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AmericanSchwinnfiend
Finally riding a big boys bike
Love this quote.... "You did not see any Stelber's in the starting gate at your local BMX Track" The friction bottom bracket with nylon bushings instead of ball bearings makes these merely toys headed for landfill, real bicycle mechanics wouldn't play with them. I'd venture this is why we don't see them around much, Johnny got one on Christmas under the tree but by the 4th of July it was taken to the dump. LOL
AmericanSchwinnfiend
Finally riding a big boys bike
believe.
AndyA
I live for the CABE
I like that the box says "THIS CARTON CONTAINS A BICYCLE, PLEASE HANDLE CAREFULLY." Words to live by.
Schwinn Sales West
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
I did not read anywhere that these had nylon bearings. What's a friction bottom bracket? They were made with cartridge bearings like you would find on a home use wheelbarrow wheel. They were clearly "ball bearings", just not adjustable. Not to be confused with a sealed bearing.
The new Stelber this Johnny got for Christmas "70 years ago" did last longer than July 4th, LOL.
John
AmericanSchwinnfiend
Finally riding a big boys bike
Myself never having never seen or taken one apart, I'll accept your findings. The crank reminds me of a cheap toy, as does the wimpy "widdle" fork blades that look like EMT conduit. Otherwise, I'm liking the looptail and loopy curves of the frame tubes, and the quill set post.
AmericanSchwinnfiend
Finally riding a big boys bike
I've never seen a "TEAM Stelber" BMX jersey. the 24 spoke wheels, pencil tube forks and "toy" bottom bracket would put it in the "Monty Python" class.
NBHAA
National Bicycle History Archive of America
Actually there really was a "Team Stelber"... no kidding. But they were not BMX-ers... they were unicycle riders. Stelber also manufactured unicycles used in major circus acts! Yes... somewhere we have photos.
LD
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AmericanSchwinnfiend
Finally riding a big boys bike
That IS awesome! Being a life-long bike mechanic and flipper, there were times I strayed a bit and worked on unicycles, tricycles, wheelchairs, tandems etc.
I knew some good unicycle riders, so I'd gravitate towards the larger wheeled Schwinns, and other more high end machines like the Giraffe. I never figured out how to ride one, but I could wheelie a 20" bike pretty well actually used to ride wheelies on my old Olmo road bike until the time I came down for the landing and my alloy 27" front wheel snapped and folded. Needless to say, I bit asphalt on that one. I quit the tandem market because of the real estate it took to store them, but the unicycles didn't take a lot of room. Big trikes like the "Town and Country" were another storage problem and I finally decided to avoid those as well.
I knew some good unicycle riders, so I'd gravitate towards the larger wheeled Schwinns, and other more high end machines like the Giraffe. I never figured out how to ride one, but I could wheelie a 20" bike pretty well actually used to ride wheelies on my old Olmo road bike until the time I came down for the landing and my alloy 27" front wheel snapped and folded. Needless to say, I bit asphalt on that one. I quit the tandem market because of the real estate it took to store them, but the unicycles didn't take a lot of room. Big trikes like the "Town and Country" were another storage problem and I finally decided to avoid those as well.
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