Recent content by Biscayne327

Thank you guys for your help. That makes sense for it to be a 1948 JC Higgins, maybe the Elgin coaster brake was just installed later because it was "of that era"

Yes indeed it is!

Very solid point, I'll look into one of those. They definitely seem much more rugged. I'm also thinking if I can locate any '40s or '50s Balloon rims & tires, those just seem way safer to me than the beach cruisers of today. Thank you for your input!

I just picked up this sweet find and it rides quite nice, but would appreciate any help identifying what year this bike is, if it's pre-war or post war? It was listed as a 1957 JC Higgins, but I knew it must be earlier to the shape of the frame, but (being new at trying to figure out which is...

Hello, I'm very new to this thread (here's my first post), this looks like an awesome site so congrats to the creators of this page! I would appreciate any help on this budget build. I have an early 2000s Huffy Santa Fe cruiser men's bicycle (26" tire I guess they call it), I'm trying to...