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I believe the Schwinn is late 70s early 80's due to dropouts on the fork. The Higgins is 1950s goodness due to rack and guard. Fun bikes regardless of age. :)

better said : "Name that Taiwan cruiser frame so I can see if anyone has the correct chainguard for it"

mystery almost solved courtesy of LBS.. I have a 24 x 1 3/8 wheel.. now to test if I have the standard or schwinn version.

I measured the diameter of the outer rim, and got 21 3/4 inches. I measured the inner bead diameter and got 21 1/4 inches which translates to ~ 540mm. using Sheldon Brown's site ( http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html) , the only thing in the 540mm neighborhood is a french 600A wheel...

What size are the wheels/tires? Those brakes are rod brakes, typically found on older English bikes. As you may probably found out, Miyata is a Japanese bike manufacturer that imported mainly 10 speed road bikes in the 70s and 80s, and they eventually stopped importing in the 80s. I suspect...

I'm judging it was a late 80s women's mt bike, based on paint scheme. It had the integrated kickstand, and the Huffy USA sticker headbadge.

I tried all flavors of 26" tire, including S-7.. still too big.

I got a free late 80s early 90's huffy women's bike (lavender and paint splatter paint scheme). It had been sitting outside for years, so the white tires had dry rotted into an unrecognizable state. The rear wheel was tacoed, so I didn't even bother keeping it. I painted it up to put on a 26"...

Seeing if there is any interest in meeting up in Norcal area. I live in Fairfield, CA (a few minutes off highway 80) which is about an hour away from San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Stockton, Napa and other cities. We have a linear park which is an old retired train line that they made...

Last year I bought a pair of 26" tubes from a popular New York based seller that ended up being 2.125. Just recently I purchased some "20 x 3.0" tubes from a certain SoCal bike manufacturer clearance sale. When I got the tubes, the box states '20 x 3.0', but the tubes inside were Cheng Shin 20...

what song did you have sing? or whistle? :mrgreen:

Multiple times I have purchased ## x 3.0 tubes from online sellers who specifically listed them tubes as ## x 3.0 , only to receive them and they were just ## x 2.125 tubes. When I call them on it, they tell me 'oh they will work for the 3.0 tires' . They might work for the 3.0 tires, but had...

I picked up a lady's version of these: all the hand shifters, braking, and cabling were trash. I got it working and riding as a single speed and coasting brakes (you coast to a stop then drag your feet :lol: ) .. the riding experience is basically a stairmaster on 2 wheels. The rear wheel...

I was clothes shopping at our local Ross (discount retailer), and notice they had bike accessories, like helmets, pumps and seats. I got a few seats suitable for mt. bikes for $6 each, even though I didn't have any use for them on my cruiser bikes. Low and beyond, over the weekend I scored...

regarding the price point, my thought is that the frame is cool retro schwinn mt bikey, but not $100 worth of cool.. thoughts?

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/bik/3726297202.html Looks vintage, but is it factory, or someone added the derailleurs?

Yes, OSH. They swapped out the hanging tire rack about a year ago, and installed the boxed schwinn tires. In the process, they dropped white wall tires altogether. That was my last 'secret stash' of stores that carry affordable white wall tires.

Does anyone have (or had) a set of the these handle bars? http://www.classicfuji.com/1988_24_Up-B ... L_Page.htm Are they Fuji proprietary? It looks like they are one piece. How long is the stem?

I've been coming across more mid to upper grade multi speed bikes where the cabling has either rusted beyond repair, or the sheathing has decayed and frayed to the point of being unattractive and unsafe. The derailleurs usually are in working or serviceable condition. Usually I remove the...

Re: Craigslist nightmares and dreams... funny stories as of 9am this morning- no change in your posting.. still mentions 'OBO' and acid.