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  1. meatwad1

    "road bike with Cruiser frame"what is the name for that ?

    I don't know what you call them but the minute someone comes up with a catchy name... They'll be selling them at wall- mart.
  2. meatwad1

    Brake studs crooked

    I guess I should have been more specific. The threaded brake pads on v brakes are adjustable by the use of little dished spacers. Even most with the soild post are adjustable for pad position. Personally I like the kind that pull from the side with the noodle thingy. They work a lot better. Mabe...
  3. meatwad1

    Brake studs crooked

    yes you can adjust around that.
  4. meatwad1

    Two Questions

    1. The reproduction 1941 columbia bicycle has tires on it that say columbia on them. Don't know how accurate that is. The 'nostalgic net" site has a wesfield catalog from 1938 that might be of help. Seems to me there were tires labeled westfield and that some had goodyear on them. 2. Prewar is...
  5. meatwad1

    does this ever happen to you?

    Yes. Sometimes I think I sould have just bought a vintage motorcycle and put peddles on it. Once you are used to a road bike these things just seem like work. I am suprized that these things were meant for children. I also feel dumb riding them as well. One thing that does help quite a bit is...
  6. meatwad1

    Prewar Elgin info?

    It's murray built. The seatpost lugging is unusual. I would guess that it would be the earliest of the post wars.
  7. meatwad1

    LETS SEE YOUR ELGINS!

    Here's mine chillin.
  8. meatwad1

    Gears???

    Sure is. Thankfully when I have done so I can pass it off as artistic license. Thank God for Rat rod bikes :)
  9. meatwad1

    Gears???

    Hmmm... How do I explain this where someone who has done such a thing will not try to argue with me on their reason for doing so? This will be a challenge. If a bicycle is so unergomatic , so heavy and so inefficent that its top speed is only slightly more than a crawl then having multiple...
  10. meatwad1

    2012 New Belgium Cruiser

    I like it better than their other bikes. Has a Bluebird look to it. Hate the colors and the satin paint.
  11. meatwad1

    Flying "o"... cleaned up...

    Are you posting from the 70s ? :wink: How did you get the pics to look like a polaroid? That looks way cool.
  12. meatwad1

    Roadmaster middleweight

    Thanks for the complements guys.
  13. meatwad1

    Roadmaster middleweight

    1958ish. Torrington elgin bars. 30s/ 40s chainguard. Pyramid aftermarket fenders. Columbia trussrods. Crappy pedals.
  14. meatwad1

    Opinions on Elgin girlie-to-boy....

    Its prewar 38-40. Looks like something that a person from Whoville would ride :D
  15. meatwad1

    Got my elgin! need help with year and model

    Thats older, 37 8 or 9.
  16. meatwad1

    Help ID this Western Flyer

    That frame is vintage and not a repo. Couldn't tell you what it is though.
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