Recent content by Rweir

There is a guy in Waynedale who does some really nice work. His name is Skal (or maybe Scal). I don't know how to get ahold of him but have seen a lot of his work.

Just curious where people are buying their tires other than the bike shops? My K-mark has reasonably priced tires, but are limited on what sizes are available. Also no whitewalls available there either. Does someone have a good source on the net to buy from? I am particularly looking for...

Yep, i've got the violet model but I think I will repaint it in the white/pastel pink version. Still very fixable minus the fenders. I think they are beyond repair for a nice bike, but will go well on another rat ride. The rims are questionable if the crome is salvageable or if I will need to...

I picked up a nice lot of bikes this week, and among them was a fairly rough '66 Miss Teen. I have been searching the net for more info on it, but am coming up with very little. Its all there, but the paint is severly faided and the fenders and rims have considerable rust, although should be...

I didn't see a serial #, but the previous owner put a heavy coat of paint on it which may be making it difficult to read. I didn't look real close since I didn't have good lighting. the wheels were in really nice shape, but previouse owner had already scuffed them out with steel wool or...

I like the Kent LaJolla platforms also. Nice lightweight aluminum frame, with a couple of easy parts swaps and whala, a 26" BMX cruiser. The raw aluminum one I added a nice aluminum kickstand, Bontrager wheels with an ACS freewheel and Odysee rear brake with some nicer pedals. I have a nicer...

So I picked up a bike for my mom on CL. It was pretty straight and only needed a few cosmetic fixes, but I cannot ID the frame. Its a 24" womens bike that I swapped out the handlebars and seat on, and painted the wheels pedals and chainguard. I was told it had Schwinn cranks and seat clamp but...

I work at the local scrap metal recycler. We have an account, which is 3rd party, that collects returns from major box stores (Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot... etc..) All this returned material usually ends up in a scrap metal container and runs through our shredder. Some of the items we see are...

I almost got the tandem he had listed for $75 too. It was in great shape, but the kid had already promised he would hold it for someone until the next day. Oh well, I still feel that I scored. I just can't find any information on Westpoint bikes though. I had a guy tell me they were owned by...

Joining the forum from the lovey town of Ft. Wayne, IN. It has been forever since I have been interested in bicycles. I rode bmx and freestyle bikes before I got my drivers license, then got interested in motorcycles. Recently, i found that kids are way too expensive to be able to play with...