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I thought Opal Green was '54 and later? So wrong resto or wrong SN?

Sure looks like a '75+ Yamaha Moto-bike fork to me: https://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/yamaha/121541 https://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/yamaha/40484 https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/fresh-find-1976-yamaha-moto-bike.191379/

Had a fun day doing some load testing with friends on this ‘41 or ‘42 Cycle Truck with custom wheels, brackets and decking. This rig is built/owned by @ajjordan

Very nice Krate! These are friction shifters, not indexed. Everything sounds like it should to me…

It does look very Earth Cruiser-like

Nope

It was a good week for the XO. The shop faced and chased the bottom bracket shell and I wrapped up with the touch up paint. Reinstalled the headset and waxed it thoroughly. Next up I’ll install the bottom bracket and start hanging some parts on. Feeling good about this one again.

Some more progress on the rather serious-looking surface rust on this bike. I applied Evaporust gel to these areas, cleaned and dried, then applied two coats of enamel paint. The orange sadly is a little brighter but once the crank is affixed and the bike has some road grime I'm sure it won't be...

Astute readers will have noticed my bike has an odd, cheaper-looking unicrown fork than your typical 1993 XO-1. This is because the '93s had a fork recall and a Ritchey Logic fork from the MB-3 mountain bike was subbed in as a temporary fix to get bikes out the door. Unfortunately, the original...

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Wow, amazing find! Please keep us posted on the progress!

Damn if I didn't just pay a hefty price for some of these on eBay. Grrr! GLWS.

Would be interesting to see what @juvela has to say on this, he is extremely knowledgeable about lightweights.

Maybe in your local market (CA) you'd have OK luck at $600 to $800 apiece and see what happens. Your biggest return would likely be parting them out. The repaint hurts the Bianchi, the replacement fork hurts the Medici and the Masi appears to be a mixed bag of parts (Bontrager (Trek) wheels) and...

I forgot that my ‘89 Bianchi also came from Barr so that's both of em.

Wait, brake boss stamped DYNO… 🤷🏼‍♂️

99 GT Performer? https://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/106522

Stock was cad. I think chrome only came on more deluxe bikes

Some recent additions here. @HEMI426 hooked me up with and awesome chrome seat post clamp. While not “correct” it just looks a lot better than the stained cad one I had. Lil goofy but I added a vintage bike license plate. Not sure if I’ll keep it, kinda gimmicky. I think I like the idea of...

@Bryan Akens

Noticed my old tires were down to the wires in places so went with some big ol 2.5” Surly Extraterrestrial tires. They fit fine!

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Mighty nice but I believe Hemi is looking to one for me already. Thanks, though!

Probably not overly valuable. Not particularly high-end... Neat though!

Nice find! Identical to my first bike!

Hmmm, food for thought! OK, I'll look into that!

Wanting to dress this up a little bit. My cad one is dingy. No bolt needed, this one is fine to re use but up to you. Thanks!

Looks great!!

Thanks, guys. I’ll remove some bubbling paint and see what’s going on under there. Hoping for the best

It's a Bridgestone XO-1

This guy is a flipper, it was even $100 obo by the last seller. Thanks for the shout out but I don’t need any more bikes around here.

Wow, is that original paint? The Opaque Blue looks great! @juvela @Eric Amlie might be your best bet on the original specs. Good luck!

Been a while since I've updated this, mainly been collecting parts and wondering what to do about the rust. Some progress includes having the seat tube reamed to 27.2 from 27.0. 27.0 did not offer many options. I've also re-laced the original wheels to Dura Ace hubs. The rims, spokes and...

Extremely cool! Unique color combo, from the crappy ad I thought it was green on green. Was there a bike license wrapped around the head tube when you picked it up?

Registry updated with #74, hopefully we get a photo of this wild one someday but I've been asking for months to no avail. It comes from @AmericanSchwinnfiend and here's what he has to say about it: "My most interesting is a red one, because it is not only King Size but also Heavy Duty as...

Unlikely to sell it but @cyclingday has one

Yes, likely road salt. This bike was from Boston and this is a common area for snow/salt slush to accumulate on a winter commute. No idea how the top tube got that way. Likely from a bike rack.

It's rust. Original paint.

@ajjordan

Seeking some direction on this, I have a rusted cromo frame that seems unlikely I’ll find a paint match for. That’s fine but I’d like to preserve the frame and minimize any future rusting. Some thoughts were take to bare metal via Evaporust and wire wheel then anchor wax? T9? POR-15? What would...

Bought more 9 speed Dura Ace for the Bridgestone

Pretty cool stuff. Unfortunately prices not listed: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7125125804246345/?ref=browse_tab

Not original shape and maybe 23” frame? But $500… https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/360109466817349/?ref=browse_tab

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1969 Schwinn Pea Picker from Barr Bicycle at 1815 Keo Way in Des Moines, Iowa. Had the bike been bought two years later it would've been sold at the nice, new location out in the western suburbs - which still stands today.

Nd thanks

Started to collect some parts for my Bridgestone

Nice shape for age. Minimal scratches, rust. UPS Ground shipping add $15

For 16'' models - Midget, Pixie, Stingray Mini etc. These should clean up very well in Evaporust. One side stamp is slightly lighter than the other. Lower 48 shipping $13. Thanks for looking!