The start of my 1957 AMF Roadmaster Pleasure Liner

[razinhellcustomz]

I made that like 20 years ago lol. By the way are you sure it's not a Skyrider

I have several Skyriders and all of mine except for one have the Starrider/Jet Pilot srockets...

 

[Muji]

Hi Razin. How many Skyriders do you have? The one with the “swirl” (Roadmaster) chainring, do you have specific information on that? I’m interested in the year of manufacture.

 

[Muji]

BTW, I’m going to bed. I’ll catch up with you later.

 

[razinhellcustomz]

Hi Razin. How many Skyriders do you have? The one with the “swirl” (Roadmaster) chainring, do you have specific information on that? I’m interested in the year of manufacture.

I have 4 or 5, but most are complete and one is missing a front fender...

 

[chiller662]

I really like your paint scheme. Is that a Schwinn frame? The Roadmaster chainring is throwing me.

Yes it is a 51 Schwinn d-12 that had misc parts on it

 

[Oilit]

Wow, I've got one of these sprockets, but thought this was a Snyder style sprocket...

It may be. I think I read in one of these threads that Roadmaster used one with 5 spokes, while Snyder? used one with 4. Similar but not the same.

 

[Oilit]

Oilit… Being that you are the expert, I hope you don’t mind if I reach out in the future with some photos. It is a pretty unremarkable bike that is in good condition for its age…rough but good…It is definitively of interest because we share similar qualities: we are of the same vintage and we are both pretty unremarkable! When I saw it it spoke to me. I went to my LBS to pick up a wheel and when I got there the shop was locked because the proprietor was running errands. Outside was this Skyliner which attracted me due to it being a cantilever frame. When the proprietor returned he told someone had abandoned it some time prior at his back door. My read on that is it belonged to someone’s father/brother and were probably disposing of property in their estate and they didn’t have the heart to throw it away and put it here in hopes that it wouldn’t be trashed. Anyway, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I was thinking about asking the proprietor if he wanted to sell it. Anyway, let me know. Thanks, Steve

The stripped down versions are probably more practical as riders. All the tanks, racks, truss rods and other bric-a-brac probably impressed a 14 year old on the sales floor, but when he had to pedal it up hill with one gear, maybe not so much.

 

[chiller662]

The stripped down versions are probably more practical as riders. All the tanks, racks, truss rods and other bric-a-brac probably impressed a 14 year old on the sales floor, but when he had to pedal it up hill with one gear, maybe not so much.

And yet people still ride the phantoms at around 60 plus pounds

 

[Oilit]

And yet people still ride the phantoms at around 60 plus pounds

Sometimes it's all about high style and looking good!

 

[chiller662]

Sometimes it's all about high style and looking good!

Sometimes some people get tired of carrying a 60 plus pounds bicycle up a flight of stairs just to go for a ride. This is why I sold my phantom. I am some people lol