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How do these old Union headlights open up to change the bulb? It's the generator style.

Wish I could make it. Wrong end of the country for me. Around here, all I can find are spandex snobs, and MTBers.

59 JC Higgins, Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, Cornwall, PA

Straight outta ...... the garden. 59 JC Higgins rides again!

Almost there ...

Got the brake strap off of the Higgins .... Also got the chain off ... Also removed the crank, and had to pry and beat the bearings and cups out. All the bearing surfaces are galled, so it looks like a new bottom bracket set is going in, as well as a headset. Tires arrive tomorrow, so I...

What kind of bars are those? They're frig'n sweet!

Me, waiting on parts arriving by a defective USPS ....

Well, I couldn't stop, when I knew I had it. Every time I walked near the bike, I smacked it with the hammer, shot some more PB on it, and gave the stem a twist. Then, all of a sudden, I heard that metal on metal "KREEK!" The stem moved about 2 degrees, and then it was game-on! That stem was...

Thank you kind sir!

Bette Davis — ‘Getting old ain't for sissies.’

Oh, just wait, it gets better. You'll get to a point where you'll go to bed feeling fine, and wake up with a sprained ankle ... and you never left the bed!

Just had the workout of my life .. had the front wheel between my knees, and I'm twisting the handlebars, left and right ... in my head, I heard Chubby Checker "C'mon baby! Let's do the twist! .. C'mon babyyyyyyyyyy .. let's do the twist ..." Pulled the muscle in my calf, but the handlebar stem...

Immediately file a suit in your local small claims court, against both companies. They would have to pay lawyers to represent them. You don't. It usually brings them right to the table. Settle for what you want, plus court costs.

I'm sticking with limited chrome & raw crud.

The plan is to un-stuck everything, replace bearings, cones and cups all around, chain, rims, tires & tubes, seat, stem, and bars, and ride it ratty!

Been working on this 59 JC Higgins. This bike is stuck. I don't mean, regular stuck. I mean, stupid stuck ... butt-ugly stuck ... meta-stuck ... trans-stuck stuck. Wheels won't turn, crank & chain rusted solid, and can't turn the handlebars, left, or right. This morning, I managed to get the...

I'd give $200 for that bike, being 5 speed with rear drum brake. The missing factory parts are incidental to me. That would be a great rider. Another way to look at it; there's at least $400 worth of parts on that bike.

Saved from the scrapper, before and after. Wrapped it up last night.

Murray

Interchangeable, as far as the look/design, or fit? I'll try to remember to snap a photo of it tomorrow.

The differences between girl's and boy's bicycle fenders are obvious, but I never really paid much attention to the racks. Are there differences in the rear racks for boy's and girl's bikes, such as the 50s AMF Roadmaster bikes?

Thanks ... nice looking pedals, and a good price.

Having trouble finding them.

I ditched the antiquers for my 29er this morning. Rode from Lititz, PA, to Ephrata, PA, and back, on a rail trail. I'm wondering if these will one day be a classic. I have a click on the right side of the crank mechanism that drove me nutz all morning ... not sure if it's the cheapo Bell pedal...

Do you have any creative racks/storage systems? I'll be moving in the coming months, and my next house, I want some nice looking, but functional bike storage. Before the pandemic, I had 6 bikes. Now, I have 17; a friend is going to give me two more, and next weekend, I'm going to extract an 85...

Everybody's smiling; looks like it was a great time. Who on earth made those stars and stripes tires! 🤯 Very kool.

No need to be sorry about that, the feedback is much appreciated. I'll ease it back to where it should be. Thanks! 🍺

CWC front rim is done. Bike is back on the stand. UG-LY repair on that bottom bar. Does this fork look to you guys, like the bike hit a curb? I can't decide if it's supposed to arc slightly rearward, or not. If the fork's OK, I'll start on the rear rim and ND hub. Otherwise, I'll be...

That's gorgeous. I just rescued that same chainguard off of a 50s Roadmaster, that was thrown in a burn pile. Was it perhaps, made by McCauley, or did Shelby buy them from CWC?

I didn't actually work on any bikes today, but I scored this great Murray parts bike, all of which will be repurposed/recycled The rims are the same as this Ross made JC Higgins. The bars, stem, chain and Messenger saddle will also go to this bike. Since I have the Micky Mouse, I'll probably...

Started to lace this up last night ... only had 35 spokes 🥴 Slight delay in game.

F, I'm blind.

LOVE that rack arrangement for a musclebike!

FIANLLY got the old Herc and Firebolt out on the trail today.

If you want to be ol s'kool about it, just call it your "Wheel".

Didn't get to wheel building like I thought I would. It rained yesterday and today, but tomorrow it's supposed to be nice, so I reverse wrapped the bars of the old Hercules, adjusted the gears, lubed her up, and she's ready for her first ride in decades. Tomorrow morning, I'll put tires and...

Took a day longer than I thought, but the thick scaled rust is gone. Time to rebuild the rim, probably tonight.

Tanked the front hub for the CWC, to remove all of the crusted up rust. There's almost no chrome on the center of the hub, so maybe I'll give it a shot of clear, to preserve the metal. By tomorrow night, I should be able to lace it up to the rim, barring any unforeseen bicycle repair calamities.

Made in China, by Pacific Cycle.

Just primer coated the CWC rim. I was going to paint it red, to match the rear, but the electrolysis exposed a lot of pitting, and red will really show it. I might go with silver, and the same for the rear. May as well rebuild and tune up that rim too.

I wouldn't do it. I would preserve as much of the original metal possible. To make it rideable for you, have a longer seat tube fabricated, but keep the original.

You fixing them up to ride them? Ya got some sweet bikes there.

I've done it both ways. Spent too much on a tank, just because I wanted a tank to fit the bike, and I've spent too much on modern hubs, because I wanted my old Schwinn Tiger to be easier on my bones. Do the hobby your way, and feel good about it.

Absolutely!

Worked on the 41 CWC; broke down the front rim, getting ready to replaced the very rusted/pitted spokes. The first spoke I touched, broke, and I heard a kind of a "SPLANNNNNNNGGGG" in four part harmony, as four other spokes gave way. Decided to tank the rim, and remove a really bad rust spot...

No bites ... guess I'm going to have to build one :cool:

Looking for a parts tank with this lamp assembly in it (just one needed), or this actual light assembly. Lens not needed.

Well, no wonder I couldn't find it on any photos! :laughing: I spent hours searching! I knew the rims were painted, but I didn't know about the bike. It's still not had a complete bath. OK, this is a great candidate for a kustom paint job. Thank you!