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    I.D. this and check out this paint job!

    ah, what do i know LOL
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    I.D. this and check out this paint job!

    this is on CL right now, looks like the same bike. Listed as a Huffy http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/atq/1997851690.html
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    STAMPED METAL LICENSE PLATE QUESTION

    i like that style, i'd put it on my bikes!
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    Halloween Bicycle Graveyard

    lol in richmond hill ...you may be right!
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    coaster brakes: overhaul or not? *Update*

    Well I globbed more on the bearings but how would you define packing it with grease? I think I tried to put some on every part then extra on the bearings. Easy enough to open it up and add more so let me know what you think!
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    coaster brakes: overhaul or not? *Update*

    thanks...and i know it's no big deal to you guys but i was a little intimidated, i thought i would open it up and greasy brake pads were gonna come flying out and i'd never get it back together again!! when it all worked I was psyched enough to post the pix here! i had the camera in case i found...
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    coaster brakes: overhaul or not? *Update*

    oh good lol I was totally worried for a minute!
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    coaster brakes: overhaul or not? *Update*

    i think i did... (or did i miss something?) lol
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    coaster brakes: overhaul or not? *Update*

    ok boys... i decided to go for it :) A glass of wine, a little music and alot of engine cleaner... here's the goopy mess i found inside and after some cleaning. at this point i used engine degreaser and rinsed them. After the photo I used orange cleaner and a toothbrush amd more rinsing...
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    Anyone looking for Powder Coating in Queens NY?

    of course now i just left NY! that looks great btw!
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    Newb in FL

    cool, thanks! it looks like fun, i'm gonna plan on going!
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    does anyone build bikes as a living?

    i think there is always a market for one of a kind artisan made anything. i am a sculptor in a very small niche collectible market, i know where to find buyers and the buyers know where to find me. do you know where you can find your buyers? making a living at it depends on how you define that...
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    Beer Collectors Experts Needed! Kinda bike talk.

    OK that was pretty funny but the related videos that YouTube suggested when it ended are the stuff of nightmares *shudder *
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    New to the game

    lol i jut moved from Farmingdale to Florida. Lived most of my life in North Massapequa, i went to Farmingdale HS... small world! I lived in Elmont when i was a kid though, that's western nassau county.
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    New to the game

    i grew up on long island too! where'd you live? i just moved from LI 2 months ago
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    Beer Collectors Experts Needed! Kinda bike talk.

    lol never saw these before and have no useful info but OMG those are funny, looks like they are flippin' us off UK style lol
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    coaster brakes: overhaul or not? *Update*

    Re: coaster brakes: overhaul or not? that's all it takes, eh? :lol: i was holding the wheel with my knees, total doofus that i am!
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    coaster brakes: overhaul or not? *Update*

    Re: coaster brakes: overhaul or not? zoinks, kinda pricey for me right now :( maybe someone on here wouldn't mind scanning and emailing the pages i need for a cheaper $$ (i got paypal a few bux over for the effort) ? oh and starter fluid?!? that can't be healthy to play with! i do have some...
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    Newb in FL

    not too far... sarasota :)
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    Newb in FL

    thanks! http://www.flickr.com/photos/85466700@N ... 023375530/ here's the bike, doesn't look like that anymore! it's in pieces in the garage. sanding, cleaning, priming under way!! it was $40 on craiglist (well, he was asking for $50, i paid $40 :P ). i rode it a few times before taking it...
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