I agree. If anyone can tell who justin is on here, and where the build-up of this thing is, that would rock. Looks like a fun outting. Wish I was there... But NO.... I have to live in the pacific NorthWet. And I mean Wet... :-(
So I don't belong to too many forums. Mainly this one and Freakbike.net. I was looking around at a forum, a watercooled vw one, that I won't name, cuz I have too much class for that... And it made me sick at how many cocky arrogant jerks there were there. You'd have new guys on there asking a...
Middle one looks like a flightliner, especially with that springer. The top bar is two seperate bars, right? Was it originally chrome? Any way you cut it, it's murray-built, whether its sears, jc higgins, murray, western flyer, etc.
Huh. Well, I would be willing to bet that speedo isn't stock, but is period correct. Besides sears, montgomery wards, and a schwinn shop, western auto psrts stores were a great source for bikes and accessories back in the day...
If not, its definitely period-correct... My western flier Spaceliner had a western flier sticker on the seat tube. I can see a foil sticker on yours. What's it say?
Ell, I was gonna say by the headtube, but that was before I looked at the pics. It looks way sharp by the seat, and fits AMAZINGLY well. I vote towards the back...
I have a few murrays, and they do seem yo use their own size... kinda frustrating... And that is a murray for sure. I've got an extra cup(half of a set. not an extra pair) that you could have, or I could mic it out for you if you want...
I haven't had a problem. I thought it was fairly delicate on chrome myself... Like the chrome needed roughed up first, but then you lost the shiny chrome look... But it seems to work on metal for my neice's trike...