{"id":126,"date":"2004-10-17T21:19:42","date_gmt":"2004-10-17T21:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/wordpress179\/?p=126"},"modified":"2004-10-17T21:19:42","modified_gmt":"2004-10-17T21:19:42","slug":"the-tank-polo-bike-stage-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehippy.net\/blog\/the-tank-polo-bike-stage-1\/","title":{"rendered":""The Tank" polo bike – Stage 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

The seller: aus.bicycle’s “PiledHigher”<\/p>\n

The bike: Cougar All Terrain MTB<\/p>\n

Planned Use: Bike Polo machine<\/p>\n

The cost: $50<\/p>\n

The weight: 87.85kg(3)<\/p>\n

Removed screw-on freewheel with correct Shimano tool in vice(1)(2).<\/p>\n

Removed stupid chain guard.<\/p>\n

Cleaned and repacked rear wheel.<\/p>\n

Removed pedal toe-clips. <\/p>\n

Removed stickers and mud. <\/p>\n

Tightened chainrings and bottom bracket. Adjusted gears.<\/p>\n

New Weight: 87.84kg(3)<\/p>\n

(1) Would previously have used large spanner and chainwhip but lost large spanner and headset tool when I left it on the back of Tee’s ute.<\/p>\n

(2) Vice recently acquired from my Dad. The legend heard that I didn’t have one so he constructed a take-down workbench and included a vice! Thanks Dad!<\/p>\n

(3) Okay, so I may have exaggerated a little bit, but not bloody much!!<\/p>\n

See it before mods and with my cat, here:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.thehippy.net\/gallery\/thumbnails.php?album=80<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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