Recent content by trktwo

how many teeth on sprocket? can you swap to 18t?

haha, wow, thanks for all the relplys. you know, i've been looking at this thing, reading the replies, and finally last night, it hit me. those are MONARK FORKS!!! when i first got into these older bikes (i'm mainly a bmx guy), i knew i wanted some monark forks on one of my builds. then this...

thanks y'all. it may end up in the f/s forum at some point. i have so many projects right now. its going in the shed with my other projects. if i get time, maybe i'll grease up everything, make sure my tetnus shot is up to date, and take it for a spinn lol,

i agree, i found a few online with similar fork. 40-50s maybe?

recent find, old firestone 26". looks complete. what a mess though. any help on year-model appreciated.

i bought one of these local for $60 last year. mine had mags though. guy started it at $300 on craigslist, sat for a month lol.

one of my favorite builds

latest pics of this thing. still need a tall sissybar, and need to mount the kickstand my baby rides this to school, and she is so proud of it!!!!!

heres my new rider, thanks spinman! awesome member! i pretty much have a bmx background, but too old to do many tricks, just ride! my 20" bikes are feeling small, i have been experimenting with some other frames, but i think this is the right combination for me. i will prob'ly change the fork...

so awesome! very talented builder! 8) 8) 8)

oh wow!

thanks guys, very cool site. allready feel at home in the f/s section. i spent a lot of time on the bmxmuseum the past few years. i guess i'm getting older, i want a more comfortable/personal ride now. i was 12 in 1980, rode a bunch of old mongoose/redline/ schwinn bikes. no organized racing in...

8) very cool bikes, i'll be posting mine soon :D

thats awesome! isn't silvertown where joe dirt lives?

i was told this was a late 40s schwinn built BF GOODRICH, all i know, is its a cool old frame lol. this is how i got it, no forks or nothing. after stripping after powder, its candy blue. i added some redline forks i had laying around. plans for this one include red skyway tuffs with...