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  1. randallace

    help with info on this old girl .....

    looking for more info. on this old huffy - its a 1958 huffy zephyr , looking for where made , old pictures, maybe adds? ect ... to display with the cycle in my office .... thanks in advance for the help ... 8)
  2. randallace

    help id this elgin ?

    please help id this elgin - i believe its a twin , but dont know any other info... was found in a farm field in ohio half buried ......age ? model? links to info? anything will be of greathelp as we plan to restore this
  3. randallace

    a little help needed ----

    first question - i have a trek 800 mountian track , altus group-set ( 3x7) - and it had 2 bent up wheels ( bad) and i am intending to replace them with 2 off a mongoose pro i took in on trade some time ago - the 'goose was a mega-range shimano set up ( 3x7 ) - so if i switch the wheels and...
  4. randallace

    Help with trek wheels

    Got a 97 trek 6500 with skinny matrix guru wheels - they are only drilled to Accept presta valves - I want to switch to Schrader valves - can they be drilled out ?
  5. randallace

    new trek 6500 i picked up in a wierd color

    just picked up a trek 6500 zx- original owner purchesed new in 1996 - but the color is a burgandy ( dark red) - i can find no reference to this color in trek catalogs in the 1990's - any help here ?? also trying to figure out the year it was made - my guess was 1995-1996 - original owner bought...
  6. randallace

    Trek 800 mountain track

    Hi guys. - picked up a trek 800 mountain track - it's a full rigid - has a bent front fork - ( too bad to fix ) - but frame is ok , no cracks , looking to replace it with another rigid fork , but don't know what size I need - how do I determine the size ? also looking to figure out what year...
  7. randallace

    recent find - but odd components

    picked up a 1979 schwinn 10 speed - was resprayed so no identifying marks - but has wierd parts - front derailer is a thunder bird 2 , and the rear is a shimano eagle with a protective cage ... were these stock parts ? they look original , but ive not had a schwinn with these before - looked at...
  8. randallace

    another hicago schwinn - i think -

    picked up some time ago- just now had the chance to research it -frame has been spray bombed red , but it looks to be a chicago schwinn from the headbadge , but its very lightweight - i can make out the words schwinn and traveler under the paint - think american made ? or tiwan? headbadge...
  9. randallace

    another chicago schwinn find today

    as i got home tonite , and was unloading the collegiate i got , my neighbor presented me with a gift for all my help to him thruout the years , his old schwinn !! he said i knew u were into bikes so i fished this out of my father in laws garage and want you to have it .... problem is he...
  10. randallace

    help - schwinn id and value please

    ok picked this up , ran the serial number thru the schwinn site and it says its a 1959 , but they didnt make this model till the mid 60's - looked on serial number database and it says mid 60's ..confused the fenders are kinda squared off has original seat , pedals , ect .... nice bike rides...
  11. randallace

    my , new to me, set of ironman MTB's

    well - been on a huffy spree latley , just cant pass up cool looking mountain bikes - LOL- these bikes are cool - got them from different sources , one from southern ohio , and one from northern ohio - and a couple days apart - and both came to me to trade for musical instrumnets i had listed on...
  12. randallace

    help date this huffy for me

    looking for a date of manufacture on this huffy - its a huffy stalker lx2 (pseudo- mountian bike, LOL) , tires are 26x2 ,serial number is H01201199 - looking to figure out a year when it was made - has some kinda wierd "texture" to the paint but in good shape , gonna fix her up to ride around at...
  13. randallace

    sears austrian badged frame ?? what do i have here ??

    ok, got an oddity , need the experts help here -considering using it as my build off bike but need more info first- I LOVE THE LOOK OF A LUGG'D FRAME !!! its a sears bike, headbadge says made in austria, i assume the head badge is rivited on ?? - the back frame says "ESGE" made in germany...
  14. randallace

    beefy road - ( formerly mighty typhoon thread)

    i'd like to use my rust bucket schwinn typhoon as my build off bike .... its gonna be alot of work , LOL - he was born in chicago, il on 06/11/1962 - and was shipped to a local store outside amity, ohio - where it was purchased by a farmer for his kid , the kid rode it for 2 years and it was...
  15. randallace

    Schwinn typhoon

    Schwinn typhoon - just picked it up - mens frame - double straight bars - serial number is F22469..... Any help as to year ? Guy claimed it to be a rare 1952 - double bar frame - bought at a barn auction , fresh from the farm - condition is very poor but a solid frame
  16. randallace

    my new big box bike horror story

    bought this from ** cough** cough** walmart ..... and thier assemblers really messed it up - the head tube bearing were dry as a bone and dammaged due to being installed wrong , as were the crank bearings - had to rebuild a new bike before i could ride it - walmart said " oh well" and hung up on...
  17. randallace

    help - i got a problem

    ok - ive got a major problem - been re-doing a 1960 huffy belair - and the front forks were loose and when i tried to tighten them i noticed the top bearing nut, the one that had the cone on bottom for the bearing , was lopsided - so i disassembled the head tube, removed the bearings and on...
  18. randallace

    Huffy Millennial 29er - anyone else got one ?

    just picked up this awesome huffy millennial 29er from wally world , for 99 bucks ......seems to be a better riding cruiser and a bit more sunstantial than the cranbrooks ..... only complaint is the steering is WAYYYY tight , but intend to disassemble and re-pack all bearings anyway ..... anyone...
  19. randallace

    check out this cool barn find guys

    .........pics worth a thousand words right ? found behind a barn at an auction , in tall weeds ......
  20. randallace

    huffy silver jet ?

    ok got this baby off craigslist - says huffy silver jet - looking for info on this model- year? adds, dealer info, whats missing , ect.....any help greatly appreciated . pics :
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