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I just lowered the price to $1,999. Let's see how that goes.

Here's a very nice Paramount for your review. The size is 57cm and the serial number is K71107. It is complete with its original Campagnolo triple touring gearing. For more info on the bike as well as more photos, please go to the Buzz Bomb blog...

This one was on easy one for me. It was too far gone so it got the total package.

Folks seemed to have enjoyed that last "Restore or Not" so let's do another. If memory serves, this Huffman is a 1939. Photos show the condition upon receiving it some 20 years ago. So, you get to vote whether you would have restored it or just refurbished it. The poll will go 6 days and...

I love those old machines. Maybe I should restore one...

Hehe. No clickbait. Just slow reeling.

Yeah, my apologies for the delay. My memory doesn't always serve me so well.

Yep. Whoops.

So, this is what happened to the bike. After staring at the bike for 6 months or so I decided I wouldn't really fully appreciate it in its current condition. There just wasn't enough left of the original paint to warrant leaving it along; at least in my mind. It turned out that the metal under...

The poll closes tomorrow so I'll post photos after that.

Ok, so to clarify, I've already done something to it. I either refurbished it or restored it. I'm just posting now to have a discussion about which people prefer based on how it looks (looked).

The previous owner? I bought it years ago so I don't think so.

On this topic, I just posted a poll about a 1941 Firestone Cruiser. You can vote whether it should have been left crusty or restored.

Ok, here's the discussion. I received this bike some years ago and thought it would be a great bike for the "restore or not" topic. I have since either A: restored the bike or B: cleaned it up and overhauled it to make it rideable. Take a look at the photos and decide for yourself which you...

I, for one, love DX's. In fact, I kinda like them more than some of the more desirable prewar Schwinns. Call me crazy but I do.

If I remember correctly, the light comes apart from the side? If it's ground correctly then the issue will almost certainly be with the bulb.

Exactly, John. If you missing the indexing part at least half of the spokes will appear too long.

Dating bike parts is immoral.

A late-comer to the Green Party. I'm always a week behind...

Well that's very nice!

Hi, all. I'm selling this Snyder-built Hawthorne with an asking price of $600 (now $400). It is relatively complete with some of the parts looking to be replacements. Those of dubious origin are the fenders, saddle, chainguard, and wheelset (the Morrow hub is dated 1939). The stem also shows a...

Yep!

Price just lowered to $400 so hopefully we're in range.

That's great info. Thank you.

Whoops. Did I make a mistake in identifying it?

Ok, let's lower the price to $500 and see how that goes.

I've done it on similar headsets and found that it wasn't too hard. I just greased everything up well enough for the loose balls to hang tight until I could assemble it. As far as Raleighs go, I've done tons of them this way since it was the way they came and haven't really had any complaints...

I know we're getting in the weeds here, but has anyone ever rebuilt one of these headsets with loose bearings? That seems like it might be a good way to avoid upside down cage bearings while also increasing bearing contact surface?

recently finished this restoration so I guess it's a show and tell. https://buzzbombbicycles.wordpress.com/2023/07/15/1971-benotto-after/

I've been known to save more than a few less-than-desirable bikes over the years but even I would pass on doing much to this one, mainly based on the paint condition and the amount of rust present. It feels more like a parts bike to me. I hate to rain on someone else's parade but I truly do...

I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. Maybe the "0" button on his keyboard got stuck? Or maybe his crawlspace is emitting too much radon? Or he's allergic to saltwater? Or he has spinal meningitis (thus the "buttery" handlebars)?

So, like, $5.90 a pound? How could anybody argue that isn't a great deal?

After a separate posting last week regarding Firestone Fleetwood Supremes and the posters we'd made, I'm making a separate posting for anyone who'd like to buy a poster (or two). I thought I'd run through most of these but ran across a batch of them while digging around. They were produced for a...

Here's what it looked like.

Here's yet another. It was photographed for a bicycle exhibit and the Nevada Museum of Art. If anyone would like to buy a poster I think I still have a few around. $15 plus shipping should do it.

You could decide whether you wanted to include Gresham Cycles in Reno, NV. Ed Gresham worked for Albert Eisentraut and Roland Della Santa. Being a machinist by trade, his frames were pretty exquisite.

Yeah, that fork situation is weird. I think I'd pass, as well.

When Antiques Roadshow came to Reno I brought one of my bikes. They were very nice and did an appraisal on it. They missed some of the finer details but they were in range for price.

To make the transaction easier, just round up to 0.02.

That fork has the special "comfort" bend. If it had a standard one I'd only be asking $399.

I believe it's kiln baked. Nothing but the best for my fellow CABE'rs.

In these crazy and provocative times, many folks are afraid to ride out in public. Inattentive drivers are a constant concern and let's not even start on the topic of active shooters. Offered for sale is a bike that is guaranteed to keep you safe. And in good shape! I believe it's a standard...

In my mind, sometimes a bike is just too far gone. Of course, everyone has their idea of what "to far gone" is, but I believe there's a point where there just isn't enough left of the original bike to justify leaving it unrestored. An example is the bicycle shown, a 1941 Firestone Cruiser. It...

Yeah, I hate to ever give up on a bike but that red one isn't worth the time. That's a pretty nasty split. That being said, there might be parts worth scavenging.

If we're taking bets I bet that freezing won't do the trick. I think it's just to uncontrolled to allow for proper expansion.

Yep, I'm voting for a re-grease, as well. It seems the prudent thing to do. It also gives you a chance to more accurately adjust everything as I'll bet the hubs are either too tight or too loose. We got a few of those into the shop I worked at in 1986 and all of them needed some tuning.

Well isn't that a pretty bike.

I've restored one of these. Very pretty bikes. GLWS

I'm late to the game here but I think that's an Elgin Twin 20. My guess on value is $500-$700.

Yeah, that was someone's tongue-in-cheek addition. The decal may have been made in Italy, but that's it.