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Ivy ran fantastic at The Church of the Perpetual Headwind.

The other day we took on The Church of the Perpetual Headwind! Third gear is easy to find whether up or down shifting. Pool noodles to protect original paint

That's a good idea! You never can tell about these things! Not super optimistic about foil sticker, but you never know!

Good luck! I'm looking for decals for a bike I'm going to try to restore.

Black. It's a lot easier than I thought it would be. Even I was able to get it to come out even.

I was digging the green on the chain guard, but now I stand corrected. That looks fantastic!

The picture makes the original paint look a lot better than reality. Hey! I got it back on the road! The upholstered by me dark blue seat does not work with my two tone experiment. I should have waited until the seat was sorted out to post about this one. It rides excellent though.

It's a resto-mod! My son got a can of this color shift paint, and I was dying to try it on something, so I put it on the fenders and chain guard. It hasn't really been ridden yet, but the test drives tell me it's a rider.

Where do you get that long gooseneck?

Jealous of all you guys out west!

For me, it's kinda like driving an old car. There's no better way to soak up a nice evening after work than pedaling vintage steel. I have to confess that I have a habit of not riding my nicer stuff, promise to take them out more often. The Junkyard Gal is NOT the only bike I own, contrary to...

You are hardcore! I never shy away from hot, but that's working on bikes in the basement weather for me! Brrrr!

You went out today? I wanted to, but I had to go to the dentist today. Oh yeah and make preps for the swap in Westminster on Sunday.

It's got a serial number It looks like it says: D5 B70904

Thank you! There wasn't any badge on it. The crank set was really nice, I wish I could remember what it looked like. Based on the repaint and the condition of the chainring, I'm guessing someone fixed it up at some point, then parted it out.

Basement fresh! The goal was to get this frame back on the road, with stuff that was already here. I'll try to get 20 bucks out of her at the swap meet at Timonium What does the frame look like? It was given to me after the guy took out the skip tooth crank set "This part is worth a few bucks."...

This makes two out of three bikes with cracked up tires to skid on. First up, the Firestone with its skip tooth Morrow hub. We took these three to the big industrial park today. "You don't think I'll skid the tires on this Western Flyer? Watch this!" What an epic skid mark..oh yeah

I'm I'm afraid I'm going to have to copycat your handlebars!

This one is numbered MOT 13X94. The chart says it's a 1961. The date code on the Fitchell and Sachs hub "D"=1961. Yup, I think this is a '61! Thank you to everyone for starting and contributing to this thread!

Thank you!

This one sat in the woods for a long time. A lot of the spokes were broken and rusty to paper thin. I put in new spokes, cleaned and greased the moving parts, horrible cracked up replacement tires, new (to it) fenders, gooseneck and handlebars. It'll be a real rider with a better chain! Yeah, I...

Best regards to you too! Oh wow! I'm in the database! I'm the third from the bottom! Paul Oh yeah, I was able to move the rear fender in a little tighter to the wheel. The chain I got for it is a little noisy, but the Morrow hub works like new! You wouldn't think it sat in the woods for 20+ years!

I was looking at the picture of my serial number, it does look sort of like a "B"!

The same guy who said to check for date coding on the rear hub said that the "F" might actually be a "P" for Pilot. He's not a bike guy, he's pretty smart, with librarian parents. I will look around to see if "P" is relatively common. Thank you for your time and help

The thinking now is that it's '41. The guy (I can't remember who the helpful guy is) showed a picture of what is pretty sure to be a '41 and they are (except for condition) identical. A really smart friend of mine suggested seeing if there was a date code on the rear hub. As it turns out, it...

A very smart friend of mine said to check the Morrow hub for any date coding. As it turns out, it;s K3 meaning third quarter of 1941. Kinda fits in pretty nicely with your estimate, huh? Sounds like you are right! Waiting for spokes to lace the rear hub into the original rim. After that, she...

Thank you! I like the one you posted too. Mine had this thick, hard as a nail, yellow paint on it. The good news is that it really protected it from rust, and pitting. When I bought it for a song, it had no rear wheel, sunk about an inch into mud. Under the paint, the metal was pretty close to...

This one got a new front tube, inside the a little cracked up tire. The tires are going to stay for now. You see, I like to live on the edge from time to time. Next time weather permits, I'm going to take this one out for a ride, and do an epic skid you wouldn't believe...

There are some obvious things that need to be done to make it more presentable. I couldn't resist putting on the shifter set and taking it out for a test drive in the driveway! The 1960? Columbia? built bike for some retailer has a three speed!

Any idea what make or vintage that is? I had a really beat up chain guard just like yours from one of those "Five dollars takes the whole tote!" deals. I've still got the fenders and fork that I'm using for a project.

This one was stripped for paint when my son asked me to put it together bare. We loved it! It was taken back apart,, scotch brited, coated with boiled linseed oil. A Ross named "Josephine"

Swap meets rule! You get to meet other enthusiasts. There are insane deals! So much fun!

Two In a day! To me, a rat is generally a modified or a Frankenstein bike, or maybe one in rough shape. These were FREE I rescued them from the scrap metal grinder. With the exception of the blue and white seat I put on, I suspect these two are all original even the tires. Here's the thing, the...

This one went out for a quick spin. I had to cut it a little short because I forgot my bottle 1971 Schwinn Varsity.

This one helped me hand out candy. More kids than last year! I got cleaned out! When I hauled it in for the night, I rode around the side of the house and down the driveway. Enough of a hill to warm the coaster brake a little. It was free at the swap meet! Rides surprisingly well!

Things are looking up! The chain tensioner screws worked free with a lot working back and forth and some P.B. Blaster. With a little acetylene, the pedals came out of the crank arms. Let's see what it will take to free the seat post! '40/'41? Firestone Pilot

Thank you very much. That's my frame, chain guard and chain ring alright. Finding images of similar bikes is pretty easy,, but not with that chain guard. Thank you again! I hope it's a decent contribution to the database!

This one doesn't have a seat clamp at all. It's just part of the frame. There are ears where the bolt goes through.

Win, lose, or draw, thank you for your help. . I guess it's definitely one for the list too.

I'm sorry, but there's nothing there. I wound up using a little brass wire wheel, attached to a drill to get the black repaint and the original green off of the area.

After I finish eating, I'll check again.

I should have mentioned that. I didn't see anything.

It looks like my skip tooth project is a Firestone Pilot. Not sure what will be done with it yet. It's pretty bad the little bolts that tension the chain are rusty little nubbins, for example. I started reading this thread, and it made my head spin! Here's mine. What do you think? It looks...

Don't know if anyone will see or respond to this. Of course my stuff is different! Here's my Firestone Pilot! Not sure what it's future will be. It kinda looks like it says- 312 55 SFH

You're right they do look great. I didn't go as far as you went. the wheels were not unlaced, but I did check true and tightneed some spokes, especially the front wheel on the Sportsman. To be honest, it wasn't that bad at the start.

Did you clean the rim , spokes and nipples up? If so, what is your method? It looks great!

The brown one looks like it is probably fun to ride. One of these days, I'll try at putting together a 26" chopper.

Is there a "What Rat Bike Did You Work on Today?" Because it looked so much "better" with the cracked white walls, I went ahead and sprung for some new ones, and put them on yesterday. The Sachs three speed did not like to shift very much, it seems like the dose of ATF really straightened things...

Me and my son polished all surfaces together last weekend. Yesterday morning, I woke up really early snuck into the basement and assembled it while the boy slept. It was crazy! Everything just fell into place! It was put together by 6:00! Based on the date code of the Sturmey-Archer three speed...

Every time I ride this one, I promise myself to take it out more often 55? Hawthorne, The Old Crusty