Vetteman61
Finally riding a big boys bike
Here's a photo of mine.
I've had it for almost 30 years. We used to spend every Christmas in Florida and when I was young a man next door pulled it out of the back of his garage and gave it to me so I would have a bicycle to ride in the neighborhood. It was solid brown from rust when I got it. We had a local bicycle shop restore it. I recently had it brought back to my home and have been riding it. I have always wondered what it was, and was told years ago it was a JC Whitney. Using this site I have been able to determine it is a 1964 Murray built Foremost, for JC Penney.
I know the pedals are not correct, and I had the seat put on when I was younger to look period correct. The front headlight bezel is cracked badly and I would like to replace it. I would also like to get a more original seat, mostly because this one is pretty painful to sit on. I would like to add a rack as I ride this bike into town and would like to have somewhere to keep my bicycle lock as well as tow small items I get at the store. I'd like to convert the headlight to LED because they have added a bike path in my town that goes from my house into town, but at night it is now always well lit. I would also like to get a period speedometer. This model has no horn.
Does anyone make the decals for these bikes? It seems the foremost was a pretty stripped down version of the other Murray bikes.
I've had it for almost 30 years. We used to spend every Christmas in Florida and when I was young a man next door pulled it out of the back of his garage and gave it to me so I would have a bicycle to ride in the neighborhood. It was solid brown from rust when I got it. We had a local bicycle shop restore it. I recently had it brought back to my home and have been riding it. I have always wondered what it was, and was told years ago it was a JC Whitney. Using this site I have been able to determine it is a 1964 Murray built Foremost, for JC Penney.
I know the pedals are not correct, and I had the seat put on when I was younger to look period correct. The front headlight bezel is cracked badly and I would like to replace it. I would also like to get a more original seat, mostly because this one is pretty painful to sit on. I would like to add a rack as I ride this bike into town and would like to have somewhere to keep my bicycle lock as well as tow small items I get at the store. I'd like to convert the headlight to LED because they have added a bike path in my town that goes from my house into town, but at night it is now always well lit. I would also like to get a period speedometer. This model has no horn.
Does anyone make the decals for these bikes? It seems the foremost was a pretty stripped down version of the other Murray bikes.