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Pinche
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New to the site and older bikes in general. I've been into bikes my whole life but never got into the older stuff until recently. It first started out with with some 70's cruiser stuff I found for cheap...Columbia, AMF. They're basically just bare frames now waiting to be born again when I decide what to do with them. In the meantime, I picked up a bike for my wife originally and the guy had a Firestone frame and fork that I fell in love with. So forty dollars poorer in my wallet and I came home with a 53 Schwinn for my wife and a hacked up Firestone frame. For some reason the previous owner of the Firestone cut the right side chainstay to get the chain off.
So I sparked up my trusty MIG and got her back in business.
Then I recently traded an unknown preballon tire wood rimmed bike for something more ride able and restorable. I won't talk your ear off too much and pictures speak louder then words.
The wifes bike. Now it's got baskets on front and back.
The Firestone Challenger board track racer(if anyone knows a general idea of when I was made chime in please) It's a hodge podge of Schwinn stuff like the grips, bars, stem, fork truss rods, wheels I picked up at a local swap meet. It's ridden everyday hauling my son around in our trailer.
So I sparked up my trusty MIG and got her back in business.
Then I recently traded an unknown preballon tire wood rimmed bike for something more ride able and restorable. I won't talk your ear off too much and pictures speak louder then words.
The wifes bike. Now it's got baskets on front and back.
The Firestone Challenger board track racer(if anyone knows a general idea of when I was made chime in please) It's a hodge podge of Schwinn stuff like the grips, bars, stem, fork truss rods, wheels I picked up at a local swap meet. It's ridden everyday hauling my son around in our trailer.