Ticking sound? Have you checked your spokes? I've had a loose spoke do that ticking sound. Or .maybe not.
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Good advice. I'll check the spokes. Makes sense since it only does it under pressure. Also, seemed to go away for a brief moment after making a sharp turn.
However, I don't think the 'new' wheel was used much. It had an ancient gum walled tire that still had little whiskers on it.
It runs very true.
Sunday afternoon, Portland ME
However, I don't think the 'new' wheel was used much. It had an ancient gum walled tire that still had little whiskers on it.
It runs very true.
Sunday afternoon, Portland ME
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Also in Portland.
While we sat on Adirondack chairs, a young guy locked his bike next to ours. His was a late 70s Raleigh.
The bikes made a friend...nice.
While we sat on Adirondack chairs, a young guy locked his bike next to ours. His was a late 70s Raleigh.
The bikes made a friend...nice.
Eywadude
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gberchin
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No, that's not it. Nobody on either forum noticed the oddity hidden in plain site: When was the last time you saw a Hoyt Clagwell bicycle? Hoyt Clagwell is a company better known for farm tractors.
I suspect no one noticed the oddity because there are hundreds, maybe thousands of small independent frame builders out there. I'm guessing most people would simply assume Hoyt Clagwell was just another boutique frame builder. I've never heard of Hoyt Clagwell.No, that's not it. Nobody on either forum noticed the oddity hidden in plain site: When was the last time you saw a Hoyt Clagwell bicycle? Hoyt Clagwell is a company better known for farm tractors.
gberchin
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Suddenly I feel very old. Hoyt Clagwell was the name of the imaginary tractor manufacturer in the Green Acres TV series. I guess the younger set has never even heard of the show, let alone such an obscure reference to it.
The bike is actually a Fuji Altamira.
FWIW, I’m 75.
Eywadude
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No, that's not it. Nobody on either forum noticed the oddity hidden in plain site: When was the last time you saw a Hoyt Clagwell bicycle? Hoyt Clagwell is a company better known for farm tractors.
I took notice of the name, but I just thought maybe it was a builder I'd never heard of or something. I'd never heard of Hoyt Clagwell before. I'm not super knowledgeable about tractors (I live in the city...unfortunately), but the vintage tractor brands I'm more familiar with around these parts are Massey-Ferguson, Ford, International, Farmall, Allis-Chalmers, John Deer, Case, etc.
Maybe you should hook up a harrow to the back of your bike and try tilling a field.
^This.
gberchin
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Yeah, I anticipated that, just not enough.
I also learned that my sense of humor appears to be ... let's call it "unique".
Augusta.
Watching Sturgeon jump in the Kennebec River.
Watching Sturgeon jump in the Kennebec River.
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Old Saybrook CT.
Bristol on Sunday.
radioactive
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In the heat I've been walking my older dog at a local pond instead of riding at this section of the MCRT.
They had the ribbon cutting ceremony the other day.
They had the ribbon cutting ceremony the other day.
We rode that stretch last summer. Did some of it in March also.
Does the Ribbon Cutting mean all the road crossings are finished ?
They were tricky.
As I recall you got hurt there last year.
Does the Ribbon Cutting mean all the road crossings are finished ?
They were tricky.
As I recall you got hurt there last year.
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Early in my season I got distracted while holding the handlebar with 1 hand.
Tire went off the pavement and caught it going back on.
One hand brakes, I flew over the bar and landed full weight on my hand = hematoma.
That sucked.
I'm pretty sure all the crossings' stoplights are functional now.
It's not technically The Wayside section but this (public) group is where most MCRT postings land:
Friends of the Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside
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Here's the posting about the most dangerous crossing on that section:
LIGHTS ACTIVATED AT ROUTE 20! | Facebook
LIGHTS ACTIVATED AT ROUTE 20! EDIT2: DCR activated these lights sometime between this morning and this evening 7/14/2026 :-) Initial pavement treatment for crosswalk and road markings at MCRT...
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My latest rescue, dragged it home from Hartville flea market this summer. Mid '60s-vintage Italian Carnielli folding bike that was looking like a junkyard cast-off. Looked like a challenge, price was acceptable after a bit of haggling with a desparate-sounding seller. Bike was 100% OEM everything, including the hex wrench for adjusting handlebars & frame pin removal.
So, off with the junk tires, seat, rusted & seized chain followed with total disassembly down to the bearings. 90% of the rust on the chrome bits came off with steel wool, thankfully. All original decals present except for the chain guard & the 1975 Ohio watercraft sticker someone slapped on long ago.
Replaced both tires, 1 tube (yes, there's an original tube still holding air!), flea market seat for a buck which is 100% better than the original, new chain, some bearing balls in a pedal, front wheel & bottom bracket had 7 caged ball bearings where 11 loose ones are supposed to be, so the cages went in the scrap pile. The only drawbacks to this thing now is a too-short for me seatpost & single-speed coaster brake rear wheel. Frame most likely won't accommodate a sturmey-archer 3-speed coaster brake hub, so I'm stuck with the original Sachs "Torpedo Boy" crap original. Frame hinge was rusted so tight I had to slam it upside a downed tree to separate the 2 sections. Lotsa work, minimal expense, put a couple miles on it 2 days ago.
So far, so good!
So, off with the junk tires, seat, rusted & seized chain followed with total disassembly down to the bearings. 90% of the rust on the chrome bits came off with steel wool, thankfully. All original decals present except for the chain guard & the 1975 Ohio watercraft sticker someone slapped on long ago.
Replaced both tires, 1 tube (yes, there's an original tube still holding air!), flea market seat for a buck which is 100% better than the original, new chain, some bearing balls in a pedal, front wheel & bottom bracket had 7 caged ball bearings where 11 loose ones are supposed to be, so the cages went in the scrap pile. The only drawbacks to this thing now is a too-short for me seatpost & single-speed coaster brake rear wheel. Frame most likely won't accommodate a sturmey-archer 3-speed coaster brake hub, so I'm stuck with the original Sachs "Torpedo Boy" crap original. Frame hinge was rusted so tight I had to slam it upside a downed tree to separate the 2 sections. Lotsa work, minimal expense, put a couple miles on it 2 days ago.
So far, so good!
