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  1. Wildcat

    Reuse old spokes?

    I found some info on the CABE about this very topic, single speed to yellow band 2 speed. The yellow band diameter is 1.06 inches wider than the usual one speed hub. Using that info on a spoke calculator I figured this: With a 26" rim, your present spokes are about 258mm at 3 cross. Guessing the...
  2. Wildcat

    ID help please

    The dropouts back then were like a trademark, every frame can be IDed by the shape of the dropout. Other features can also determine the manufacturer, but the dropouts are a dead giveaway. Each manufacturer had their own design. I thought Columbia and Monark at first, but the dropouts don't...
  3. Wildcat

    ID help please

    Any numbers on the bottom bracket?
  4. Wildcat

    ID help please

    It looks from the 50's, can you get a pic of the headtube where the original headbadge was? The shape may be discernable and match up to a brand name.
  5. Wildcat

    "Too big a bearings!"

  6. Wildcat

    SHOW ME YOUR WORKSPACE / SHOP

    I redid the layout and hung the bikes along the back wall. It looks like more room now.
  7. Wildcat

    STBO Lamia 🪄Lace Paint & Skull Tail Light

    That number would be 1946 going by the list I have.👍
  8. Wildcat

    A little help here?

    Hawthorne was a Montgomery Wards brand, but the bikes were made by the big bike makers back then. This bike was made by CWC, Cleveland Welding Company, whose primary brand name was Roadmaster. Except for small differences in trim and paint they were the same bikes. Hiawatha was the brand name...
  9. Wildcat

    ** The next build off 2024 **

    For my compilation, prior to 40, the seat tube was straight?
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    STBO Mamachari

    One of our friends wanted to buy this bike while they visited and took a tour of my shop. Most of the time they want a bike for free and all they have to do is like a bike for me to just give it away. However, the wife handles all bike sales and she usually asks twice what they are worth, so...
  11. Wildcat

    Step thru is a maybe

    Colson for sure unless someone went to great lengths to copy the dropouts.
  12. Wildcat

    Step thru is a maybe

    "Colson step thru klunker" That sounds like a winner. Looptail?
  13. Wildcat

    My newest build 54 schwinn

    Very well done klunker. It has a lot of great features.👍 The Typhoon didn't come out until 1962, so your 54 frame was one of the 9 balloon models. You can verify if it's a 54 by the number on the left side dropout, the brake side. There wasn't much difference in the Schwinn cantilever frames...
  14. Wildcat

    What's cooking?

    I roast cashews at 140c/280f. I get a kilo of unsalted cashews for about 10 bucks and use my air fryer to roast them. It's enough for 4 of the planters cans. I use a tiny bit of liquid smoke and plenty of the milder tabasco, jalapeno and chipotle. Then some olive oil and they are ready to roast...
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    STBO Lamia 🪄Lace Paint & Skull Tail Light

    Does the frame have two holes that line up? Then go for it. Those tags were put into use beginning in 1946, and with that low a serial number would be 1946 as the year. For registration you would have to say it's a 46, otherwise would need a new number stamped somewhere to be legal. Maybe it is...
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