coasterbrakejunkie1969
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
I collect mostly '60s middleweights. I have finally stepped into the balloon bikes and could not be more happy that I did. I'm a little late to the party but at least I made it and I'm having a great time. I own a '39 Shelby a '51 Huffman and a '51 Phantom. I have tried to keep the Phantom close to original as possible and that included period correct tires. I run modern 2.125 tires on the other 2 for now. The tires I found for the Phantom are listed as 22-35 lbs. I would like to know if there is anyone who runs their tires at 22lbs. I understand these bikes were made for teenage kids and most weighed less then some of our collector friends. I myself am a middleweight and I still air the Phantom to max pressure. Am I missing something or was this a pressure that was used early on due to uneven road ways. I'm tempted to air them down to 22 some day just to see how it feels. Thanks for any and all responses.