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  1. DJ Bill

    Craigslist nightmares and dreams...

    There ya go, an old 3 speed fitted with big cushy tires.. Or ...A lightweight Cruiser with an old 3 speed hub.. Aw heck, I'll ride anything with air in the tires. :happy: Here's my current favorite, I'm still deciding whether to keep the 26 cruiser tire on back and swap a multispeed hub in, or...
  2. DJ Bill

    Craigslist nightmares and dreams...

    By the year 3535 it should be right at market value at that rate... Who knows... Maybe the old "English" Three Speeds might be a hit in a few years, once everyone figures out how ridable thay are..By then they'll be pretty rare.:p
  3. DJ Bill

    O'Curren builds a coaster brake racer

    That jig is just great! Where'd ya get it? Or didja make it?
  4. DJ Bill

    Two modern bikes and an old lady.

    yup....weird, like they welded them on in the wrong place.. I googled the Windwood and found out they came with a rack and a bobbed rear fender,, that's what went in the two tabs. Boy, did they have a fugly chain guard..
  5. DJ Bill

    Two modern bikes and an old lady.

    Here's what I picked up this week.. There are more but these are the ones I played with today. The mountain bike I talked about in another thread, the Schwinn(yeah right..) Cruiser is a prospect for another 700 rim and maybe a 3 speed, and the monarch?? Firestone Cruiser I just couldn't walk...
  6. DJ Bill

    Photography Tips

    Hmm. Maybe one of my really junky bikes with a good photo might have to be entered..lol.
  7. DJ Bill

    Walmart columbia 700c

    Keep looking around, put an ad in your local shopper mag "I want junk adult bikes" and you might luck out.. Or Wanted, Junk Bike with 700C wheels. I picked up a Wallyworld Schwinn today, had a 700C front tire and rim.. Cost? Under $5. Nice lookin red tire on it too. Edit: Daggone it! I fixed...
  8. DJ Bill

    how do I clean up rusty skip tooth chain?

    Degrease, then Evaporust. There are plenty of other concoctions that work also, but Evaporust is pretty much foolproof.
  9. DJ Bill

    Building up an urban assault machine from junk parts..need suggestions.

    Yup, we have one here in Schenectady, but they are only around when I am at work. rrrgh. I might be traveling to Troy...
  10. DJ Bill

    Building up an urban assault machine from junk parts..need suggestions.

    Hey guys, here's my latest project to come in the door.. It's one of those fine Wally World Genesis V2100 $150 suspension mountain bikes. Cost: Almost Nothin. A cup of coffee at Starbucks cost more. I'm looking for ideas to replace all the missing/ broken parts so as to not spend a lot of money...
  11. DJ Bill

    Olds Cool

    Where'd you get the Led's and what powers them? Is what you showed in the pic everything needed? I ride at dusk quite often and notice my flashing tail light really keeps traffic moved over.
  12. DJ Bill

    Explain The Schwinn Fasination

    I'm curious.. Did the trike have one wheel drive or were both wheels locked together? (Or did it actually have a diff?) and how do the modern trikes you have had deal with that? The only modern Trike I've ridden was a special needs one with 20 inch tires, and it was sorta weird. Someone had...
  13. DJ Bill

    Explain The Schwinn Fasination

    Agreed with 808 completely. Again... the trike you had was purchased most likely for an older individual with not a whole lot of strength, and it was made by adapting a full size bike. Purpose built trikes are a whole different animal as you have said. I do own an older Schwinn trike, but it...
  14. DJ Bill

    got these yesterday

    What did ya have to give for the Cranbrook? I picked up a nice ladies one the other day with a bonus kids bike for $20. I couldn't pass up the wheelset or seat either.
  15. DJ Bill

    1900 Pierce suspension fork value

    I think he meant a picture of the whole fork.. I second the friggin' beautiful comment.
  16. DJ Bill

    Streched Stingray + 212cc + chopper styling = project purple haze

    I'm just digging the welds! N I C E !!!
  17. DJ Bill

    Sidecar build

    Perhaps the Copake Auction??:rofl: Neat Sidecar. Looks like it might be a cinch to build one like it, with flat sides and all. You'd need to be able to cut and weld, of course.
  18. DJ Bill

    Scrapper has ladies Elgin..value?

    Yup, Antiques Road Show and the Pickers strike again! :headbang:
  19. DJ Bill

    Scrapper has ladies Elgin..value?

    I found a local Scrapper that hangs on to the older stuff, and went to check out a ladies Elgin he had.. It is really similar to the second bike posted in this thread: http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/lets-see-your-elgins.50798/ He says it is a 39, how he knows I don't know...
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