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I found this on CL. The ad was for "1927 Sebring Bicycle", no pictures. I do some looking online and find nothing for "Sebring". So I ask for some photos and they peaked my intrest and I went to pick it up tonight. Enjoy. He put a new front rim on just for a test ride and through that...

I was riding home for lunch and I noticed some bicycles in a front yard. I stopped to take a look and noticed this pink 20" along with some his and hers generic comfort cruisers. I wasn't very interested at first but then I noticed the Schwinn Predator graphics and was taking a second look when...

Every once in a blue moon this is what $15 gets you on the local CL. First up is a mid '80s Ross Piranha BMX. I'm not really a BMX guy myself but I've seen the gaining popularity on here so this really drew my interest. Chrome frame looks like it will clean up good. Next is a late...

So, I see an ad for the ladies mercury on the local CL for $25. I happened to be looking for a fixer-upper for my wife and it looked perfect (and the price was right). When I arrived he asked if I was interested in any more. Of course I responded " I'm always looking for more!". I'm...

I know that there is a lot of buying, selling wheeling and dealing done here on the boards. I was just looking for some advice concerning withdrawing money from paypal. I have used paypal for buying items for many years now but I have recently begun selling a few items on ebay and I have some...

A co-worker of my wife's was cleaning out his shed and getting rid of a couple of bikes. She told him that I would take them and I was thinking mid-school mountian bikes or 10-speed roadies. Then she came home from work one day and told me one of the bikes is a 50's Schwinn that was the...

I wanted to post these for your viewing pleasure. The Higgins i just picked up today. I saw a torpedo grip and a rusty bell poking out from under a tarp along my dog walk route. The owner dosn't live in the house so I had to wait to run into him while he was there. I finally did and got to...

Here are some progress pics of my first build. I am thinking about a traditional boardtrack style using as many original parts as possible. I plan on having the frame and wheels sandblasted then rattlecan paint job, red oxide primer with a little metalic bronze for a faux rust finish and the...

The first is a regular old WCC chopper. It is in pristine condition except for the the rip on the seat (kinda looks like a bite mark). I got it mostly for the forks but will probably end up using a lot of the other parts for various projects. Here are the pics. The other is a 1945...

I came accross this today on my local CL. I have been looking for a chopper to canibalize for parts but I have never seen this style OCC chopper. Does anyone know what it is? Is it rare? I definately like the looks of this style vs. the stingray syle. The guy is asking $100 but will take...

...another Black Schwinn Typhoon. Serial is D341826 so I believe that makes it an April 1963. It has a bendix red band one speed coaster. The headlight, spare bars and spare speeedo were throw ins with the bike. I would like to keep the original graphics but it is pretty rusty. Can anyone...

This guy cruises around town all the time. Ever since I caught the rat rod bug I have been wondering about the bike. Well I finally caught up with him and had a chance to talk with him for awhile. The bike is a '52 Columbia with locking springer fork. It was chained up under a trailer from...

First: I had to go to Virginia recently for work so I decided to check the local CL and found this 24" AMF for $25. Not sure of the model or year so if anyone has any info it would be appreciated. Second: I picked this up at an "old timers" flea market today for $5. Morrow coaster hub...

This was my first build, before I stumbled upon the rat rod world. I found this vintage lugged steel Ross 10-speed on the side of the road. I put new wheels, bottom bracket, cranks, pedals, clips, straps, chain and BMX brake lever. The seat is a vintage mesinger I had on an old Western Flyer...

I'm still a bit of a newbie to the rat rod world but I am jumping into it with both feet and learning as much as I can daily. Things are pretty dry around here as far as vintage goes but that also means that most people don't know what they have either. These are a couple of things I have...

I ordered a 1939 skip-tooth Morrow hub off ebay. When it arrived I realized it was a 28 spoke. Can anyone recommend or point me in the direction of some good 26" 28 hole rims (preferably vintage)? Thank you!

Hello, My name is James, I am 31 years old and have discovered a recent love (obsesion) with vintage bicycles. I have been lurking on these boards for a while now. I stumbled on this site while doing research for single speed/fixed gear bicycle that I just finished building from a 70's Ross...