the Schwinn was Friday , May 18, 2018.
    Solved.

    Today is June 10th, 2018.
    The time is 1:30 AM.

    That is all.

    Posted 6 years ago #

11. JD
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    It's 5:30 PM
    and I'm posting in the wrong thread...

    Posted 6 years ago #

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