What Bikes did you add in 2021?

[DonChristie]

Turns out I acquired 5 bikes this year.
1940ish Iver Johnson
1920ish Iver Johnson
1941 Schwinn Dx
1940 Elgin
1936ish Manton and Smith Pacer

 

[jimbo53]

Had some pretty good luck in 2021. My big find was this 1921 Shelby Motorbike. All original except the 28” wheelset which was built up with 28” Brit DL1 rims, ND hubs and NOS BFG Silvertown tires .

next is a 1950 British Armstrong.

A 1965 Moulton F frame

A 1960 Phillips 28” DL1

 

[RustyHornet]

I’ll stick to just the keepers… This was probably my biggest buying year ever, but many of them were not keepers.

My wife’s childhood Tandem.

1941 Lasalle New World project, first dive into early lightweights

1940 Lasalle DX project

1940 New World project

1933 Schwinn project

1948 Schwinn Spitfire, future Pig Bike project

1954 Schwinn canti, was bare frame

1956 Hornet, serial number stamped same date as I was born.

Mini Ray converted to poor man’s runabout

1983 pieced together from bare frame and random stuff Sidewinder. Favorite bike of the year!

1965 Blue Band Stingray, was major crusty save. Keeper for now.

Hopefully keeper Continental, need one “road bike” in the gang.

Childhood dream bike 1966 Violet Sprint Fastback.

1939 Schwinn straight bar bare frame project

 

[Ernbar]

Got this 1941 Westfield built Columbia from fellow Caber Bobcycles back around June. It’s in exceptional condition for being 80 years old. Both the light and horn work and what a great rider it is!

 

[rollfaster]

Since it hasn’t been a good year for me financially, I was able to put together a couple of Schwinns with parts that were given to me and some stuff that I had laying around.

 

[ogre]

Only 2 "new" Schwinns for me this year, both of which are non-Chicago-built late-80s oddities:

The pink cantilever Cruiser auction find:

The Cruiser Supreme, brought to me by fellow finder:

"Finished" projects:

1950s straightbar derelict:

Early 60s American "un-chopperfied" because I'm not getting any younger:

Late 60s Hollywood for a life partner:

"I only build bikes for ladies I likes" turned "yard art" into functional transportation:

What are you excited to build in the calendar year 2022? I've got ideas!

~FIN~