STBO Ms. Higgins

[idiotboy]

I bought this in June for parts, skirt guards, truss rods, skip tooth chain, air cooled hub etc.

it appears to be complete, original, and in pretty good shape. I’m gonna take it apart, address any issues, clean and grease the bearings and hubs, replace the dry rotted tires and go from there. The only visible damage is a dent in the front fender

a little hammer and dolly time should take care of that. Disassembly should start tomorrow after work…

 

[twojs.bike]

Nice! Who made that frame? Doesn’t look like a Murray to me.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

that bike has a great look.

 

[idiotboy]

Nice! Who made that frame? Doesn’t look like a Murray to me.

I think it’s a Murray? I’ll check the serial number when I’ve got all the parts off the frame…

 

[idiotboy]

that bike has a great look.

Thanks, I’m gonna mostly leave it alone

 

[idiotboy]

I only had a short time to work on this today but the front half came apart nicely, no struggles

so far everything except the tires looks useable

hope to finish disassembly tomorrow

 

[Wildcat]

Definitely a Murray frame, early 50's from the looks of it.

 

[twojs.bike]

I stand corrected. The dropouts, the chain wheel, and the fork don’t look like what I recognize as Murray. My Murray’s were likely all early 60s.

 

[Wildcat]

Most I've seen have the pointy dropouts, but the 50's had a rounded dropout. The chain wheel also shows it to be a Murray, the earlier ones had a solid midsection while the later ones were completely slotted.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

That is one sharp JC Higgins. Those Murray bikes are always cool, especially with those fender skirts! That'll make a nice fix-up and fluff-up project for sure!