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I know this is an ancient thread but when I was a kid in the '70's, a neighborhood kid had an orange one. Too bad we can't see the future, I would love to know what ever happened to that bike. Must be a real collector piece now.

Yeah I'll probably just go for it. I've always loved the Monark and you're right, if I were to pass this up another one might not come along that I would be able to get due to being even more expensive than this one or too far away.

Oh I've always been impressed with the Monark, as well as vintage bikes in general. They are built like tanks. Yeah even the China beach cruisers at Walmart are approaching $300. The Monark is owned by a friend who lives two streets over.

Thanks! Yes, I almost bought an old Western Flyer tank bike on ebay this summer and shipping would have been $265, plus $500 for the bike.

My friend here in town has this Monark for sale. He had wanted what he paid for it which is $475 but he said he would sell it to me for $430. This is the only pic I have of it. Would you guys guess it's worth it in your opinion? I know these are worth a lot of money for some reason. I don't...

Hey guys,one more question. How would one go about straightening those forks? I'm guessing I would have to bring it to some kind of shop as I have no way of doing it myself.

She said she would take $200. Just looking to rebuild it as a ratrod. I have no interest in flips or restos. Thanks for the info, I appreciate it! She says she would take $200.

Okay so the first pic is a bike that I am considering buying. The woman says it's a '55 Columbia. It's really rusty but very cool. I would love to have it. She wants $300 for it. Is it worth it? Also, it's 2 hours away from me but I'm willing to go get it. The second pic is just for comparison...

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Is there a way to remove the neck when it is rusted to the steering tube inside the head tube?

Does anyone know when these bikes were made? The head badge says Executive. I never heard of this bike before. I got this bike for free and am using it for parts. I just wanted the handlebars mostly, but am going to use the seat also. If it's any help, the serial number is 116303.

Thank you for the info! Okay, thank you for the info! Okay, thank you for the info!

Does anyone know what this white bike is? These are the only pics I have of it from the seller. They have this and the blue Schwinn Hollywood, both for $100. I'm thinking of combining the two bikes, putting some of the Schwinn parts on the white bike and making it a cool cruiser. Not sure if...

No, not a Spaceliner frame, the info just said that it was the Penney's alternative to the Sears bike. The thing on the handlebars looks to me like maybe it was a headlight on one side and a horn on the other side? Not sure. The bottom part is metal and rotted so that will get tossed but here...

A very good friend of the family had this old Foremost. It has been off the road for 20 years. It was sitting in sort of an alleyway between two of his buildings for a long time. He wanted it gone so he let me have it for free. So me and my father-in-law went to rescue it. It's better than I...

Yeah I've had the same experiences on ebay as well. Most of the time though sellers on marketplace are a lot friendlier and will take your advice and will usually change the listing title.

OBVIOUSLY this is not 1950's! This is a modern beach cruiser! You would think the tube forks, neck, allen head bolts, seat, down tube, etc. etc. would give it away to the seller that this is a modern Walmart type beach cruiser. The description says 'it's in really nice condition for it's age'...

Yeah I liked the rust, it would have looked cool on my rat. The back of it is very rusted though, I don't think the back would clean up very much. I don't have a shop though, I have to work on my bikes in the hallway lol.

Okay thanks! I don't know how to put rear hubs back together and I can't afford to have a shop put another cog on for me so I think I'll leave it alone and try to sell the mag.

So I got this late '60's-early '70's Stingray chainring cheap on ebay because I just like how the mag chainring looks, but I didn't realize how big it was. The original one on my rat is 46T. The other one is 52. I'm guessing that if I put the 52 on, there will be a huge difference and am...