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Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
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Wore out three sets of tires already!
Miq
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Pushed out to the east further than I’ve ever been on the power line trail. Lots of beautiful horse properties along the path.
These oleander bushes were going off!
At the far east end of the trail it narrows down to a Singletrack Sidewalk Superhighway that looks like it goes on forever…
Prickly Pear soft serve at the Topo mole.
19 miles on my 48 Columbia Cruiser.
These oleander bushes were going off!
At the far east end of the trail it narrows down to a Singletrack Sidewalk Superhighway that looks like it goes on forever…
Prickly Pear soft serve at the Topo mole.
19 miles on my 48 Columbia Cruiser.
tripple3
Riding Miles; Collecting Smiles
It was Fun!
Not all comments are Old, "Pissed" people;
some people have More Fun than others...
I had spent time, with many riders before you joined in;
but thanks for your "Blasting"!
Today, to Beach, to church, back to beach,
witnessed In-n-Out Barrels today too!
1938 Twinbar Klunker, easy choice for 40 miles, and the Yoder Super Goose horn, for the Children!
soddruntlestuntle
I live for the CABE
Got out early today, a little more than eight miles on my ‘86 Schwinn Cruiser 5 before brunch.
Enginecrzy
'Lil Knee Scuffer
1973 Schwinn Speedster.
We were looking for a cheap bike to upgrade a vintage air bike type excersize machine. It had plastic crank bushings that had worn out & the crank was just a bent rod with a sprocket spot welded to it but the frame has a conventional bottom bracket size to accept a pressed in regular size bearing cup, bearing cassets & crank with adjustable cones. To make a long story short we drove all over playing musical parts to get a crank with the right spacing to fit the chain guard & not rub, had to use parts from one of the spare bikes hanging in the garage & then repair that bike with somthing or another I forget what at the moment.
Anyway, In my travels I saw a Schwinn on the top of a pile of bikes @ The Habitat For Humanity thrift store in Bellingham that caught my eye. At first I thought it might be a later Japan made Schwinn & a suitable donor But didn't get it at the time I was there.
Later I couldn't stop thinking about the bike, It looked barley used & the next day I went back to see if it was still there, found it haggled with the guy to knock 30 bucks off & picked it up for 50 bucks.
After going through it I saw it was used but originally was in pretty good shape. I think it was rode until the spokes went loose & then put up & the grease & oil in the bearings & Sturmy Archer 3 speed hub turned to wax, things got stickey & gears wouldnt shift. Whoever It was that tried to service it bought a brand new set of kenda 26 x 1 3/8 tires for it & started to take the rear hub apart but lost its oddball size axle nut (Whitworth?) & waffle frame grip axle washer. I found a nos one on eBay from a Sturmey Archer vendor, oh I also replaced the broken shifter with a nos SA shifter kit with the plastic see through cover that always breaks...
I bought a cheap truing stand from Amazon & also a spoke tension gauge tool & spent weeks cleaning things up & getting it back into shape, ever wonder how long it takes to polish a vintage bike basket? you don't wanna know... I also swapped the seat for a Schwinn S logo spring suspension seat & masked it off & sprayed it with white vinyl/carpet dye from Oreillys. That seat frame & innards also took forever to polish up...
Great riding bike, it really moves out! & been all over town with it. Unfortunately the new tires have flat spots from sitting flat for who knows how long, I tried centering the rear one on the rim aired down some & with the aid of some baby powder to help things slip & re adjust. Much better but still thumps alittle as you ride, Rims are perfect tho. Thinking about new tires, mabie another set of classic looking ribbed black ones or mabie some whitewalls like my Suburban has. I was also looking at a set of Duro red line street tires but everyones out of stock.
Heres another one just like mine on Craigslist that is MINT, He wants 4fiddy tho...
portland.craigslist.org
Pictures of it if the craigslist link is dead: https://photos.app.goo.gl/s9vby7RYc2SQoHAo6
Selling my 74' Original Chicago Speedster in Rare Opaque Red which was a limited run to that year only...This bike is nearly mint...very rare to see one this preserved ...everything is as it was the day it was purchased ...Has 3 speed coaster with hand breaks...This bike is very fun to ride and is actually what they say, it's fast! The 3 rd gear will send ya..the original tires are still soft and hold air like they should...I'm telling you it's truly a time capsule...I had purchased it over 20 years ago from an antique store and had to have it because i was in awe of it..I kinda wanted to see it stay mint! Well I am needing the space in my shop and would love to see it go to another person who felt like me.....I haven't had it appraised professionally but do know it is rare for this condition and color and have comped it against others that have sold. Asking $450 or Make me a fair offer if you are interested in it.... Let's chat on it! Thank you for looking!
We were looking for a cheap bike to upgrade a vintage air bike type excersize machine. It had plastic crank bushings that had worn out & the crank was just a bent rod with a sprocket spot welded to it but the frame has a conventional bottom bracket size to accept a pressed in regular size bearing cup, bearing cassets & crank with adjustable cones. To make a long story short we drove all over playing musical parts to get a crank with the right spacing to fit the chain guard & not rub, had to use parts from one of the spare bikes hanging in the garage & then repair that bike with somthing or another I forget what at the moment.
Anyway, In my travels I saw a Schwinn on the top of a pile of bikes @ The Habitat For Humanity thrift store in Bellingham that caught my eye. At first I thought it might be a later Japan made Schwinn & a suitable donor But didn't get it at the time I was there.
Later I couldn't stop thinking about the bike, It looked barley used & the next day I went back to see if it was still there, found it haggled with the guy to knock 30 bucks off & picked it up for 50 bucks.
After going through it I saw it was used but originally was in pretty good shape. I think it was rode until the spokes went loose & then put up & the grease & oil in the bearings & Sturmy Archer 3 speed hub turned to wax, things got stickey & gears wouldnt shift. Whoever It was that tried to service it bought a brand new set of kenda 26 x 1 3/8 tires for it & started to take the rear hub apart but lost its oddball size axle nut (Whitworth?) & waffle frame grip axle washer. I found a nos one on eBay from a Sturmey Archer vendor, oh I also replaced the broken shifter with a nos SA shifter kit with the plastic see through cover that always breaks...
I bought a cheap truing stand from Amazon & also a spoke tension gauge tool & spent weeks cleaning things up & getting it back into shape, ever wonder how long it takes to polish a vintage bike basket? you don't wanna know... I also swapped the seat for a Schwinn S logo spring suspension seat & masked it off & sprayed it with white vinyl/carpet dye from Oreillys. That seat frame & innards also took forever to polish up...
Great riding bike, it really moves out! & been all over town with it. Unfortunately the new tires have flat spots from sitting flat for who knows how long, I tried centering the rear one on the rim aired down some & with the aid of some baby powder to help things slip & re adjust. Much better but still thumps alittle as you ride, Rims are perfect tho. Thinking about new tires, mabie another set of classic looking ribbed black ones or mabie some whitewalls like my Suburban has. I was also looking at a set of Duro red line street tires but everyones out of stock.
Heres another one just like mine on Craigslist that is MINT, He wants 4fiddy tho...
Near MINT! 1974 Vintage OG Chicago Schwinn Speedster...FUN BIKE!!! - bicycles - by owner - bike sale - craigslist
Selling my 74' Original Chicago Speedster in Rare Opaque Red which was a limited run to that year only...This bike is nearly mint...very rare to see one this preserved ...everything is as it was the...
Pictures of it if the craigslist link is dead: https://photos.app.goo.gl/s9vby7RYc2SQoHAo6
Selling my 74' Original Chicago Speedster in Rare Opaque Red which was a limited run to that year only...This bike is nearly mint...very rare to see one this preserved ...everything is as it was the day it was purchased ...Has 3 speed coaster with hand breaks...This bike is very fun to ride and is actually what they say, it's fast! The 3 rd gear will send ya..the original tires are still soft and hold air like they should...I'm telling you it's truly a time capsule...I had purchased it over 20 years ago from an antique store and had to have it because i was in awe of it..I kinda wanted to see it stay mint! Well I am needing the space in my shop and would love to see it go to another person who felt like me.....I haven't had it appraised professionally but do know it is rare for this condition and color and have comped it against others that have sold. Asking $450 or Make me a fair offer if you are interested in it.... Let's chat on it! Thank you for looking!
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WillWork4Parts
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Not many car shows let you ride a bike around inside anymore, but Beatersville does!
Made sure to take photo ops with the Holiday's Woody brethren today!
The Hillbilly Hawaiian Corvette always has new accessories added when I spot it...that, or there's just too many to remember! Lol
Herbie is too cool with all of the remote control features!
Edsel "Horse Collars" in the grill of this one....and dare I say, is that gold spray painted peg board filling in the center?!? Lol
You know you're going hard with patina when you have an original paint trash can to match the car!!!
This was towards the end of the show when everybody was clearing out.
Made sure to take photo ops with the Holiday's Woody brethren today!
The Hillbilly Hawaiian Corvette always has new accessories added when I spot it...that, or there's just too many to remember! Lol
Herbie is too cool with all of the remote control features!
You know you're going hard with patina when you have an original paint trash can to match the car!!!
This was towards the end of the show when everybody was clearing out.
GTs58
I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me!
How far east did you go? When we were building houses in that area I was standing on a aluminum extension ladder, reaching the second floor at the overhang and my mini company Motorola cell phone rings so I grab it put it up to my ear and it screeched and then blew up, almost deafen me. And then it burned my hand. Those powerlines were right behind the house.
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