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I picked up this 1964 Columbia Newsboy Special in Prescott AZ yesterday. I started taking it apart today. 😃

I got this sweet Delta ball light from @JimScott for my CWC Klunkmaster. I will be powering this light from a battery tube so I cut the corroded battery tray out. Evaporust soak Rust Preventative Magic coating I‘ve been pressure casting collimating lenses for my headlights for a while...

I got this great Saf-T-Ray taillight from @lgrinnings to use with my 41 New World. Cup and retainer spring spent the night in Evaporust. I removed the bulb socket and deburred the wire hole. Polished the inside and out with WD and steel wool. Then treated the whole thing with Rust...

I got a nice Delta-Flex Generator taillight from Jerry @Pedals Past to run with my homemade rechargeable battery tube. Thanks Jerry! I 3D printed a mount that fits over the 5/8“ layback seat post on a couple of my bikes with glued in threaded inserts and neo magnets to keep it in place...

Making a thread to collect information, ads, and examples of the Delta Electric Roadliter headlight. This cheese wedge of a light is a classic. Please add pics and info to this thread. I have never owned one of these but I was able to find some good stuff across the years of the CABE. More...

https://www.brooksengland.com/en_us/b72.html https://bikerumor.com/brooks-b72-leather-spring-saddle-back-in-production/

Looking for a Troxel oval nose coil like this one

I modernized this cream colored top loader Delta torpedo lamp. The original lamp was in very good condition cosmetically and I cleaned it up even more. It is powered by a rechargeable Li Ion battery that you can recharge by connecting the included charging cable and wall wart to a recharging...

I've been working on a Delta Torpedo the past few weeks and wanted to talk about what I did to modernize it and why. I also wanted to bring up some of the reasons I don't like using the new bike lights I see for sale on Amazon and elsewhere. This thread will detail some of the design choices I...

First commercial offering from New World Torch and Lantern. Starting small with small magnetic reflectors, a little under an inch wide. I made two different styles - jewels and berries in 9 different colors. I made a couple extra red ones. The bodies are silver plastic and the jewels/berries...

In another thread @veloturysta posted a link to this Library of Congress picture of a Motown Bike/Record Shop from early 1900s. Crazy mix of bikes and victrolas in the photo. Its another 50 years or so until Berry Gordy starts Motown Records, but they already have a shelf of records to listen to. 😃

I am starting a new discussion on bike geometry stemming from some of the discussion in this post. I am going too far off the original topic, so I'm starting this more general discussion of any bike geometry. I am not a frame/bike designer so I'd like to start with making sure I'm measuring...

What 1949 model Roadmaster would this tri-plate crown fork have been used on? It has the chrome cover and mount for a headlight. @Just Jeff @TieDye @Freqman1 hoping you might have some ideas…

Anyone have a T8 block they can part with? Seems like one of mine jumped off today. Not too picky about condition as you can see.

Looking for a long arm nose spring for either of my men's Troxel saddles. It could be the fully round one like this: Or the same basic long arm size with the oval nose shape like this: Thanks for looking.

A buddy of mine is selling a ladies 70s bike on offer up. $100 obo. Thought I’d point to it here. OfferUp Link

I've been trying to figure out how the saddles on bikes developed over time, especially in the early 1900's. I have not collected hundreds of vintage bikes, so I'm trying to figure it using patents and ads. Please add any ads, catalogs, patents, brochures, etc that help date some of the common...

The nose spring in my Troxel long spring saddle broke last night while I was riding. Does anyone have a replacement for this part? The Troxel I have has the nose spring that Y’s out to eyes that are attached to permanent bolts in the pan. Here’s the view of the parts when I cleaned up this...

Since I can’t post in @FSH ‘s retail post anymore, I thought I’d make a thread about using the ND nuts he is making. I purchased the rear nuts and after seeing them, I ordered the front nuts this week. The nuts are well made. The unfinished exterior works nicely with my bike. FHS needs to...

I weighed my 1941 New World W1M today. It is 36 lbs. What does your lightweight weigh?

I've been riding around for a while with a period correct bell that looked great. Unfortunately, it liked to continuously ring. I had gotten used to riding with a finger or thumb resting on it, but any time I needed to use that arm off the bars, it would jingle away. @SirMike1983 got a great...

I've been working on a long spring Troxel Saddle and was wondering if someone could share with me any info on the model number or name of this very common seat. When I got it, it still had some remnants of the original covering. It was covered on both the top and bottom of the metal pan and...

Please help us gather some more info on wartime Schwinn New Worlds (or other lightweights). We know many of you have these unique bikes and they all have an interesting story to tell. We are already starting to get an idea of what serial number New Worlds have the transition from brazing to...

I was visiting the Pima Air and Space Museum near Tucson, AZ this past week and saw this bike display. Thought I'd share it. The Pima Air and Space Museum is VERY COOL. If you are near Tucson, you should try to see it. Bikes aren't really the thing there, but the planes are insane...

Hi Cabe Lightweight Schwinn Folks, I recently inherited my grandfather’s 1941 BF Goodrich badged Schwinn New World. SN# H69537. I’ve been reading about it and learning how its built as I take it apart. I’m really interested in getting this bike running again to ride with my kids. It looks...