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In case someone missed this. I refer to for sale regularly as a price guide and deleting your Classifieds for any reason is Vandalism.

Here I am again, trying to understand things I am better off not knowing about. I owned a few Schwinn Fastback bikes through the years. All were decent bikes, a couple Rams Horns back in the early 1970s in high school and one in parts now. Admittedly they are cool bikes, but they have their...

I guess I am behind the curve here, I just saw a thread on the bicycle springer forks from 2013. I thought about reviving it but since they didn't touch on my jssue with it I decided to start fresh. The subject is the Schwinn springer (girder) fork, (RE)invented by Frank Schwinn? in 1938 and...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265662410171?campid=5335809022 I talked to the seller extensively. He used to own Proctor's Chrome Plating in Wisconsin, but has retired. He rechromed and sold a lot of bicycle parts for years. Only 1 negative on his feedback and that buyer sounded like an eBay scammer...

I know I am treading on sacred ground here and am not trying to make any new enemies here. But this has been on my mind for a long time and I need to get it off my chest. Thanks in advance for your understanding and courtesy in your answers. I have built and repaired many of these bicycles in...

I saw this bike on ebay this morning. Not an expert on the price of these but this seems a bit hyped and expensive. Am I missing something here? Rob https://www.ebay.com/itm/1966-schwinn-stingray-Fenderless-As-Rare-As-It-Gets-Once-In-A-Life-Time-/313902775808?campid=5335809022

(Part 2 on reply below.) Yeah I know. Here we go again. I have been here since December 2021, and have heard many discussions on old bikes, in regards to oddities. One of the bikes whose existence is most vehemently opposed is pre Scrambler black Stingrays. The other was a one off all chrome...

I saw one of the many sellers on eBay that seems to not understand the difference between 1.75 and 1-3/4 tires. I take a lot of time on eBay to try to help sellers like this have more accurate descriptions so they keep their seller ratings up. About 95% of the time I have appreciative sellers...

Looking for this style of headbadge. Doesn't have to be perfect but would like a decent one for my chrome 1968 Huffy Cheater Slick Bike. PM me with a photo if possible and price please. Thanks, Rob

Is there any demand at all for a complete Resilion 40 hole coaster brake hub? I have one in pretty good condition that needs a cleaning externally, and probably internally would be a good idea as well. I have been going thru my parts that I got from a man who ran a bike shop out of his home for...

The question came up, not only in my own less than stable mind but among some others as well as to when Atom started producing the familiar drum brake hub we all know and some of us love. (Or at least like). I have seen a few stamped BSA with a 2 or 3 digit hyphenated number. Since BSA was...

I am doing a resto-mod on my 1970 Westpoint badged AMF Flying Wedge and I would like to find rather following parts; A chainguard, painted or chrome either will be fine. I can do some repairs as long as it isn't wadded up in a ball. The brake levers are those kinda cheap looking aluminum...

I thought I would post a thread on my AMF Built Westpoint Flying Wedge project bike. When I got it the bike had been parted out and all that was left of the original bike was the frame, gooseneck, crank assembly and seat post. The PO got it with a 5 speed wheel, shifter and caliper brakes but he...

I am starting a (re)build thread on a bike I got maybe 10 years ago in a basement cleanout that looked like a 1960s garage sale. When I got it it had chrome S-2 Wheels with tractor grip tires and a red Solo Polo seat. It also had Longhorn bars with Red Schwinn script grips. That was a true Pig...

The chainguard I asked about has been identified as 1950s British, I have 2 photos of them on Hercules bikes. This was during the amalgamation of British Cycle manufacturers so the guard was probably shared by several makes. What I need now is to ID the screened logo. I have one photo, very...

I have had this for a while and I would like to use it on something. However, I do not want to ruin it and find out it was for some bike they made 10 of and 9 do not have their chain guards. The front mount tab is odd, looks like it slipped into something. Not long enough to drill and mount and...

I have have had this for a while and I would like to use it on something. However, I do not want to ruin it and find out it was for some bike they made 10 of and 9 do not have their chain guards. The front mount tab is odd, looks like it slipped into something. Not long enough to drill and mount...

This is another of those bikes that has been on my mind for a long time. This was obviously a pre production bike for the ad. There are two noticeable differences on this bike from any of the production bikes, although one of the two I saw recently on a bikee being sold on eBay. The first...

I need a fender or a pair of fenders, front or rear doesn't matter for a balloon tire bike in chrome (preferably), duck tail/flared style no later than early 1960s pre Stingray era. It doesn't need to be perfect as long as it will clean up decent and is usable. I can do some straightening/dent...

I have had this for a while and I would like to use it on something. However, I do not want to ruin it and find out it was for some bike they made 10 of and 9 do not have their chain guards. The front mount tab is odd, looks like it slipped into something. Not long enough to drill and mount and...

This bike has always bothered me because it was obviously the pre production model. I would like to know some things about it as I am thinking on building a tribute bike duplicate it. The front wheel is my main problem. What hub is that? It looks like a Sturmey Archer because it is a half brake...

The debate on black Stingrays got me thinking on a few oddities I have seen, which I attribute to warranty claims. Both bikes were for sale on eBay, and I contacted the sellers to question them since they should not have existed. The first was a 1974 Cotton Picker. (Not a typo). Schwinn says...