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yoothgeye

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There's gotta be a rat in here somewhere...

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Picked up this pile of 8 bikes this morning, could've thrown another girls 20" Walmart bike on the trailer, but I left it there. I have a church member that's in the scrap business, but he holds onto stuff. I have already organized all the bikes at his junk yard into one section for easy access, but he kept telling me he had bikes at his house too (property is very much like his junk yard). I stopped by yesterday because he collected all the bikes in one area, I quickly saw 2 things I wanted, a cheap Walmart "Next" mountain bike with the triple tree suspension fork, and a blue Schwinn in better shape than the rest. I went back this morning and grabbed them all, he would've let me have them, but I gave him the last $10 in cash I'll see for a month or more, we were both happy.

I will strip off parts that I want and then take everything else back to his junk yard and put them in the bike section in case I need nuts and bolts.

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Magna, Sears, Columbia, Next, Schwinn, Roadmaster, Roadmaster, Huffy.

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Shimano 3 speed on the old Sears bike.

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I think half of these bikes were run over by something, check out the saddle, love the brakes on this one.

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Here's the missing head badge for my 1950 Columbia.

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Had my eyes open for one of these for a while so I can make a triple tree for my cruiser... where can I get tubing for fork legs that will fit these mounts?

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The Schwinn, in nicer shape than the others, but still rough, but the frame/fork is straight. I am going to get this bike rolling and take the motor kit off of my 1950 Columbia and put it here, then my Columbia will be only pedal power. This frame should be strong enough for the job, and the triangle will fit the motor better.

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My wife hasn't said anything yet, but it's coming. I'm already in disassembly mode making parts and scrap piles. If anyone local needs anything, let me know, just don't expect it to be straight.
 
That's funny, back in July, I went up to Hillsville, Va. to pick up 30 bikes I won on ebay. It was a scrap dealer, and it seems many of the bikes had some sort of road trauma! :lol: I took 28 home, including some junk, but parts aplenty anyway! -Adam
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Rustinkerer said:
That's funny, back in July, I went up to Hillsville, Va. to pick up 30 bikes I won on ebay.

I remember seeing that auction, a friend and I considered entering it, but it was so far away. What did you pay?
 
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I remember seeing that auction, a friend and I considered entering it, but it was so far away. What did you pay?[/quote]
$100, plus $46 in diesel, my boss kindly lent me his dually. It was just over 100 miles from here.-Adam
 
Now I know why you were grinning ear to ear when I saw you walking to church this morning. :lol: Ha Ha! Nice score.

I have a little magna bike that Is just like the one you have pictured, only in better shape. A neighbor moved and through it out. Rear rim is bent(wobbles) a little. With a little cleaning, I think it would make a good rider for someone, if you know a child that needs one.
 
rrednek said:
Now I know why you were grinning ear to ear when I saw you walking to church this morning. :lol: Ha Ha! Nice score.

I smile like that all the time, whether I have twenty bikes in the back yard or none. :D
 
That's funny, back in July, I went up to Hillsville, Va. to pick up 30 bikes I won on ebay. It was a scrap dealer, and it seems many of the bikes had some sort of road trauma! :lol: I took 28 home, including some junk, but parts aplenty anyway! -Adam

Haha way too funny, yoothegeye and I almost did it back in july, but glad to see someone made the purchase and is going to do something good with them.
 

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