'78 Columbia Trike & '69 Typhoon

[JoKeR63]

Scored these 2 machines today and now I've got RRBO 04, the Reconning, material. I'm thinking about flipping the head tube, chopping the seat down, extending the bottom bracket and adding a springer fork. Sturmy Archer 3spd hub w/coaster brake. A real working differential. There's a lot of potential here and it should be a lot of fun to redo.

The Typhoon frame is for a Muscle bike project when that build off comes around.

 

[olschbp]

neat find, does it have a Columbia headbadge also? now I know what mine is that is out in the shed waiting, very cool find, hope you have fun with it, cant wait to see it done

 

[JoKeR63]

Rat's!,forgot all about the no frame mods rule!

olschbp,
Headbadge is a sticker, in bad shape. Since I'm flipping the head tube, I gotta' peel it off. I'll get a pic for ya before I do.

 

[Wildcat]

The trike looks a lot like the one I fixed up for my wife, except mine it had a shimano 3 speed w coaster. The differential made it a nice ride. Looks older than a 78 by the looks of your sprocket. Did you get the year off the hub?

 

[Floyd]

I had/have one of those. It was my first rat bike. I bought it at a yard sale for $25, and combined it with a Panasonic frame to produce this. I originally had footpads on the back so I could take both kids to the bus stop

After the kids outgrew it, I modded it again, but I just didn't like the direction it was going, so I pulled the springer for my breeze and shelved it. It was waaaaay more fun the first way I had it

 

[JoKeR63]

The trike looks a lot like the one I fixed up for my wife, except mine it had a shimano 3 speed w coaster. The differential made it a nice ride. Looks older than a 78 by the looks of your sprocket. Did you get the year off the hub?

Yep, and I'm doubtful it was swapped, but you never know.