Cycle Truck Convoy, August 9th 2026!

[mrg]

I’m running out of time to get a cyclletruck so

 

[cyclingday]

That thing’s perfect!
It looks like the trailer park grocery getter.
A case of beer and a carton of cigarettes and you’re good to go!

 

[Schwinn Sales West]

I’m running out of time to get a cyclletruck so

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That's an early model from Ret Bar Mfg. It is a single wheel (left wheel) drive. I don't see any gear shift controls, is it a coaster brake only model?

The tires are 24 x 1 1/4, 1 3/8 S-5 S-6. Not very common today.

Here's the single most important thing to remember when working on one of the early models, MEASURE AND SET THE TOE IN. They like no more than about 1/8" toe in, just measure both the front and the rear tire edges and adjust the wheels as needed. This is an often over looked adjustment and it makes riding much easier when it's adjusted correctly.

All BIG BASKETS RULE.

John

 

[speedy]

That thing’s perfect!
It looks like the trailer park grocery getter.
A case of beer and a carton of cigarettes and you’re good to go!

I'll go with that except instead of cigarettes. A couple of cigars to go with the case of beer..

 

[mrg]

That's an early model from Ret Bar Mfg. It is a single wheel (left wheel) drive. I don't see any gear shift controls, is it a coaster brake only model?

The tires are 24 x 1 1/4, 1 3/8 S-5 S-6. Not very common today.

Here's the single most important thing to remember when working on one of the early models, MEASURE AND SET THE TOE IN. They like no more than about 1/8" toe in, just measure both the front and the rear tire edges and adjust the wheels as needed. This is an often over looked adjustment and it makes riding much easier when it's adjusted correctly.

All BIG BASKETS RULE.

John

Well I don’t think I’ll be doing anything, the 3 things I stopped buying yrs ago unless they are really cheap ( to resell ) are 3 wheelers, tandems, and cycle trucks, just too much of a pain to load, store and move around, but that being said I picked up a real neat store Coke chest/cooler yrs ago I was always gonna mount on a cycle truck in place of a basket and now with the gear options I may pick one up someday.

 

[cyclingday]

A classic shot of a Cycle Truck in front of the post office in Tucson, Arizona.
I would’ve really liked living in Tucson back in those days.

 

[cyclingday]

Here’s a few entries from our Cycle Truck friends in Puerto Rico.

I had never heard of a Ross Cycle Truck.

Anybody have one of these?