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I believe I have a 1939 Dayton Huffman Twin Flex.
I received a call from a lady from church that yard sales round the clock who always looks out for old bikes for me. This is the second one she has found for me.
She called this morning saying she was at a yard sale and saw this old bike. She described it as old with a retro fit look like a clown bike. Said the seat and bars were 5 feet tall etc. wheely bar on back etc. homemade retro fit. I'm thinking do I really want to check this out but it sounds interesting and who knows.!!
Head right over. It's in Louisville TN just down the road. On the way she texts me a pic. I'm examining it and I see two things. A front springer and a rear spring. They've flipped the frame upside down to do the retro.
I'm thinking. Could that possibly be what I think it is. Surely not. Not here this close to my town.
I get there and sure enough it is. My heart is double time. Start talking to the gent. Very nice man and said he got it out of a barn years ago. This retro was old in itself. Lightning dart tire on the rear.
I cant believe I'm looking at a twin flex.
He's asking 60.00. I offer 45.00 and its a deal. I can't load it fast enough. What a day!! Lot of work to restore it back to original but all very doable.
The retro is cool and hate to undo it but this bike needs to be back to what it was made to be.
What do u think?
1918 Ranger
I received a call from a lady from church that yard sales round the clock who always looks out for old bikes for me. This is the second one she has found for me.
She called this morning saying she was at a yard sale and saw this old bike. She described it as old with a retro fit look like a clown bike. Said the seat and bars were 5 feet tall etc. wheely bar on back etc. homemade retro fit. I'm thinking do I really want to check this out but it sounds interesting and who knows.!!
Head right over. It's in Louisville TN just down the road. On the way she texts me a pic. I'm examining it and I see two things. A front springer and a rear spring. They've flipped the frame upside down to do the retro.
I'm thinking. Could that possibly be what I think it is. Surely not. Not here this close to my town.
I get there and sure enough it is. My heart is double time. Start talking to the gent. Very nice man and said he got it out of a barn years ago. This retro was old in itself. Lightning dart tire on the rear.
I cant believe I'm looking at a twin flex.
He's asking 60.00. I offer 45.00 and its a deal. I can't load it fast enough. What a day!! Lot of work to restore it back to original but all very doable.
The retro is cool and hate to undo it but this bike needs to be back to what it was made to be.
What do u think?
1918 Ranger