49autocycledeluxe
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
about 5 years ago I saw a sad looking Schwinn racer in a pile of "crummy bikes" at a bike swap for 20 bucks. put some middleweight wheels on it because that is what I had and made a light-middleweight. this got me interested in Schwinn lightweights. been casually looking for one for about 2 years or so, and @gkeep posted this in the ebay and Craigslist section the other day. so I called dibs so no other Cabers could snag it.
belonged to the ladies Grandfather. I thought that was cool. I'm going to send pictures after I do it up. she was aware of the CABE, but did not want to join to list a bike, so I told her how cool we all are, and this was where I saw the listing.
the 3 speed hub shifted well on my stand. I bet I could ride it with new tires and tubes, no brakes though. yet.
there looks to be a lot of paint on this bike. if not for the Cabe I would just buff it, but this oxywhatsit looks like maybe the way to go.... what I think is rust may be dirt so we'll see as I get into it.
wondering about the wheels. would those be 1950 wheels? has a Sturmey Archer 3 speed.
here's some crummy phone pics. I'll put more as I get into it.
belonged to the ladies Grandfather. I thought that was cool. I'm going to send pictures after I do it up. she was aware of the CABE, but did not want to join to list a bike, so I told her how cool we all are, and this was where I saw the listing.
the 3 speed hub shifted well on my stand. I bet I could ride it with new tires and tubes, no brakes though. yet.
there looks to be a lot of paint on this bike. if not for the Cabe I would just buff it, but this oxywhatsit looks like maybe the way to go.... what I think is rust may be dirt so we'll see as I get into it.
wondering about the wheels. would those be 1950 wheels? has a Sturmey Archer 3 speed.
here's some crummy phone pics. I'll put more as I get into it.