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My wife and I braved the 90+ temps today and went to the local flea market. I scored a red Triumph and a black Rudge, both three speeds. I paid $100 for the pair. I believe both will clean up nicely and make good riders. I am going to limit my purchases to three speed bikes from now on (yeah...

I just found this. Anybody recognize it ad know the brand/manufacturer?

I hope you decided to use the parts bike on another frame. They gray bike looks good as is. Leave it alone and build another one!

It would appear so. I have not looked for a serial number yet.

I rubbed on the Blue Horse bike today with 0000 steel wool and some mildly abrasive cleaner that is intended for smooth stove cook-tops. Look how it cleaned up! The rest of the bike will get rubbed over the next couple of days. This was a quick, experimental rub. Wait til I get serious with it!

I bought this Montag Blue Horse bike today. It has the wrong fenders and is missing the chain guard. The forks might be slightly bent too but it is fixable. Who else on here has one?

I replaced the chains today, out of my stash of stuff. Of course one chain is longer than the usual bicycle chain and the other one shorter than the norm but I worked it out. The gearing is good on this thing and with new chains it pedals nice. It's quite fun to ride. I experimented a little on...

I had never heard of a Trailmate Joyrider until the other day when one popped up on the local Craigslist. It was cheap and I didn't have one - so now I do. I aired up the tires and rode it today. It rides well except I can tell the rusty chains, (there are two), create some extra resistance. I...

Yes that is our '28 Ford Model A Sport Coupe in the background. It is restored back to original condition and runs great. Model A Sport Coupes look like Cabriolets but the soft tops do not fold down. It does have a rumble seat and the back of the top, including the rear window glass, folds up...

I have not been able to ride well for the last two years due to a car wreck with severe hip injuries but can now ride again for short rides, and am working up to longer times and distances. Today, I got a few of my bikes out of the garage and rode each a little. The bikes are a Realm, the only...

Yeah, lfd, that's Thom's thumb. I was trying to block out glare from the Studebaker windshield. Neat old saw Klunk. I'd be tempted to restore it though. I love the big fat fenders on my new old bike with the peak in the middle of them. I wish someone hadn't painted it. How many times have we...

I went to the local flea market this morning and saw a guy just about to leave with an old bike on his truck so I stopped him and bought the bike for $20. It was this old Murray. It will be my next rat-rod. I have a ratty looking light stashed away that will go on the front fender. I love the...

Anybody familiar with Rowbikes? I am about to buy this one.

I just bought my first bike with 32" wheels/tires. It's a Genesis. I bought it cheap. It rides well, but I think I'll change out the rear sprocket for one with 3 or 4 more teeth so it will pedal a little easier. I did that on my Genesis Onyx I bought a couple of years ago and it made it a whole...

I might be making a trip to London, England in the not too distant future. When I do I plan to check out the used bike market. Anybody got tips on getting a find home to the USA? Also, what to look for there? Thanks.

I got the tires on , the front wheel bearings done, and rebuilt the coaster brake hub, ( my first Huffy hub). The rear tire rubs a couple of the fasteners that hold the rear fender on so I am going to replace the fasteners with flat head screws and put them in from inside with an acorn nut on...

I've let it set awhile but now I've ordered two Duro tires for this Huffy Impalla and I plan to install them and replace or repack all the bearings during the next few days. I will put on a new chain too. Possibly a new stem and bars, not sure. I have another pair of the peaked fenders and I...

Yeah, I thought that about the forks too. Wonder if there is a reason for making forks like that?

The trike is neat in that it is obvious that a front section of a two wheel bike was used, by the manufacturer, and "converted" into a trike. I will show some details when I get into that project. I believe I can find a close match for the original green metallic paint at the local auto paint...

I have gotten out of the habit of checking the local Craigslist for bikes... but today I did. I found and bought a package deal, or bundle as Frank calls it. A Huffy Tempest with 24" wheels, girls model that I believe will clean up and make a nice rider. A Cheetos bike that I can save the...