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  1. Jkrate1985

    Girls Schwinn Hornet

    I like Schwinn boys tank bikes and only have a couple girls bikes… but added another this weekend. Couldn’t pass it up given the condition it is in. Be cool to start matching up pairs; his/hers. Have a couple blue/white boys so I’ll pair this one up.
  2. Jkrate1985

    Unknown frame build

    Picked up this frame over the weekend. Gentleman building it passed away and family new nothing about this. Can anyone identify what the bicycle started out as? Gussets and Schwinn style kickstand were added on.
  3. Jkrate1985

    192? Colson rover

    bought this by word of mouth without looking first for $45 and in worse condition than expected. Not sure the year. From the badge I’d say it’s a colson rover. The frame is bent and crank bent. Rusty. Might make it a flower garden ornament or if there are any parts someone might like let me...
  4. Jkrate1985

    Schwinn Paramount -Ebay

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/1988-Schwinn-Paramount-50th-Anniversary-Limited-edition-50th-Campagnolo-gearset/192324509264
  5. Jkrate1985

    Monark super cruiser, girls

    A lady about 10 miles from me heard I liked old bike and asked me to make an offer on this one. I'm mostly a Schwinn guy have had one boys Monark in the past. Not real big on the girls bike and it is a little rough. She had mentioned American pickers so I don't know if she is expecting a...
  6. Jkrate1985

    Green Schwinn Jaguar.

    Picked this one up this morning. ...4 hour road trip to think and hope it was as nice as pictures showed. Does have a little surface rust and pitting on the chrome but over all pretty nice condition. I only have one other green schwinn and about 10 red ones so this definitely helps balance...
  7. Jkrate1985

    help ID this rim.

    Pulled this 26" rim out of my shed. .. has a schwinn tire but I'm not familiar with the rim anyone recognize what kind it is. New dep. Hub.
  8. Jkrate1985

    Schwinn tank bike out of spare parts.

    I had a spare canti tank and chainguard on the shelf for a few years. They were brush painted black. Also had bought a black typhoon about 22 years ago(my first purchase @7 years old) with a broken frame, one canti bar broke away from the seat post and down tube. I rode the bike with the...
  9. Jkrate1985

    Schwinn B6 in a basement for 30 years

    "Universally acknowledged the finest and most beautiful balloon tired bicycle built in America. Superior not only in the high quality of its Schwinn-Built hubs, cranks set, construction and durability, but far and away surpassing any other bicycle in the unusually beautiful streamlined...
  10. Jkrate1985

    What is this pre war boys frame

    Have had this bike in the garage for over 10yrs. Was thinking maybe an older cwc but not sure. Many of these frames were so similar and i can't keep them straight. Blue red scallops white pinstripe. No serial number found bottom of bb is pitted. Rear hub is new departure D.
  11. Jkrate1985

    Quick inexpensive re paint on schwinn

    Howdy all. I do a lot of bicycle repainting and most times use automotive paint and clear. But this ties up the paint booth all day and I gotta do all the parts at once to save on paint and cleanup. I've been experimenting with poof can methods to see what offers the best results. Paint...
  12. Jkrate1985

    Murry. saved from the scrap pile

    My buddy pulled this Murry monetary out of a scrap pile and dropped it off at my shop over a year ago. I got tired of looking at it last Saturday and decided to start messing with it. No particular rout planned... Just started pulling parts off the shelf to see what looks good.
  13. Jkrate1985

    Help ID this straight bar frame

    I picked up this straight bar frame a few days ago and have no clue what it was. There appears to have been a tag on the bottom of the crank tube but no serial numbers on the frame now. I have some old fenders and rims around I might just throw on er n get it rolling.
  14. Jkrate1985

    Bike art for the shop wall

    Recently made this fish for my shop wall out of half of a JC Higgins girls tank that's been laying around for a while and a few utensils. Simple but adds a little something to the shop wall. Anyone else got some cool things they have built with bike parts?? The back doesn't look too pretty...
  15. Jkrate1985

    Help ID this recent barn find!!

    My Dad found this bike recently. Im not sure what it is, the head badge is missing and I dont recognize the frame and fenders. The chainguard looks like an aftermarket from back in the day. It has curved fender braces and the fenders are ridged or peaked. The serial number is located under...
  16. Jkrate1985

    Weekend build, 63 typhoon

    Had some extra parts around so did a weekend build of a Schwinn Typhoon. I failed to photograph before pictures of the rusty frame but got some durring the repaint process. Frame and guard blasted- When blasting with silica make sure you clean the parts well before and after to ensure all...
  17. Jkrate1985

    Custom build 57 chevy lowrider bicycle

    After building a few custom frames and given my addiction to cars also I decicded to combine the two. I had some old 57 quarter panels and some 210 trim so i built a bike frame. donor parts and some old pipe, got a frame started. filling in the frame with scrap metal quarters trimmed...
  18. Jkrate1985

    New Member from Iowa.

    Howdy All, I’ve checked in with this sight a few times over the last year to check out all the sweet rides people have out there. I've been into classic, rat rod, and lowrider bicycles since I was little (28 years old now). The tinkering stage actually started with my radio flyer wagon that I...
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