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Bike from the Dead's Freshly-Exhumed Finds (Everything I've dug up since 6/15/21)
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<blockquote data-quote="Bike from the Dead" data-source="post: 1180535" data-attributes="member: 28645"><p>Okay, I'm not sure how many of you saw <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><a href="https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/souvenirs-from-the-springfield-missouri-bicycle-swap-meet-and-the-trip-home.113776/" target="_blank">my "fresh finds" from a month ago</a></span>, but I ended up selling/trading roughly half of what I had acquired from that last haul. Here's what I've parted with from that last haul:</p><p></p><p>My Manton & Smith-built Nonpareil Bicycle Works girl's bike.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]161489[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Literally the morning after I sold it, the guy who purchased had already fixed it up, got it rolling for his wife, and sent me this picture. That's how I know it went to a good home.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]161485[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Both Columbia straight bar frames.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]161487[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]161488[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And the bent-up Columbia Springer fork.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]161486[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It's not that I didn't like what I had and wanted to keep it, but there were other bikes I just really wanted more. However, the only way I can justify getting what I want is to sell or trade what I don't want. That, and making some expendable cash at a family garage sale helps. <img src="/forum/styles/fusion/xenforo/smilies/wink.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wink1:" title="Wink :wink1:" data-shortname=":wink1:" /></p><p></p><p>Here's what I got once I had the funds and space: an AMF-built AMFLITE (AM-flite, or AMF-lite? One sounds cooler, but the other sounds correct.) Falcon, a Schwinn parts bike, and 4 chainrings/crank arms. I saw the AMFLITE Falcon pop up on Craigslist at least a few weeks ago, put up for sale by my contact/friend in Oklahoma City. Dude was cool enough to pull the ad and hold it for me for a week as I sold enough to buy it when I inquired about it. I bought it for $100, didn't even bother haggling for it. I even learned that despite the dry-rotted tires, this bike is a roller as-is! It really just needs new tubes, tires, and a coaster brake service, and it's fully ready to ride!</p><p></p><p>I ended up trading the Columbia springer fork for the Schwinn, which is kind of funny since I had just planned to buy the fenders off it. The only draw was that the chain guard stayed with my contact. If I sell the rest of my my stuff, I might just buy it off of him later. I doubt I'll keep everything from this bike, but it should come in handy for building my custom Schwinn DX bike, <a href="https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/project-quick-change-subject-schwinn-dixie-custom-1950s-schwinn-dx-bare-metal-bike.113534/#post-1174627" target="_blank"><em>Schwinn Dixie.</em></a></p><p></p><p>Since I didn't spend the rest of my budget on the Schwinn fenders, I also bought 4 chainrings/sprockets/crankarms that caught my eye while I was there. All in all, I think I did alright this time around.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]161490[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]161491[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Hang tight, I've got several more detailed pictures coming in just a moment. Since there's now a limit to how many pictures you can post at a time, I've got to break this down a bit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bike from the Dead, post: 1180535, member: 28645"] Okay, I'm not sure how many of you saw [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][URL='https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/souvenirs-from-the-springfield-missouri-bicycle-swap-meet-and-the-trip-home.113776/']my "fresh finds" from a month ago[/URL][/COLOR], but I ended up selling/trading roughly half of what I had acquired from that last haul. Here's what I've parted with from that last haul: My Manton & Smith-built Nonpareil Bicycle Works girl's bike. [ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_Springfield_swap_meet_haul_15.jpg"]161489[/ATTACH] Literally the morning after I sold it, the guy who purchased had already fixed it up, got it rolling for his wife, and sent me this picture. That's how I know it went to a good home. [ATTACH type="full" alt="imagejpeg_0.jpg"]161485[/ATTACH] Both Columbia straight bar frames. [ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_Springfield_swap_meet_haul_8.jpg"]161487[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_Springfield_swap_meet_haul_13.jpg"]161488[/ATTACH] And the bent-up Columbia Springer fork. [ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_Springfield_swap_meet_haul_6.jpg"]161486[/ATTACH] It's not that I didn't like what I had and wanted to keep it, but there were other bikes I just really wanted more. However, the only way I can justify getting what I want is to sell or trade what I don't want. That, and making some expendable cash at a family garage sale helps. :wink1: Here's what I got once I had the funds and space: an AMF-built AMFLITE (AM-flite, or AMF-lite? One sounds cooler, but the other sounds correct.) Falcon, a Schwinn parts bike, and 4 chainrings/crank arms. I saw the AMFLITE Falcon pop up on Craigslist at least a few weeks ago, put up for sale by my contact/friend in Oklahoma City. Dude was cool enough to pull the ad and hold it for me for a week as I sold enough to buy it when I inquired about it. I bought it for $100, didn't even bother haggling for it. I even learned that despite the dry-rotted tires, this bike is a roller as-is! It really just needs new tubes, tires, and a coaster brake service, and it's fully ready to ride! I ended up trading the Columbia springer fork for the Schwinn, which is kind of funny since I had just planned to buy the fenders off it. The only draw was that the chain guard stayed with my contact. If I sell the rest of my my stuff, I might just buy it off of him later. I doubt I'll keep everything from this bike, but it should come in handy for building my custom Schwinn DX bike, [URL='https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/project-quick-change-subject-schwinn-dixie-custom-1950s-schwinn-dx-bare-metal-bike.113534/#post-1174627'][I]Schwinn Dixie.[/I][/URL] Since I didn't spend the rest of my budget on the Schwinn fenders, I also bought 4 chainrings/sprockets/crankarms that caught my eye while I was there. All in all, I think I did alright this time around. [ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_1.jpg"]161490[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_2.jpg"]161491[/ATTACH] Hang tight, I've got several more detailed pictures coming in just a moment. Since there's now a limit to how many pictures you can post at a time, I've got to break this down a bit. [/QUOTE]
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