My junk

[horsefarmer]

 

[MattiThundrrr]

That's quite the stable! Nice work

 

[Rat Pilot]

That's quite the stable! Nice work

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Thanks!

I’ve loved old bikes since I got that that first Schwinn over 30 years ago, but it’s even more fun now that my kids love them too.

 

[Rat Pilot]

1937 Rollfast Fastback straight bar

This is the latest addition to the stable. I’m trying different looks for it, but I’m really liking the hot rod look right now.

Here are a few of the other mockups I’ve tried:

UPDATE -
This has morphed into a BMX style strandie at the moment.

 

[Rat Pilot]

60’s Murray built Western Flyer. I got this bike at great price and it is very clean. I put the wheelset with sweet Carlisle Lightning Darts on my Schwinn, and it’s destined for another 26” muscle bike build.
I mocked it up yesterday with the wheelset off my Huffy Dragster XL.

 

[Rat Pilot]

Did a little mini refresh on the Apple Cart. Cleaned it up, added a red banana seat, and did a sex change on it.

 

[Rat Pilot]

Columbia built Rollfast. This was Columbia’s predecessor to the newsboy special and the Columbia version was called the Big Mac. It’s in pretty good shape and I plan to put a set of tires on it and ride it.

 

[Rat Pilot]

1958 Columbia Speedliner w/ Bendix 2 speed and Stewart Warner speedo.

Update:
I’ve been riding the Speedliner and it rides out great!

 

[Rat Pilot]

Murray Eliminator - all original survivor.

 

[Rat Pilot]

50’s Murray 24” tanker

Discovered today that this a Murray Aero Line. I’d like to repaint this one at some point. It’s a simple, yet good looking paint scheme. The decal is available.

 

[Rat Pilot]

Proven Jet - AMF built. I’m planning on a 26” muscle bike build from this one.

 

[Rat Pilot]

I did a refresh on the Schwinn. Most of the black is the paint my Dad sprayed 30+ years ago, but I buffed, touched up, and blended in some new enough to make it presentable. I repainted all of the white and painted on the stripes this time.
I’m going to add a better chainring, crank, and put a new lens in the headlight and call her done!

 

[Rat Pilot]

60’s Huffy-built 26” Belknap Blue Grass ladies bike. It’s a pretty nice survivor.
This bike is one of the prettiest blues I’ve ever seen on a bike.

 

[Rat Pilot]

60’s AMF built Roadmaster Discoverer 26” ladies bike. Another pretty nice survivor. It’s got some cool hieroglyphics on the fork!

 

[Rat Pilot]

Rixe 26” 3 speed ladies bike. Very detailed, beautiful German built bike. The headlight and the Sachs Torpedo 3 speed works great. It has stainless Weinmann wheels with 26 x 1.75 Continental tires.

 

[Rat Pilot]

Pretty nice Murray built 24” boys bike. I’m not sure what brand it was as the headbadge is missing, but it is original paint, as far as I can tell.

 

[Rat Pilot]

Huffy built Monark 26” boys bike. This is the one i used to build my son’s “Stranger Things” 26” Mike’s bike build.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Nice weinmans on the German. All the ladies frames are looking good to me. I blame Reallybigtim

 

[Rat Pilot]

Nice weinmans on the German. All the ladies frames are looking good to me. I blame Reallybigtim

I’m definitely not short on ladies bikes. I’ve got a several others besides the ones above that would make awesome projects.

50’s Columbia

50’s Schwinn

50’s Monark

50’s Hawthorne

50’s Murray Missile

40’s CWC Western Flyer

60’s Otasco Express (Murray built)

50’s Shelby

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Man, your stable is stocked! I've been waiting for the right girl to come along... She needs to be sporty, durable, and about thirty years younger than those ladies.