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Anyone interested in the birth of mountain biking and bike history in general must visit the Marin Museum of Bicycling, which is also the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, in Fairfax, CA, USA.

Great tips! Does it have to be a bath or can the OA be painted on an intact bike. Like brushing every 5 minutes or so? Or is that more of a WD-40 method? With either chemical do you rub it with a rough cloth or scouring pad or does the rust simply disappear?

John, if you haven't ever attended one of the big military vehicle events in North-Central California every mid-April, the attendees at the April 17 through 20, 2024 event would love to see this bicycle. The event at its current home in Plymouth is called Camp Plymouth Military Vehicle Show &...

Adrian, between you and John, this would be a great article in Military Trader-Vehicles Magazine (their new combination publication), or History in Motion which is the magazine members of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association receive. The former has 3X the circulation by the way...

Link to listing says $9,500. That is a OK deal for a restorer. Most parts needed are probably available. This is the 30.50 cubic inch (500cc) model Indian sold to the Allies, especially Australia and New Zealand. British and Commonwealth armies wanted 500cc maximum engines, except Canada bought...

Great review! Marin is famous for great off roading, there are roads and trails for all skill levels. The Marin Museum of Bicycling is also the home of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. It's a must-visit place for bicycle fan, off or on road. They feature a nice pictorial history of how the...

Victor Wrench wins.

I attached the latest fliers - these show the awards sponsors for People's Choice Contests at the three themed vehicle showcase displays. The bike showcase is planned for RV site 190 just inside the 49er Village RV Resort entrance, next to the promotor's HQ tent. If it looks like that won't be...

I just spotted this. Yes there is a similar but much smaller event this weekend in Parker, AZ, and one in Cove Springs, FL this weekend. Probably too late for you to plan either, but I think they both repeat annually. To see military vehicle event calendars, the Military Vehicle Preservation...

Latest event flyer with the artwork that will be on the commemorative T-shirts and other merchandise available at the promoter's headquarters tent by the RV Village entrance.

So is an inverted W OK for a military contract bike? If so and the buyer is in CA or the West, maybe he or she will bring it to the Military Motorcycle, Scooter, & Bicycle Showcase planned during a big military vehicle event in April 2023 in Plymouth, CA. Info on the military forum.

There will be a "Military Motorcycle, Scooter, and Bicycle Showcase" in California, USA on April 21, 2023 at the Camp Plymouth Swap Meet & Military Vehicle Show which is April 19 through 22. This is the largest annual event for ex-military vehicles in the western USA. I am the coordinator and...

My three are shown in post #5 - the two by the sign and the folded black one. Here are some details, most of which I also posted on page 7 of the Second Pattern thread Adrian created. By the way, one of my pictures he posted showed the differences in handlebar T-bolts. I said the later style...

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My three are on post #18. The R77527 in the middle has an incorrect crank and pedal assembly (am looking for correct assembly), incorrect grips, leather is shot, everything else looks correct, two Firestone War Grades. For the record, the two early ones in that pic are R1228 on the left...

Thanks. Maybe I'll try some OA on one spot. Haven't rubbed it with WD40 yet.

I have this Columbia and I know little about them. My wife has asked me to put a value on my collectibles in case I kick the bucket. I'd love to know what's not correct - probably the seat and the rocket grips that have the fins cut off. I am thinking I ought to clean up the surface rust with an...

Assuming bikes were built with sequential serial numbers but not knowing if the first number was R1, R100, or whatever, there were over 5,000 early ones built. The double seat tube ones. I have two - the one below folded is SN 5XXX. Incorrect seat and rear wheel assembly. War Grade front tire...

Amazing deal. What's the serial number? I have an early one like that, S/N 5XXX. I think I paid $100 for it at the San Jose Flea Market in 1988 or 89. Needs a complete rear wheel. It has a coaster brake, which I liked when I was riding it because I didn't have to use the original brakes. I have...

You asked about removing rust from inside the frame, then said you want to do that "so it doesn't find its way inside the bearings after reassembly." Not positive, but I don't believe rust spreads out like a skin cancer. I think rust will occur anywhere on carbon and alloy steel (not stainless...

Great job. I had my three BSAs at the MVPA convention in California in 2016. Sometimes we see them at our two annual military vehicle swap meet/shows.

In the U.S. that would be DOT 3 or DOT 4 brake fluid. Glycol based. Not DOT 5 silicone, which some car restorers switch to because spills don't affect the high dollar paint jobs. It could be the paint strippers in California and others that follow CA emissions rules are made with less...

Looking for complete BSA parabike folder rear wheel assembly and complete crank assembly with pedals. Email is best way to talk. in_garage ahht hotmail period com

I would like to make an offer for your rear wheel if you still have it. Also looking for complete crank assembly with pedals for a BSA folder. Email best way to talk, in_garage aht hotmail period com

Not Everlast, it was called Everest load carrier during the war. British.

The text and the drawing describe the so-called "early model" with the double, small diameter seat tubes and funky weldment at the top for the seat post. Interestingly it describes the hinge as "two L-shaped plates hinged together..." which suggests plain angle bar rather making them from...

I have the narrow ones on my early models, S/N 12XX and 5XXX. My late one lacks the correct crank/pedal/chain wheel assembly (I need this!)

Yes, the so-called Early Model - lots more rare than the one with the large seat tube that the seat post slips into. I have one, and an earlier one with hinges fabbed from angle steel rather than castings riveted together. And handlebar T-nut different than later bikes. See my signature photo...

All military bicycles in any condition are invited to the 41st Annual Military Vehicle Preservation Association International Convention to be held August 11-13, 2016 in Pleasanton, CA, USA. This is just over the hills east of the San Francisco Bay Area. Location will be the Alameda County...

Looking for a complete rear wheel, a set of crank arms with pedals, a number 40 seat, and some War Grade tires on wheels or not. I can be reached at [email protected]. Thanks.