Recent content by Vroom

Cool find, I have one in the basement that I have had for like 25 years.

I think those bars are on the Straight 8 as well?

As far as I know the 3rd character(1st number)in the serial number is the last digit of the year.

I consider myself lucky as the shops I go to have been in there a long time and still keep parts that they think will be of value to someone and some of the after school employees are now owners that will be retiring soon.Lol! For me I like clutter...that's where you find the "rusty gold"! As...

I have about a dozen shops within a 15 minute drive and out of those there 4-5 that have a good supply of vintage parts . You cannot expect a young employee that has limited time in the field to know about vintage bikes when the industry is always updating and changing the parts that are on...

That's a great looking Electra and I love those "bing bong" bells, so much so I bought a box of them years ago. big bong.. bing bong.. bing bong. They sound wicked when riding through tunnels too.

I used an old fork and drilled a 1" hole in my bench and then turn the fork upside down and install.

I finally cleaned up the oxidation on these hubs and used Wenol polish and a old toothbrush around the spoke flange and it worked pretty good, we'll see how long it last. I believe some commercial polishers use an angle grinder also when doing the aluminum and stainless on the big rigs. When you...

This is my 1995 Schwinn 100th Anniversary Cruiser Deluxe.

My all time favorite Felt cruiser, I had a Husky WR250 when I was a kid back in the late '70's that was in that paint scheme.....what a screamer!

These are the pedals that are on my Dyno Coaster, they are narrower fore and aft than the ones you pictured and have a diamond cutout. Are the Coaster and Roadster different? Also here are some Electra pedals I bought years ago and are very much like the ones you posted, maybe the same and just...

Too bad you are on the opposite coast or I would have a job for you.Lol. don't worry the stem is staying as is.

Well put, I have heard good things about Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish but I have never tried it . I have the luxury of a large 1 hp polishing lathe with all the abrasive and polishing wheels but it sounds like the Mothers would work for me on keeping the shine up. I polished a Nexus 7 speed...

Anodizing is a process (reverse plating)to protect raw aluminum from oxidation and corrosion. I first removed anodizing in the '80's for BMX guy's that wanted their bikes to stand out from the others by stripping and polishing the hubs ,stems etc. Now the whole patina trend is popular among...

I agree in not using OC for paint removal, and for removing Are you referring to using with paint or anodizing....