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I'm afraid I have some sad news. I had to get rid of "Gary", my 1971 Schwinn Racer. I got all the parts I needed, took it down to the guy I bought it from to have him help me, and he ended up taking it back. When he removed the tires, the inside of the rims were rusted solid and the internal...

That is the question! I was taking the back wheel off my 1971 Schwinn so I could see what's wrong with it, and I noticed this flaky red build-up on the underside of the fender. and when I rubbed on it, it flaked off revealing shiny chrome underneath. Does that flaky stuff hold any significance...

Quick question. I've been told that BMA/6 certification stickers were mandatory for American-made bicycles manufactured between 1971 and 1979, but did they certify and put stickers on older bikes, too? I ask because my B.F. Goodrich Challenger has a BMA/6 sticker on the seat post, but looking...

This is my 1985 Coast King Ventura 10-speed bike. It's been in my family for almost 33 years. Dad bought it brand-new at the Coast-To-Coast hardware store here in Coldwater back in the summer of 1985. This was between his Junior and Senior years of high school. It originally had a water bottle...

This is my project bike, a sky blue 1971 Schwinn Deluxe Racer. I bought it for $20 from my friend Gary. Originally, we thought it was a 1962, but today I entered its serial # into a website and it was actually built in May of 1971. However, this might be good news since that model was...

This is my 1966 B.F. Goodrich Challenger ladies' bicycle. Model-wise, it's actually a 1966 Murray Skybolt, but it was built by Murray for B.F. Goodrich with B.F. Goodrich badging. My dad bought it for my mom back in 2006, but she couldn't ride it because of her back, so I took up riding it. To...