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Because I'm lazy and don't always have a tire gage I THOUGHT I had become pretty good at judging tire pressure by "feel". Well, I was wrong, yesterday I blew a tube and tire while filling it. Sounded like a cannon and my ears rang for 15 minutes. Gages are cheap, ears and eyes are hard to...

Not my usual build, but my son wanted a beater for college. He didn't have much of a wish list (different gears for hills and straight bars) so I took an old Chech cottered bike (I think it is a Favorit) and threw on some schwinn s6 rims with a Sturmney 3-speed. Added a couple junk bros...

Looking at the bikes that probably won't make the deadline, which bike did you have high hopes for finishing? My choice would have to be "Polished Princess" Now a public service announcement: ATTENTION NEW GUYS! Posting that your bike is finished in your build thread isn't enough! You need...

This was the start of my build, a forgotten and unwanted AMF Scorcher frame After much hair-pulling and gnashing of teeth it was pulled, stretched, bent, and begged in to the AMFer... Build thread...

Anyone know road bikes? I picked one up for the forks and to cut up for a rat, but I'm thinking it may be too nice to cut up. It is a Peugeot and is gray with stripes and a chrome fork. I know it's not much to go on but I can get a pic and the serial number tonight. Rg

Well, I have looked over most of the threads and have seen some great ideas and some really cool starting points for builds. I have some older bikes ('38-'61) but decided to build something most people would have thrown away. That's right, the dreaded AMF. Starting point... The seat post...

This is the first kinda ratrod bike I ever bought. Cleaned it and gave it a ride around the neighborhood. It's definitely a stereotypical hot-rod style bike. Rg

Built this for a lady in town to be used as yard art. Not my usual thing, but it was kinda fun not having to sweat the details. Rg

I call this the false start because I started with a bike I thought would be a good starting point. I was wrong, I ended up throwing most of it away. :roll: But at least it gave me the original idea. Most of the frame is homebuilt including the head tube. I'm running sealed bearings in...

Hey guys, I hate to admit it, but I have never been to a bicycle show. I'd like to go and take a couple of bikes but I really don't know what to expect. My bikes are far from perfect, but I think they are worth letting people see. Have you ever shown a bicycle? Did you have a display or...

Anyone have a clue on this? I was told it had been a prop in a Roy Rogers movie... Thanks, Rg

My wife has always wanted a piano, I'm not sure why, she doesn't play one, but she does want one. I think she feels that it would look good in our old house. So I found one, but it needed work, so I worked on it. I'm not done yet, still have some painting to do, but now she has a piano, and I...

Re: "Russell" I think I have a Tiger chainguard for that if you need it. I can't vouche for the condition but I'll check it out if you want. Rg

Another post made me start thinking about avatars (I'm easily distracted...). Why did you pick your avatar? I use mine because I draw and design a bit and my son asked me if I could draw the turtle from the back of an old comic book he had. I did but added the mullet, well, because a good...

Did Murray make a tank like this for a 24" bike? Reason I'm asking is I have 2 tanks that look almost the same except one is shorter. The longer one is original to my 26" '52 Murray-built Western Flyer, the other tank I got with a box of stuff from a flea market. I know the short tank is a...

A couple of old timers waiting for me to quit messing with the muscle bikes... Rg

Not ratty but it is a survivor. Been cleaning on this one for a while, finally doing some assembly. It's a 3-speed 20/20 bike. Everything is original except tires, seat and tape on handle bars. Rg

Well, here it is. The build thread is here viewtopic.php?f=67&t=56607 What I started with About halfway through And how it is now Parts list: Frame & forks - 1961 Schwinn Tiger Wheels – Huffy Tires - 26 x 2.35 Seat – Next mountain bike Handle bars and grips –...