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  1. rustNspokes

    Identified My contribution to what is it

    The construction makes me think it was manufactured by Hercules.
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    Value of a 60's Sonic Flyer?

    This bike was built by Murray so if you're not dead set on a specific "Sonic Flyer" branded bike, you can broaden your search a bit. For example the Murray Meteor Flite, or Missile are pretty much the same bike. There would have been a Sears/Jc Higgins branded version as well.
  3. rustNspokes

    Classic American Flyer Help identifying

    I'm not sure if there is information on decoding the serial number for these bikes. I'd guess it's probably early 1960's.
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    Id these grips,

    They could just be modern generic grips. Example https://www.ebay.com/itm/272857421102?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5335809022&toolid=20001&mkevt=1
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    Help me ID this gas powered bike motor.

    That is a "MX-5 Superbike" motor sold in the early to mid 1990's.
  6. rustNspokes

    1939 whizzer

    Guess the one that sold last year in Ohio was a real bargain! https://www.appletreeauction.com/auction-lot/1937-whizzer-roadmaster-motorbike-believed-to-be-_2F54037A18
  7. rustNspokes

    Need Help Identifying Bike

    It's a Monark, maybe 1947 based on the info in this thread.
  8. rustNspokes

    Ugly Bike Thread

    How about this Dp Harris with a 1947 inch pitch Sturmey 3 speed hub and Musselman brake.
  9. rustNspokes

    Possible danish carrier and cycle truck

    I believe your cargo trike is a Worksman Front Loader.
  10. rustNspokes

    Hercules balloon tire bike?

    I think it's a Murray "Mercury" badge.
  11. rustNspokes

    Camouflage Schwinn Black Phantom??

    It looks like a Ross Super Deluxe?
  12. rustNspokes

    New Finds

    I believe the red one is an Evans made bike.
  13. rustNspokes

    Need Help Identifying WWII Era Aberdale 3-Speed in Florida, U.S. (Made In England)

    Here's an example branded "Gresham Flyer" that is probably from the same time period. https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/aberdale-gresham-flyer.5068/ I think mid 1950's to early 60's is probably a safe estimate. It looks like the rear wheel was swapped out since the rim design is different from...
  14. rustNspokes

    1950 Hawthorne ? Unknown model?

    Outside of "Montgomery Ward Hawthorne", I'm not sure how they named individual models. I found a 1950 ad which mentions "DeLuxe Tank" models, "Special Tank" models, "Standard Tank" models, and "Unequipped" bikes. For the unequipped bikes the mens single speed is listed as "60W 3032F" which I...
  15. rustNspokes

    1950 Hawthorne ? Unknown model?

    Awesome bike. The three bar frame is pretty rare compared to the regular frame without the extra bar. These were built by Snyder.
  16. rustNspokes

    Presta vs shraeder valves

    I think a lot of the older schrader tubes (as well as single tube tires) had fully threaded valve stems which makes them look a bit like a presta.
  17. rustNspokes

    30s bike elgin?

    I wonder what's going on with that spacer on the fork crown.
  18. rustNspokes

    Before and after

    1970's Murray built Free Spirit that I pulled out of a collapsed barn.
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    What is this? I saw today and just looking for info

    It probably takes 26x1.375 (599 iso) which are not reproduced, and by now even NOS tires are half a century old. That's really the main downside to lightweights from that era. Some people say you can stretch a 26x1-3/8 S6 (597 iso), but I've never tried it.
  20. rustNspokes

    Was given an antique Schwinn and don’t know where to start

    It's tough to see but in the third photo all the joints look pretty rough.
  21. rustNspokes

    Was given an antique Schwinn and don’t know where to start

    I have to wonder why this frame didn't get the lead filler on the joints filed down. Typically Schwinns had a very nice and smooth finish. Maybe it was built first shift on monday, or last shift on friday?
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    Was given an antique Schwinn and don’t know where to start

    The serial number should be on the underside of the bottom bracket shell.
  23. rustNspokes

    Faux TOC's

    Do it! Here's one I built a few years ago out of junk.
  24. rustNspokes

    Custom Paint or all original? 1954? JC Higgins girls bicycle

    Looks like MOTS-X. I think that would make it a 1958. https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/murray-serial-number-info.130127/
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    Custom Paint or all original? 1954? JC Higgins girls bicycle

    There should be a serial number on the bottom bracket that can be checked against the murray date code list floating around on this site.
  26. rustNspokes

    What bike did you work on today?

    I picked up a girls donor bike a few days ago and swapped the wheels, bars and pedals to my motobike. I wouldn't have chosen this color combo, but I don't hate it.
  27. rustNspokes

    Wheel identification

    They could be for a sulky or lightweight buggy.
  28. rustNspokes

    Decided to make a tank 🤷🏻‍♂️

    A 2 hole conduit strap works ok for the mounting hardware.
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    Can someone help me identify this chainwheel?

    It's a pretty common design, although there is some variation in design. I'm pretty sure it was being used until the 70's when cottered cranks fell out of fashion. Atlas comes to mind, even sugino in Japan made some with this same design. If you search ebay for "vintage crankset" or "cottered...
  30. rustNspokes

    JC Higgins 8 speed

    I'd swap the calipers for something with a little more reach.
  31. rustNspokes

    Wheel identification help please!

    The eccentric washers on the coasterbrake wheel fit a frame like this https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/toc-mystery-bike-round-rear-dropouts.100923/
  32. rustNspokes

    old hemmings prices

    $1.62 in 1972 would be $10.53 adjusted for inflation, $3.28/hr more than the current federal minimum wage.
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    Interesting fenders with internal routing

    These fenders are from a Murray moped.
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    Post War(?) Sears "Made In France"...Well, Sold Through Sears...

    I don't know what year Sears started importing lightweights, 1950-1952ish? The 1952 catalog states that they are imported from France or the Netherlands. My guess is that this bike would be one of the early 50's models.
  35. rustNspokes

    Attempting to Identify the Brand of Bicycle I Recently Purchased

    It's an OSO bike. It's not a track bike, but a single speed road bike/city bike with a coaster brake. I think they came out in mid 2008, not sure how many years they were available though. The website is gone now.
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    Seat Id needed

    It looks like an English matteress type saddle, possibly wrights based on the double rail undercarrage. My guess it's from a 50's or 60's English bike
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    Barn find Whizzer value?

    Why is there such a wide price range for whizzers? I know the factory built models like the ambassador, pacemaker, and sportsman bring pretty good money these days, but what about the kit bikes? Are bikes built on a Whizzer specific Schwinn frame more desirable than a kit on any old standard...
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    Barn find Whizzer value?

    Are "factory" built Whizzer motorbikes quite a bit more valuable than kit built bikes?
  39. rustNspokes

    Barn find Whizzer value?

    I realize it would be an expensive restoration canidate, I'm just trying to figure out what a fair "market value" is. There aren't really any past sales to use for reference for a bike in this condition. I feel like motor, tank, and sheave would bring like $300-$350 and the bike would bring...
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    Barn find Whizzer value?

    I don't have a lot of info, so I apologize for that. I'm interested in a bike that's pretty rough but don't know a fair ballpark figure to offer. It looks like it's a prewar Shelby? bicycle I'm waiting to hear back about the serial so I don't know if it's a J or H. The motor appears to be...
  41. rustNspokes

    Oxford 20" boy's bike!

    I believe some Oxford models were made in Korea by KIA.
  42. rustNspokes

    Your Still Lifes !

    Nope, wrong coast.
  43. rustNspokes

    Give It Your Best Shot! (bike photography)

    This is probably one of my favorites.
  44. rustNspokes

    Just bought my first restoration project!

    That red/white seat might be correct depending on the year, but I would agree that you probably want something more comfortable for a rider.
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    Mystery fork

    The fork legs look bent back, which is probably why the moving part is mounted that way, it probably wouldnt fit behind the fork legs now.
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    Saddle Development 1900s to 1940s Patents and Ads

    Brooks basically nailed the leather racing saddle design from the start. There isn't really much difference from a 1890 brooks b16 and something like the b17 that you can buy today.
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    Before and after

    This Schwinn was painted yellow and put out in the garden as yard art. I turned it into a wartime style shipyard bike.
  48. rustNspokes

    Unknown skirt posted on fb Marketplace: fellow asking what it is...

    Here's a Hartford with the same crank and sprocket. I think Op's bike is a few years newer though. https://copakeauction.hibid.com/lot/39100088/1890s-vedette-ladies-hard-tire-safety-bicycle/?q=&ref=catalog
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