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We have a BikeE here, purchased for when my wife was dealing with neck and shoulder injuries, it served it's purpose well. Hers was a full suspension model with a very cool, dual spindal chain management system. Comparing recumbents to upright bikes is as useful as comparing cruisers to modern...

PM coming...

Some detail pic.s serial #k057404. The spokes show some corrosion, but no damage. The wheel spins freely enough to pendulum back and forth to let the valve stem set at the bottom. The rims show a lot of rust but no damage. My guess is that the bike was probably garaged until the last couple of...

Lurking in the shadows...waiting for the time to be right...

This has been on my mind lately...I will always try to keep a bike together before I part it out. Tax refunds are rolling out....prime time to find a buyer. I understand that my thoughts on the topic have no connection to any kind of pragmatism, but they're my thoughts and I'm kind of stuck...

I do not need another women's Columbia, but this might be a great way to sped $20 https://worcester.craigslist.org/bik/d/charlton-vintage-ladies-columbia-bike/6860192735.html

@sandman There are, in fact, stupid questions... like when my wife asks me “ Are you going to share your ice cream.?” or “ Do you really need another bicycle?”

So if it converts to English threaded, it should also work with external bearing units? That could allow some flexibility with spacing the chain line

Dude, you should check that non-drive side crank....I think it's bent....and you should probably be wearing a helmet when you practice one handed wheelies. On the up-side, the Capri length jeans REALLY suit you! Pure awesome!

So, Erin, where do you live? Any interest in taking the whole bike? I'm not invested yet except for 90 minutes in the car and the promise I made when I picked it up was only that it wouldn't get scrapped. Send me a PM. Ken

Something old, something new...

Not realy any plan in place, and I never pick up a bike so that I can part it out. That said, Zombie, I’d like to see pictures of your bike. The project is more important than the price for me. That kind of happens when you get the story with the bike, right?

Got this from the owners husband...the last chance to get it a home before it went to the dump, but she held out hope that someone might save her childhood ride. Wheels, cranks, and chain all spin freely, right down to the kick-shift hub. I always like a bike that comes with the story.

Wow the build thread is hopping! Got the spinny bits all working the way they should. The saddle is covered with duck canvas. Somehow I managed to misplace the L-bracket for the chainguard, so I'll need to replace that. Tires should arrive tomorrow. The chain is going to soak one more day...it...

Charlie Kelly still visits the MTBR site. Here's a link to his gallery pages... https://gallery.mtbr.com/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=271689

The videos I watched everybody used painters tape. I wanted to do the whole thing in a day and figured my base coats would peel if I stuck a bunch of tape on there. Instead, I used spring clips and made lace "sleeves" to pull over the pieces. It also let me pull the pattern of the lace into the...

Thanks guys. I've never tried the lace thing before, but it's pretty straight forward. It's also my first attempt at painting a fade. A $10 bike begs for new experiments, doesn't it?

A little back story... I've been sitting on a couple of girls 70's banana seat bikes for a while...A light purple Schwinn Lil' Chick and a roached out Penny's Swinger in green and white. I had promised Chickie ( Mojo Girl ), my 11 year old daughter that when I got Mom's Firebolt done I'd get to...

Does everybody have my drawings? Wow!

It's almost like you have my drawings in front of you....have I been hacked? And yes, I'm in.