Junior Roadmaster

[Beaverdam]

Found this yesterday at a local 'primitives' shop for $20, I couldn't resist! It's an AMF Junior Roadmaster according to the head decal. It has very unique construction for a bicycle, from the solid tires to the one piece crank that includes pedal shafts. The 'bottom bracket' is a piece of heavy guage sheet metal folded over, there might be a bushing or two in there. It bolts to the frame along with the flattened end of the seat tube. The seat has a plastic top but decent springs. It has radial spoking and is fixed gear. That's right, a kids bike without brakes! How would that go over these days?

ETA: I promise not to Starbomb on this bike!

Starbomb:
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[mrflagman]

I have one similar. i got mine at swap meet for $15.

 

[Beaverdam]

Nice! And it looks very light, I notice you have hooks in the floor to hold it down...

Having the tank and rack is great!

 

[mrflagman]

Nice! And it looks very light, I notice you have hooks in the floor to hold it down...

Having the tank and rack is great!

What size is yours? Mine is a 20". Yours look a little smaller.

 

[Beaverdam]

I didn't measure or check the tires for a size.:o They seem like they're in between 12" and 16" pneumatic tires.

 

[Beaverdam]

So I saw this image on the web:

And I said to myself "Hey, self, that looks familiar."

Of course vandals can't leave anything cool alone...

 

[ridingtoy]

So I saw this image on the web:

And I said to myself "Hey, self, that looks familiar."

Of course vandals can't leave anything cool alone...

Maybe a collector of kid's bikes needed some parts off this one?

Dave

 

[partsguy]

X2! What theif would find value in rusted out kids bike parts? Most likely a bike guy found them. Glad to see some useful parts reused.

 

[Beaverdam]

Nice to think positive, but I wonder what they did with a chunk of tire...