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If you are in Houston, and want it, come get it. Here is the Craigslist link with info about the garage sale tomorrow: https://houston.craigslist.org/gms/5485719354.html I put new bearings in the hubs and a new headset and bearings, and a it has a new bottom bracket. Skip-tooth chain in...

OK, late 40s Rollfast. New BB, and new bearings in a ND model D hub. I'm thinking the noise is from the hub.... BUT I have no idea why or what to do. Help! Also, I am aware that part of the noise is the crank hitting the kick stand. I'm talking about the other noise...

I am in the process of rebuilding my first New Departure hub. I previously rebuilt a Musselman hub, which was the first coaster brake I ever rebuilt. I just have to say the difference is remarkable. I see why people like the New Departure so much. It is a much superior design. Expanding...

I've got a Weco front hub. The cones are shot. It has a 5/16' axle with 24TPI. What cones do I order to replace what I have. I'm guessing there is some Wald part that will do the job, but this is my first time to trip over this particular issue.

Autumn on the way. New: bearings, frame paint, head light. Roll Fast hits the road. Your turn. Lay it out there. Lets see what you got.

Love those bikes. Wish they would shut down their Taiwan operations and move production to the U.S. I hear there are a few people looking for work, and I bet they would love to build those with pride in this country. Maybe as the U.S. dollar looses value and shipping costs rise the bean...

Needs a few things, but starting to look like a bike.

Kroger's needs to let this bike go.

Trying to fit a seat with a modern clamp on it to my Western Flyer X-53. The seat post seems an odd size. I cannot find anything at the hardware store to replace it with. I Need a post that fits the frame and that is wide (not narrow) at the top. The stock pipe is way, way, too narrow for my...

OK, I am thinking about using an LED yard spot light for the headlight of my bike. And, I want to see what you have done to put a unique unusual totally not typical light or lights on your bike. Show me what you got.

Dealing with a screw on retainer ring here. Not a clip on. I'm attempting to replace the sprocket on a mussleman hub. I'm trying to figure out what tools / techniques I need to employ to remove the screw on retainer ring so that I can unscrew the sprocket. Never done this before. Any advice...

Not sure what I have here, although I have figured out that it is most likely French. Specs and pictures: -Front hub spacing is 90mm, rear is 125mm Fork tube is 25mm. -Left rear dropout has the following stamped on it: 661212 -Crank says "NERVAR" -Brake Levers are: CLB -Stem has the number 85...

Ok, So, lets say you had a project sitting around and you were tired of not having it on the road. All that you needed was a set of 26" wheels. You have been looking for an old set with a skip tooth hub and all, but don't see one around. And, you decide to just order a brand new wheel set...

Found out why the hub was grinding. This hub must have been run dry at some point and overheated, some metal was sheared off the back of the cage and welded itself to the cone and the part of the hub where the cage slides along. Is there a clever way to save this, or is it time to junk it?

So, what am I looking at here? And, any advice / instructions on rebuilding one of these. This is my first time for this. Right now I'm just thinking completely clean till dry, re-grease, re-assemble.

I would like to figure out how to run a dynamo and batteries, such that the dynamo powers the LED lights, horn, and speakers for the mp3 player, and that any excess electricity gets sent to the batteries. Anyone out there have a advance set up like this? Willing to share how this voodoo works?

This is a simple trick. To prevent paint from bleeding under the taped off stripe, do the following. Say you want to put a red stripe down a white fender (mud guard). Lay down the primer and white. Then tape off where you want your red stripe. Now shoot another layer of white paint. This...

The guys at Blue Line Bike Lab are stand up guys. I can recommend them highly. Here is why: I took an old fork from a Rollfast to Blue Line Bike Lab to have the threads on the stem chased. They had gotten distorted over the past 60 years and just needed to be chased for a new headset to fit...

What are ya'll doing for rubber? Does Firestone or Goodyear etc. still make tires? I'm thinking not after a couple unsuccessful google searches. So what do you like to put on your classic old bikes? Just not feeling the made in Tiawan tires on my vintage U.S. steel. *I tried to search for...

Any of y'all ever attempt it. I mean build a real tank, not just a plate or a block of wood... not that there is anything wrong with that. Its also very cool. Teaser shots of the beginnings of my first attempt. Part of the long painful process of downloading the image in my head, of a luxury...