Lumpy Bikes

Lumpy Bikes...we have a serviced 24" girls colours mountain bike looking for a home, here at lumpy bikes side entrance of 79 Morrow Street. Bike will fit 4 foot ten to 5 foot two...Respond to this post and we will figure it out from here...not a lot of bike but better than no bike.....short adult to youth size..part of the Andy Murdoch Collection.. NO LONGER AVAILABLE!

Some young ones descend on Lumpy Bikes, nice gathering, got to use my crowed control techniques...Group bought anice BMX that was slow to sell, grateful, showed them my Haro Zppo Fusion in the stash, Hope they come back another time...Respect

Not Gaza..across from Trinity 11 45 just now...no room at the Inn.

Blessed to be surrounded by so many beautiful Classic Bicycles..Look at this higher end Norco Mountaineer that was gifted to us today, WOW, check out the heavy duty Hardware on the Cockpit, indestrubtable.....then over on its own display shelf a 70s or so Le Jeune from France, Looking ready to race with nice milky tires, restored by fellow local Bikesmiths B!ke a few years back we hope to get her a new home, regardless these steeds bring me much Happiness just to have around! Feel the sheer Race Car like Muscle on this 24" Norco Hornet that we just listed for sale at a pittance of $85, rebuilt by yours truly...We will start packing up in the next few weeks,drop by to see some jaw dropping bikes before they are stored for the winter..Lumpy Bikes.

Good Vibes on John today who knewwhat he wanted/needed ffor size, 22" ATB, and drove from Quinte to pick it up during our short Open window today 4-6..thanks so much Ride Safe.

Our good friend Don Schmidt of Toronto died today, he fits in well with some recent deaths and would have been their contemporary,. In this past week or so of deaths. He would have come across George Chuvalo in The junction area of Toronto probably buying Portugese buns, I'm pretty sure he attended plays at 4th Line Theatre where local creative Rob Winslow created some interesting evenings, Not sure of his relation to David Marsden but feel there would have been one even if it was through his friendship with his student Barbara Gregory my sister who knew the Mars Bar....and many of you Peterborough folks would have looked at the PEACE Calendars by the Syracuse Cultural Workers that he and fellow Geography teacher Carol Trainor his spouse passed on to Julia and I every year for decades without fail to share with folk up this way. Please have a thought for Don as he navigates the new territory.

Don, second from left, at Betty's on King Street in Toronto, John K, Juli, myself, photo by Mike Boland

A good friend of ours CCM Dave arranged for his friend Dan in Bowmanville to drop this bike of , mid week. At one time this Gary Fisher Hoo KooE Koo was the cats meow, I have it on authority that the salty air in Cedar Springs Florida ate away at the parts of the bike over the years. It was as real struggle to get the Avid brake levers to close as the spring mechanisims were partially seized, I could not give it away without working brakes and some other issues...I spent agood three hours using all my tricks to free the handles up as well s the nuts that held the cables to the brake calipers. And finally on Friday I got the parts to relax...
I had a woman in mind for the bike whom others reached out to to no avail, she knew there was a bike here. I worry that she is too ill to ride..
anyways today i loaded that Hoo Koo E Koo up and took the bike to Trinity where it was on display on the Rickshaw as I parked in the parking area across the street. But no one seemed interested so knowing my way around the streets I went looking for someone and came across this woman who looked like she needed help to get around as if her legs were tired.. I hailed her over at Stewart and Hunter, I said is your name Angela and she said "how did you know my name was Angela?" I said, "I dunno, it just came to me, you look likean Angela!" she came over we exchanged pleasantries, I asked if a bike would benefit her life, she said it would be great, and I unloaded the nice lime green bike from the Rickshaw. We were both happy and she, Angela went on her way.

This morning it was Raining Bikes at Lumpy Bikes..As we enter the cold months we will sleep better knowing their are bikes to build in the storage areas for our various purposes. These were as if they fell from the sky. Blessings to the Donors!

Morning Tour on the Scooter past Little Lake

Another day, another donor bike, this old be**er went to a girl who scooped it for Tracey who was pitching her tent left siee of photo in blue shorts. thanks to the guy in Lakefield who dropped it off..We are moving things out as the season is down to its last breath....here at Lumpy bikes