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Sunday's Show and Tell. ..10/4/15

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jd56

Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Today's post might be premature given some late posts from those at the weekend swaps. Trexlertown being the one I attended.

So let's see what bargains and classics you have found from this past week.
Whether it be bike related or not.
Please include pictures as we do love pictures!

Was convinced that this would be a good match for my bare metal 39 Colson Snaptank.
Haven't checked the serial yet but it is another candidate for the bare metal theme. And probaly a close year match to my boys bike.
Thanks Goldengreek for wheelin and dealin with me one this survivior.
Also picked up a few smalls for a couple of projects.
Todd sold me some nice Carlisle tires too (not pictured)

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Stopped at a bike shop on the way home from T-Town, in Maryland yesterday and found these items.
The safety pedals and seat were from T-Town.

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It's all about the Rescue / Revival and of course the Tanklights!!

How did I run out of room so fast?

my FB page
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Picked up a few nice items that I needed to complete my projects at t town. Bike lock holder,delta light, crank and a real nice messenger seat and a set of hoops. Plus it was great seeing and meeting some cabers.
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Picked up a few nice items that I needed to complete my projects at t town. Bike lock holder,delta light, crank and a real nice messenger seat and a set of hoops. Plus it was great seeing and meeting some cabers.View attachment 240853cabersView attachment 240853
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Nice seat!
Wow you found the chainring you needed too..very cool G

It's all about the Rescue / Revival and of course the Tanklights!!

How did I run out of room so fast?

my FB page
https://m.facebook.com/antiquebikerescue
 
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Picked this up for the Cycling Museum of Minnesota, a tall frame Fairland made by Lindsay Bros of Mpls. Looks to be around 1896ish. Will be a great addition to the museum, thx David!

Darcie/Nick

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Trek, youngseter 460

TREK 460, Just days short of turning 31 years old Oct 11 1984 built with 1985's paint scheme.

That new pair of tennis shoes, Ked's fliers. Oh man, I guess I was maybe 7 years old when I finally got a pair of Ked's fliers or red balls, [what were they called?]

Regardless, just as soon as you'd put them on you'd feel as though the impossible was at your grasp; Run faster, jump higher, race here to there in a flash, visions of being the flash out of the comic pages ran through your imagination! I recall back then, feeling as though, as I raced across, up down and everywhere, within my parental distance limits, as the fastest and highest jumping kid on earth.

OK so it's been well over 35 years since I rode a 10 speed, distances. My 1977 low end Peugeot which I loved and hugged, cleaned and polished it, retained as new, until it got stolen in 1979 cause, I did not want to scratch it with a lock. . Like most everybody else round these here parts, the big old heavy weight classics and antiques are a pleasure to own, ride and restore. In the mean time I've had my eye out for a score of a road bike, just two weeks ago a 69 Schwinn super sport came my way, chrome-moly hand-built frame is cool.

Or so I thought, that is, until a few days ago when a young lady put the bike her brother gave her that, she didn't bother to fix a flat on, up for a song on Craig's list.. and as luck would have it, just when I opened Craig's list for my daily hunt. I instantly began hunting down year from the photograph she'd listed to estimate it's a 1985, and once I had it home, performing my due diligence, learning everything I could discover.

OMG!, I'm a kid again! Flash of lighting!, zoom!, zing!, WOW! just a single ride down the street, test riding, and it's the same feeling I had with my first pair of Ked's except, this is not a fantasy, not comic book delusion imbedded by sales ads and brochures..

The low end of this line and it must mean that above this, stretch the imagination.

Total weight is an incredible, 21.6 pounds! It's almost all stock, but a few upgrades for the ingenious but crappy cassette replaced, new seat and couple of minors. I can't say enough about a ultra lightweight like this, except, Thanks Keds, for the memories, and wow, man, I've surely missed the forefront of kick butt bicycles that's already well above 31 years old. !

I haven't even tuned it, not washed, the chain is rusty, rear rim is slightly out of balance and yet!

This is pure lighting FAST, Smooth, road rage that glides like a butterfly and stings like a bee!! Used and slightly abused, yet when pedaling; each spin pushes faster with little effort and when coasting, you have to question: Is there a bicycle under me, or am I just floating through on a breeze like a leaf in the wind?

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picked this up this morning,prewar 20 inch asking for idea of maker in balloon tire thread
 

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Picked up a few things over the past couple weeks. Just now showing them on here. Bought a 1900psi pressure washer for next to nothing at a flea market. Nothing wrong with it. Puch road bike, some 20 inch Bmx rims, British auto cycle fork, a 50s women's Murray bicycle and a selfie stick.
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Been a busy couple weeks, not much time to log in, but did pick up a few this week, a 38 or 39 roadmaster 24" with an unrecognizable badge, a mid 70's motobecane, and a late 70's Hosteler, Raleigh built I believe.
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Delta disease

I picked up a few nice DELTA items this week , 1st. a before and after cleaning 40's DELTA battery box
2nd. another DELTA retailer counter display so i can build the 2nd display as pictured
3rd. a nice DELTA HI-FIN TWIN box & hardware only { i have 2 NOS lights, 1 for the new display & 1 for
the box }
 

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This one has been on Ebay a while. Struck a deal this morning and thanks to Flat tire aka Don for agreeing to pick it up for me. V/r Shawn

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