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This is kinda hokey I know, but could you get away with just drilling a hole at that spot in the fork and putting a bolt through to hook the spring over? CHAZ

I think some elbow grease and rubbing compound is all I am going to do to it. I will have to get some picks of the stickers, just some cool old water transfer kids stuff. CHAZ

Kind of a cool patine, and some neat decals on the fenders.

I will try and get some pics up, nothing special, just an old tricycle. It isn't one of the "full fendered" ones or anyting, but it does have some neat styling cues. The worst parts are the pedals. It looks almost like I would have to grind off a little tab to get them to slide off? Can the...

Anybody know where I can get parts to restore an old tricycle? Thanks, CHAZ

I built a tandem out of two old Schwinns, and I have ridden it with my 6 year old. I would be very leary of putting a child in a seat behind him on the tandem. You are certainly free to take your own chances, but I wasn't comfortable with the stability. I actually have the old period correct...

I cut one of those up to make a tandem out of it. I have the original seat (I see you had to replace the one on yours with a new one) that would match your bikes patina pretty good, it is in nice shape, but not too nice. Let me know and I can send a pic or two. CHAZ

It seems odd to me that the columbia tank would fit the Roadmaster perfectly, but you are right, that is the same frame. Thanks! CHAZ

So I tell my grandfather I will help him with some chores around the house. On the way there I see an old tank bike, make a note to stop on the way home. He had told me a while ago he had an old girls bike I could have, I just wasn't expecting much. Turns out the girls bike is an old skip...

I am spoiled, I know it! CHAZ

I got this pair of bikes pretty cheap, and I wanted to see if I could make a tandem from them. So far I have it assembled and I am doing the "shakedown" runs. Once I am sure that I have all the welding done the way it should then it will come apart and get a nice shiny coat of school bus...

I built a tandem out of two vintage Schwinns (a hollywood and a typhoon), and I am not sure I have the gearing correct. I used the two large front sprockets that were on the bikes originally as the front sprockets to link the two cranks together, and I used a smaller sprocket to run back to the...

Is there a "standard" spacing between the front and rear cranks on a tandem? I am going to try and Frankenstein one together with two old Schwinns I bought and I am not sure where to start. At first I thought I needed enough space for the crank arms to pass when one was back and the other was...

My boy had a little trouble making the hills we were on today, and I was thinking a three speed might help him (he has a non-ratrod Trek Jet 20" BMX). Does anyone know of a three speed 20" wheel I could get? Would it work to get a SA and just lace it to a 20" rim? I forgot to add that it is a...

Maybe I will sell that one and use the cash to buy something that it wouldn't be a shame to butcher? The other bike that I am working on is and old AMF Roadmaster that was my great grandfathers, so all I want to do is restore that one as well. Restoration is fun, but I really like the...