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The red bike is definitely a Columbia. If you can follow the link back to the Photobucket album it is in, there are lots more pics. If you need to see other parts, just let me know. http://s1296.photobucket.com/user/FBilljeeps/bills bikes/story they are on page 20 of the album. <iframe...

I would think the Bikeman's intent is more to educate his own customers than anything else. It sure looks like he gets a LOT of Box store bikes in to repair. He does have an online business and a retail shop, so he does need to project some confidence in himself to keep his customer base. If he...

DO you think that hookup has enough slop in it to allow a trailer, which won't be able to lean on turns? I have a wee ride to build up and am thinking I might have an issue with the hitch to solve..It is basically the same thing, but if you lean the bike any the trailer can't lean...so somehow...

So , which coaster hub would be the most rock solid reliable, in your opinion? 36 hole for use on a cruiser framed bike... and are the spoke holes large enough for a 12 or 14 GA spoke set on them? I've got a couple of 3 speed no brake hubs right now...and having ridden them in the 60's as a...

It has a very similar frame to this one, 1951 3 Star....especially how the kickstand mounts. http://budgetbicyclectr.com/vintage-bicycles-for-sale/vintage-circa-1950-up-bicycles-for-sale-online/1951-columbia-3-star-balloon-tire-bicycle.html But the price was a little less..

Girl's is a 1960, Boys is a 58, according to one Serial # Chart I saw online.. Now I need to find a 1958 catalog or ad with the red bike in it..

Wow, I didn't think there were any 3 window coupes left to build up! NICE!

Picked these up tonight....The ladies is a Torpedo with an awesome seat tube decal... Front wheel obviously wrong, it didn't have one when I picked it up. Signs of there being a tank at one point. It's got a H 257241 Serial and a Mattatuck USA hub. The men's is a _____________ with a D 96557...

The bike is ridable , with a used chain, but the chain is pretty tight..I have to put the half link in place and then make the chain go up on the front sprocket..If I put the wheel all the way in the dropout slot it gets musically tight. (Like a banjo string) I'm thinking just a few mm might be...

It was 5 speed, with derailleur... Now it is a single speed coaster hub.I thought I'd said that but I see i didn't..oops!

After reading Sheldon Brown's Fixie pages about the same issue that is the conclusion I have come to if notching the axle won't do it. Tensioners and coasters don't work well together according to his site.. and I can see the top getting too floppy during braking even with a spring tensioner on...

Are you running any sheet metal on the Briggs?

I never realized he was in the Hamptons....but that accent placed him down in the region for certain.. He's got online parts ordering and appears to be pretty busy year round in the bike shop... livin ' the dream I say.. Good for him!

I'm figuring someone here has used an idler and might have a better idea than I where to get one reasonably.. I do have a junk derailleur or two but this is supposed to be a "nice" bike without any cobbling..

I was almost all buttoned up on Lulu, the latest pink bike to hit my stable.. and I discovered I couldn't get the chain tension right.. Either way too tight, or loose enough to whip around and pop off. The rear dropouts are vertical....no fore aft adjustment at all .. Even a half link didn't...

A Walmart bike for free may not even be a good deal. Unless you have a great market for kids bikes, treat any late model Chinese BMX as you would any other Walmart kids bike. The last one I got cost the new owner $50 in parts to make it ridable again....and the one I am making into a winter...

I can't tell from either his Pic or Description which World model it is.. World Sports around here don't sell at $50. If it were a higher end model like the Voyageur it would sell quicker at $50 in average stored shape.

The boss took one look at Lulu and said....How much?? Then, he added that he wanted it coaster brake and single speed equipped, instead of 5 speed hand brake...(Wifey's got an issue with hand brakes) Hmm... I got a sucker on the line I mean customer..:happy::):dance2: So...Lots of thrashing...

Unless there is something wrong with the rims on it presently...Why not keep them ? If you want to change up the color, look into using vinyl from a sign shop to cover them....If you leave the sides bare for the brakes it should work out well. You will have to unlace and relace. I've got a...

7 Days might be a little underestimated.....'Cause when I get those Box store bikes.....they have way more than 7 days rust on them.:grin: Saturday I picked up a virtually brand new Schwinn Lulu Ladies 5 Speed Cruiser. The chain and derrailleur were all wrapped tightly around the freewheel...