So, went to the thrift store today and picked up 2 bikes. The first red one is a women's Free Spirit (built by Murray, 70's probably- knowledge gained from another member here), 26" wheels, cleaned it up a little, greased the chain, pumped up the tires and they hold air! 3 speed, coaster brake, and it shifts very smooth! Way better than I was expecting. The gears say Shimano 3CC. It has a headlight and taillight and have Sears markings on the taillight and the handlebar grips. I plugged in 2 D batteries to the headlight and it turned on! I think the headlight may be getting taken off to use on a build of mine, but both of these are going to end up getting new homes (at least that is the plan), so if you guys are in the Columbus, OH area and want to check them out let me know!
Second is a 24" Super de Luxe. Has a sticker on it that says "Velame" and another on the front that says Rapido Made in Czech. Also cleaned this one up, took the chain guard off and clean/greased the chain, pumped the tires up, and boom- this one rides too! This one is a single speed (unless I somehow missed the shifter). I think my favorite part of this bike was the tool kit it had on the back, and when I got it home and opened it up it had the tools in it! Both bikes have racks on the back and are in very good shape. No real rust, just some surface stuff it looks like. The chrome is all very nice, was just dirty and I cleaned most of it up but didn't take it apart to really get in to it to do a deep cleaning. Let me know what you guys think!
Second is a 24" Super de Luxe. Has a sticker on it that says "Velame" and another on the front that says Rapido Made in Czech. Also cleaned this one up, took the chain guard off and clean/greased the chain, pumped the tires up, and boom- this one rides too! This one is a single speed (unless I somehow missed the shifter). I think my favorite part of this bike was the tool kit it had on the back, and when I got it home and opened it up it had the tools in it! Both bikes have racks on the back and are in very good shape. No real rust, just some surface stuff it looks like. The chrome is all very nice, was just dirty and I cleaned most of it up but didn't take it apart to really get in to it to do a deep cleaning. Let me know what you guys think!
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