Eaton's TRULINE GLIDER 1972 ?

A couple weeks ago, on my way back from the town of Strathroy Ontario, to the city of London, (30 minute drive) on the side of road I spotted this bike with a bunch of other stuff, with a sign that said : FREE TO TAKE.

I grabbed up the bike, as it was perfect size for me and seemed to be excellent build.
This has been said it is a rebrand of the Raleigh Superbe, and this was made in England and sold
as the Eaton TRULINE GLIDER at Eaton's department stores here in Canada.

I'm crazy about the colour and the Logo with the bird is deluxe, and really represents the feeling of riding this bike.

Some steps have been taken to put this bike up to speed for the roads here in London. I upped the wheel/tire size to 700C
so that meant I had to remove the beautiful metal fenders. That's ok though, im saving a wack of weight for this being my main
commuter bike.

Added new pedals, changed the stem/headset. Had a 80's Norco "montery" that had a bent rear triangle, that I also found, where i took the headset from, and the brakes (the brakes are not on it yet in those pics..I will update these photos with a higher quality cam with the finished project)

In the pics is also the original Shifter for the rear 6 speed, but now i have installed a Grip Shift on the right side for it.

The handlebars and brake Levers are from a generic mountain bike which i also found ( a JEEP rear suspension piece of dog doo doo) ..and I also took the like new cabling from it and put on the Glider.

Now, this thing rides fast and smooth and I'm very happy with the way it turned out, for my daily riding around the city. This is very utilitarian and dependable. The frame is Steel i'm pretty sure. i guess you could categorize it as a Hybrid due to my handlebar configuration, it does make this a wholly different bike without those original handlebars, but those weren't practical for my needs. ( i find the stock handlebars too narrow)

The rear derailleur is a Shimano EAGLE..and it has a great Shock guard with machined holes in it for lightness and strength. pretty unique and tough looking. Does shift very well and is easy to tune.

Not in the picture is the bicycle rear rack i have also installed recently (not stock)

This was my first ever bike build, and so far it's been a blast and a huge learning experience.

P.T.S.D. post traumatic stress disorder

Sweeping news coverage these days on the CBC of soldiers comin' home with crazy psychological issues, named neatly
as PTSD. Canadian soliders, US soldiers, IRAQy soldiers...any soldier man , is a candidate. What the fuck do these people think
they are signing up for when they go to war. I'm pretty sure the propaganda that draws these humans in, glaze over some very
important issues to get them to pony up and sell their souls for the machine of Oil extraction and god of commerce.

Please people, really think about what all this war is about. IT does not spell freedom for anyone. Whoever believes in war,
has been duped in my mind. Please take a deep breath, and center on a flower for once. See the petals expand. Grow with
nature, not with some faceless government which will use your young spirit and then spit it out the meat grinder. Merry christmas.





is this worth it??