Awesome scores, Roadmaster skyrider and a JC Higgins

[dragnusa]

So a guy posted a bunch of stuff from a storage house he was cleaning out, and he had these 2 bikes, well he said only the skyrider was for sale because his wife wanted the other one for yard art, yeah well I couldn't let that happen. So this morning when I headed out I grabbed up a very rusty 24 inch girls schwinn I got a couple years ago and took it with me. I ended up with this Roadmaster skyrider and this JC Higgins with 3 piece crank, for the low price of 12 bucks and a very crusty girls bike.

Ratted out Skyrider


3 piece crank JC Higgins


Downside of the Higgins

 

[horsefarmer]

German built Higgins.
Here is mine.

 

[dragnusa]

German built Higgins.
Here is mine.

Cool, don't think I have ever seen a Higgins with a 3 piece crank. It maybe my build off bike this next year.

 

[Rustinkerer]

Cool, a lot less crusty than my Skyrider!
AMF Discoverer by njabatsis, on Flickr
The import JCH ballooners date to 1956. There were rumors of a strike, but I believe Murray, Sears' main supplier, was setting up a new factory that year. They were already sourcing lightweight 3 speeds from Steyr/Daimler/Puch, so they had them work up some ballooners. I had this ladies' version:

 

[Fv2]

Great finds, dig the skyrider

 

[dragnusa]

Cool, a lot less crusty than my Skyrider!
AMF Discoverer by njabatsis, on Flickr
The import JCH ballooners date to 1956. There were rumors of a strike, but I believe Murray, Sears' main supplier, was setting up a new factory that year. They were already sourcing lightweight 3 speeds from Steyr/Daimler/Puch, so they had them work up some ballooners. I had this ladies' version:

Not much less rust, Thanks for the info on the JCH

 

[dragnusa]

Great finds, dig the skyrider

Seen it and just couldn't pass it up, I hardly ever find tank bikes with the tank intact. Happen to have the parts that are missing on hand already.