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Happy Birthday mate. I missed the penumbral lunar eclipse last night but after it the full moon was incredible and was still visible this morning at 7.45. Have a great day.
I used tire black to paint over the reflective lettering and lines on a pair of Schwalbe Big Apples I pulled from a parts bike. I have used it before and it works great. I’m not sure how it would hold up in the wet and snow but it is durable in the dry.
I also painted a reproduction...
You can get a nos 20 or 22 Bendix sprocket on fleabay. The nexus sprockets are not compatible. The 20 would be a good choice. I have 48/20 on my 53 Roadmaster.
41 Sears Collegiate aka Teenage Dirtbag.
Melbourne’s oldest stone church built 1842
Air Force Roulettes in the background performing at the Australian F1 Grand Prix.
It would be great to know which company was the first to press the steel sections and then weld them together. @Freqman1 1937 pod bike below has the EF seat stay/chain stay section. The head tube also looks to be EF.
Such a fantastic thread. I have a thing for electro forged frames with their smooth EF sections. @cyclingday I wasn’t aware CWC pioneered electro forging.
Looking at my 1941 Murray built Sears Collegiate, it it is apparent they were electro forging early on as well. From memory the Murray is...
Nate @Krakatoa gets my vote for top quality packing of my ‘53 Roadmaster. Plenty of packing in a strong carton and it survived the trip to Australia unscathed.
Nice pickup, especially being a black bike. I always liked the Columbia Newsboy models and came close to buying a blue one with the curved middle bar a while back.
Regarding the rear dropouts, can you see evidence of a spot weld?
It was quiet at work today so I left early and rode a little further than usual to Brighton Beach. Beautiful warm Autumn day with a cool breeze on the ‘56 Hornet.
This one for the bus lovers out there. @mrg
I would treat it as a learning experience, particularly if it is your first old bike. Pull it apart, clean and service everything and put it back together. As @coasterbrakejunkie1969 said you could use the parts to build up a men’s bike. The Lincoln plate is way cool.
Photos please.
This is my ‘56 BFG Hornet. I spotted the tank on ebay, asked the seller if he had the frame and other parts which he did. I always wanted a blue and cream straight bar and jumped at the chance to piece it back together.
The wheels were already sold but I wasn’t fussed as I...
Albert Park Lake on a stunning Autumn day. Construction of the F1 Grand Prix track is almost done.
We’re in for scorching weather the next few days with each day forecasted to be over 100 degrees. ‘62 Typhoon.
Back straight of the grand prix track is to the right.
Another lucky Friday afternoon ride on the 56 Hornet. This thing is so smooth I should rebrand it a Cadillac.
Front straight of the Melbourne F1 Grand Prix circuit, the smoothest and fastest section of road in town.
Queens College, Melbourne University
It was an early-mid 80’s cantilever frame, branded a Schwinn cruiser 5 but I believe it (the frame and possibly fork) was made by Murray. It also had a tubular bmx style fork. I checked once before with someone here and was told it was not assembled at the Chicago factory. Is it possible it was...
I had a cruiser 5 which I believe came out of the Greenville plant but I may have read somewhere the frame was made by Murray. Of the 4 USA built Schwinn bikes I have bought in Australia it was the only cruiser. All of them were private imports.
That's the way I build too, using bits from my stash as there just aren't any parts for these bikes downunder.
I got this 41 Collegiate frame from mrg early last year. I used a Schwinn Corvette fork, Wald stem, ape bars and wheels from my pile. As I'm 6'2 I needed a tall post so I cut one from...
@WillWork4Parts
I checked the chain line with the old and new sprockets and it was perfect. The Murray sprocket was also a fair but out of round causing uneven chain tension. I may eventually fit an prewar Elgin skiptooth sprocket I have but I would need to get an Ichi sprocket for the nexus hub.
I haven’t ridden the 41 Collegiate for some time as it was constantly throwing off the chain. I finally got around go fixing it and believe it was the 1960’s Murray 1/2” pitch chainwheel that was causing the problem with its unusually shallow notches. I replaced it with one that wasn’t too...
I believe to remove rust that heavy you need to get it sandblasted and then prime and paint it soon after. You might get lucky with a wire wheel but it it may not be aggressive enough.
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