Okay, I'm not sure how many of you saw my "fresh finds" from a month ago, but I ended up selling/trading roughly half of what I had acquired from that last haul. Here's what I've parted with from that last haul:
My Manton & Smith-built Nonpareil Bicycle Works girl's bike.
Literally the morning after I sold it, the guy who purchased had already fixed it up, got it rolling for his wife, and sent me this picture. That's how I know it went to a good home.
Both Columbia straight bar frames.
And the bent-up Columbia Springer fork.
It's not that I didn't like what I had and wanted to keep it, but there were other bikes I just really wanted more. However, the only way I can justify getting what I want is to sell or trade what I don't want. That, and making some expendable cash at a family garage sale helps.![Wink :wink1: :wink1:](/forum/styles/fusion/xenforo/smilies/wink.gif)
Here's what I got once I had the funds and space: an AMF-built AMFLITE (AM-flite, or AMF-lite? One sounds cooler, but the other sounds correct.) Falcon, a Schwinn parts bike, and 4 chainrings/crank arms. I saw the AMFLITE Falcon pop up on Craigslist at least a few weeks ago, put up for sale by my contact/friend in Oklahoma City. Dude was cool enough to pull the ad and hold it for me for a week as I sold enough to buy it when I inquired about it. I bought it for $100, didn't even bother haggling for it. I even learned that despite the dry-rotted tires, this bike is a roller as-is! It really just needs new tubes, tires, and a coaster brake service, and it's fully ready to ride!
I ended up trading the Columbia springer fork for the Schwinn, which is kind of funny since I had just planned to buy the fenders off it. The only draw was that the chain guard stayed with my contact. If I sell the rest of my my stuff, I might just buy it off of him later. I doubt I'll keep everything from this bike, but it should come in handy for building my custom Schwinn DX bike, Schwinn Dixie.
Since I didn't spend the rest of my budget on the Schwinn fenders, I also bought 4 chainrings/sprockets/crankarms that caught my eye while I was there. All in all, I think I did alright this time around.
Hang tight, I've got several more detailed pictures coming in just a moment. Since there's now a limit to how many pictures you can post at a time, I've got to break this down a bit.
My Manton & Smith-built Nonpareil Bicycle Works girl's bike.
![BftD_Springfield_swap_meet_haul_15.jpg BftD_Springfield_swap_meet_haul_15.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/161/161631-BftD-Springfield-swap-meet-haul-15.jpg)
Literally the morning after I sold it, the guy who purchased had already fixed it up, got it rolling for his wife, and sent me this picture. That's how I know it went to a good home.
![imagejpeg_0.jpg imagejpeg_0.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/161/161627-imagejpeg-0.jpg)
Both Columbia straight bar frames.
![BftD_Springfield_swap_meet_haul_8.jpg BftD_Springfield_swap_meet_haul_8.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/161/161629-BftD-Springfield-swap-meet-haul-8.jpg)
![BftD_Springfield_swap_meet_haul_13.jpg BftD_Springfield_swap_meet_haul_13.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/161/161630-BftD-Springfield-swap-meet-haul-13.jpg)
And the bent-up Columbia Springer fork.
![BftD_Springfield_swap_meet_haul_6.jpg BftD_Springfield_swap_meet_haul_6.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/161/161628-BftD-Springfield-swap-meet-haul-6.jpg)
It's not that I didn't like what I had and wanted to keep it, but there were other bikes I just really wanted more. However, the only way I can justify getting what I want is to sell or trade what I don't want. That, and making some expendable cash at a family garage sale helps.
![Wink :wink1: :wink1:](/forum/styles/fusion/xenforo/smilies/wink.gif)
Here's what I got once I had the funds and space: an AMF-built AMFLITE (AM-flite, or AMF-lite? One sounds cooler, but the other sounds correct.) Falcon, a Schwinn parts bike, and 4 chainrings/crank arms. I saw the AMFLITE Falcon pop up on Craigslist at least a few weeks ago, put up for sale by my contact/friend in Oklahoma City. Dude was cool enough to pull the ad and hold it for me for a week as I sold enough to buy it when I inquired about it. I bought it for $100, didn't even bother haggling for it. I even learned that despite the dry-rotted tires, this bike is a roller as-is! It really just needs new tubes, tires, and a coaster brake service, and it's fully ready to ride!
I ended up trading the Columbia springer fork for the Schwinn, which is kind of funny since I had just planned to buy the fenders off it. The only draw was that the chain guard stayed with my contact. If I sell the rest of my my stuff, I might just buy it off of him later. I doubt I'll keep everything from this bike, but it should come in handy for building my custom Schwinn DX bike, Schwinn Dixie.
Since I didn't spend the rest of my budget on the Schwinn fenders, I also bought 4 chainrings/sprockets/crankarms that caught my eye while I was there. All in all, I think I did alright this time around.
![BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_1.jpg BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_1.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/161/161632-BftD-AMFlite-Falcon-and-parts-1.jpg)
![BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_2.jpg BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_2.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/161/161633-BftD-AMFlite-Falcon-and-parts-2.jpg)
Hang tight, I've got several more detailed pictures coming in just a moment. Since there's now a limit to how many pictures you can post at a time, I've got to break this down a bit.