New to this scene - help a guy out

[Wolfmac]

View attachment 2048118I took the plunge and bought the ‘61 Skipper that was advertised on this site since it was in great, original condition and I like the overall aesthetic. I’m almost finished servicing it but I think the grease I used in the rear hub (high temp disc brake car stuff) is too thick since it has almost no braking.

Note - I’m NOT starting a grease/oil thread!!

Great looking SkipperWelcome to the CABE.

 

[razinhellcustomz]

I generally lean towards the guys bikes, but I do have a number of gals bikes too. The gamut runs from Schwinns to Monarks to Roadmasters etc. Lately I've been getting into 24" muscle bikes which I have several of. To each his own. Buy what you like and leave the rest for other collectors. Have fun. Mark.

 

[razinhellcustomz]

Here's one of my 24" muscle bike Huffy Holiday bike I got for a STEAL.

 

[Nashman]

Some models of ladies bikes are extremely uncommon, but often times the aforementioned is the case. Boys beat their stuff into the ground.,less existed and of what did, even lesser in usable original shape. Kids bikes you'd be amazed. A fully dressed 20" from the 50s or earlier is ready to have a buyer if it's close enough. I've owned two? Almost three Prewar CWC 20" and I love them purely for having a lot of the same features and definitely the same quality to the adults sizes. It's great to see it all in Micro, but Mens Bikes do dominate the land.

Well said.

 

[oldfart36]

I'll throw my 2 cents in the ring!

 

[Muji]

Hey everyone. I was unaware of this post when it was originally offered, but read it with great interest once it was resurrected this morning, with great information offered by all! I’d point out that Rusty’s inquiry about greasing his hub, in frame #20, went unaddressed. I’m hoping someone would assist Rusty (and me) by offering commentary on his dilemma. As always, thanks to all!!!

 

[cyclingday]

View attachment 2048118I took the plunge and bought the ‘61 Skipper that was advertised on this site since it was in great, original condition and I like the overall aesthetic. I’m almost finished servicing it but I think the grease I used in the rear hub (high temp disc brake car stuff) is too thick since it has almost no braking.

Note - I’m NOT starting a grease/oil thread!!

Beautiful Bike!
Congrats!
Re clean the coaster brake, and use a light lithium type grease made for bicycles.
The Park Tool Co. brand works really well.
Available at any decent bike shop.
Only grease the bearings, cups and cones.
Use a light oil such as 3in1 oil made for sewing machines, fishing reels and bicycles on the braking surfaces.
Available at any decent grocery/pharmacy such as Vons or CVS.
Good luck, it should work much better once you get all of that thick goo out of there.

 

[Wolfmac]

Hey everyone. I was unaware of this post when it was originally offered, but read it with great interest once it was resurrected this morning, with great information offered by all! I’d point out that Rusty’s inquiry about greasing his hub, in frame #20, went unaddressed. I’m hoping someone would assist Rusty (and me) by offering commentary on his dilemma. As always, thanks to all!!!

It wasn’t clarified just how/where he applied the grease. I think the high temp automotive grease may be to thick ideally but be sure to only lightly oil the discs as @cyclingday suggested.

 

[Muji]

Perfect!! Exactly what I was looking for, thanks cyclingday. I’m inept mechanically, and so an experienced voice is greatly appreciated. A potentially comparable experience I had is I bought an old Sturmey Archer internal hub equipped British bike and an inexperienced person loaded the oil filler port on this hub using a grease gun. Needless to say the bike didn’t change gears. I had visions of Rusty experiencing something comparable. As I said, thanks all!!

 

[airboatcaptain]

Bike collecting is like going to a strip club.... so many to pick from and so different from each other, you'll end up broke, wanting them all and comng back for more....
Collecting since 1989 and I wouldn't change a thing...