Early 70's AMF. Araya rims are the best part, the originals probably didn't make it past the mid 70's.
THE RICKPAULOS COLLECTION
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I get bikes that have been worked over by clueless owners. This one looks like it got attacked with a hammer and chisel. Trying to remove the bb. The bearings were chunky. Left end of the bb axle smashed over and useless. This is the left side cartridge ring. My bet is the former owner never saw a bicycle tool of any sort. Just hammers and vise grips.
Gary Fisher Advance mountain bike.
700c bolt on wheels. Caliper brakes. Wrong size seat post. 1 shifter trashed, the other gummed in to inaction.
Rear derailleur torn off. Direct chain so tight the drive train won't move. Both pedals garbage. Walmart handelbars.
Dismanteled, most parts binned. The frame is okay so it could be a rebuilder. At least they didn't saw off the brake mounts.
The source says I should hire him to fix bikes. Hummm, No.
700c bolt on wheels. Caliper brakes. Wrong size seat post. 1 shifter trashed, the other gummed in to inaction.
Rear derailleur torn off. Direct chain so tight the drive train won't move. Both pedals garbage. Walmart handelbars.
Dismanteled, most parts binned. The frame is okay so it could be a rebuilder. At least they didn't saw off the brake mounts.
The source says I should hire him to fix bikes. Hummm, No.
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all my fresh finds have been combined in to this single thread as of 5/7/2024
Some of the replies may look out of context as a result.
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all my fresh finds have been combined in to this single thread as of 5/7/2024
Some of the replies may look out of context as a result.
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Bike dismantled. Some parts tossed. Seat, pedals, cables, rear der bit, broken cage, extremely worn chain.
One oddity is matching rims but mismatched hubs. Both wheels were probably from different Treks. Both wheels had been converted to bolt on axles with the lock nuts loose. One rear cone was completely destroyed.
This is the front hub. Looks like it had at least 11 balls on one side that destroyed the cup in the hub. With too many balls, they stack up on each other and lock in place. I counted 11 divots in the cup but there could have been more that didn't make contact.
Rear hub cone, one side mashed down.
These tiny pits are enough to require a new cone and balls.
Would you be interested in selling that Monorail? I had one as a kid that I bought new at BJ's in the 90's.
I gave the Fuji Saratoga a tune up today and took it for a 44 mile ride.
Rear der is bent and the hanger was very bent. I had to run a tap through it several times before the tool would fit. Shifts well now. Rides smooth with the fat Continental 5000 tires.
Pealed off about 10 feet of black e tape, the remnants of a bike computer and some zip ties. Leveled off the seat and lowered it a bit. The stem was in the fork about 3/4" inch. Yikes. Rotated the bars up. First impression. Owie!. 21" frame with a 32" stand over! The bb is about 11.5" up from the ground which is pretty high. That's a good idea for mountain bikes when riding over logs but surely not needed on a touring bike. The initial ride was a bit squirrely due to the bent frame. The top tube is bent and has some ripples under it. The down tube is missing a couple square inchs of paint where it flexed off. Too bad. It's getting cut up tomorrow.
Trek Multitrack or 520 wheels. 3x7. The brakes are messed up. Someone put some Shimano Alivio mtb cantis on there with the wrong stradles. Shimano made those fixed length stradles in several lengths and these are way too long. The more you squeeze the brake lever the less brake power you get. These are so long, braking is trying to pull the brake arms up, not in towards the rim.
Rear der is bent and the hanger was very bent. I had to run a tap through it several times before the tool would fit. Shifts well now. Rides smooth with the fat Continental 5000 tires.
Pealed off about 10 feet of black e tape, the remnants of a bike computer and some zip ties. Leveled off the seat and lowered it a bit. The stem was in the fork about 3/4" inch. Yikes. Rotated the bars up. First impression. Owie!. 21" frame with a 32" stand over! The bb is about 11.5" up from the ground which is pretty high. That's a good idea for mountain bikes when riding over logs but surely not needed on a touring bike. The initial ride was a bit squirrely due to the bent frame. The top tube is bent and has some ripples under it. The down tube is missing a couple square inchs of paint where it flexed off. Too bad. It's getting cut up tomorrow.
Trek Multitrack or 520 wheels. 3x7. The brakes are messed up. Someone put some Shimano Alivio mtb cantis on there with the wrong stradles. Shimano made those fixed length stradles in several lengths and these are way too long. The more you squeeze the brake lever the less brake power you get. These are so long, braking is trying to pull the brake arms up, not in towards the rim.
Some of todays bikes.
Schwinn Midway 29er 7 speed cruiser. Just dirty. 2016.
Schwinn Traveler. 27" frame!?? With a taller stem. Greenville build.
BCA Rock Blaster. fat 20" knobs. Has build potential. Just need of find a fork that can take those wide tires. The donor said when he loaded it in to his truck the fork was full of water. Left out side for years.
Very nice Trek Wasabi. MSRP $330 offered in 2008-2010. Needs more appropriate bars and some grips. 24" cruiser.
Mongoose Fling with some interesting wheels. Left out side for years so the wheels look like chrome plated plastic that lost the chrome layer.
Schwinn Midway 29er 7 speed cruiser. Just dirty. 2016.
Schwinn Traveler. 27" frame!?? With a taller stem. Greenville build.
BCA Rock Blaster. fat 20" knobs. Has build potential. Just need of find a fork that can take those wide tires. The donor said when he loaded it in to his truck the fork was full of water. Left out side for years.
Very nice Trek Wasabi. MSRP $330 offered in 2008-2010. Needs more appropriate bars and some grips. 24" cruiser.
Mongoose Fling with some interesting wheels. Left out side for years so the wheels look like chrome plated plastic that lost the chrome layer.
BCA Rock Blaster. fat 20" knobs. Has build potential. Just need of find a fork that can take those wide tires. The donor said when he loaded it in to his truck the fork was full of water. Left out side for years.
Found this in the archives. Another BCA Rock Blaster from years ago. I wondered if it was the same bike but the serial is different.
back injury so I can't stand and a rainy day so I'm sorting through old photos.
A fresh find, 11 years ago.
Completely unrideable so it was scraped out then.
head tube about 28 degrees, trail around 16 inches.
Turning the handle bars mostly just leans the front wheel, not change it's direction.
A fresh find, 11 years ago.
Completely unrideable so it was scraped out then.
head tube about 28 degrees, trail around 16 inches.
Turning the handle bars mostly just leans the front wheel, not change it's direction.
The quad citys?
3 Murray Squirt bikes today.
A couple of the wheels are shot but I have access to period replacements.
The guy I got them from worked at a local grocery store chain where they were promo bikes. He said they had been in his garage since new, about 10 years ago. More like 40 years. made in USA Murrays. Very RED. A Bit washed out in the photo. Need reassembly and tuning up. They would make for good coaster brake conversions. Get rid of those feeble steel side pull brakes and friction thumb shifters.
A couple of the wheels are shot but I have access to period replacements.
The guy I got them from worked at a local grocery store chain where they were promo bikes. He said they had been in his garage since new, about 10 years ago. More like 40 years. made in USA Murrays. Very RED. A Bit washed out in the photo. Need reassembly and tuning up. They would make for good coaster brake conversions. Get rid of those feeble steel side pull brakes and friction thumb shifters.
Huffy Nel Lusso, (Italian for "In Luxury") mens, black. 2016. All of the Nel Lusso that I've had/seen were ladies versions in easter colors. Chainring was bent over about 45 degrees so that got replaced. A short ride to check the river flooding level.
M I C K E Y M O U S E
12 inch. Seat cover ripped up. I don't see these, ever. 2011.
Starry. Another name I've never seen before. Looks like a victim of home assembly. Coaster brake arm bolt missing, 2/3's of the chain guard fell off. Front brake cable routing? And who puts fenders on like that. Another lousy combo of rim brakes on painted rims. Hey stop that. ..... manufacturers.
M I C K E Y M O U S E
12 inch. Seat cover ripped up. I don't see these, ever. 2011.
Starry. Another name I've never seen before. Looks like a victim of home assembly. Coaster brake arm bolt missing, 2/3's of the chain guard fell off. Front brake cable routing? And who puts fenders on like that. Another lousy combo of rim brakes on painted rims. Hey stop that. ..... manufacturers.
Looking at the numbers on the pair of World Tourists
serial - giant date code - head badge date code date
6221243 G0386 (1016) april 11 1986
6272136 G0586 (1486) may 28 1986
6272136 - 6221243 = 50,893 bikes
1486 - 1016 = 47 days
assuming 5 day work weeks
50,893/34 days = 1496 bikes per day.
In looking through hundreds of Giant built Schwinn numbers, most are 7 digits.
Giant often put a separate date code on the frame Gmmyy, usually on a dropout.
The last digit of the date code matches the first digit of the serial number.
The bulk of Schwinns made by Giant were the World, World Sport and World Tourist. Other modes include the Traveler, Sprint, Sierra, Mirada, Mesa Runner. Giant was a huge supplier of lower priced Schwinns from 1983 to 1986 or so.
Schwinn bikes have about 20 different serial number schemes, depending on age, model and where the bikes were made.
serial - giant date code - head badge date code date
6221243 G0386 (1016) april 11 1986
6272136 G0586 (1486) may 28 1986
6272136 - 6221243 = 50,893 bikes
1486 - 1016 = 47 days
assuming 5 day work weeks
50,893/34 days = 1496 bikes per day.
In looking through hundreds of Giant built Schwinn numbers, most are 7 digits.
Giant often put a separate date code on the frame Gmmyy, usually on a dropout.
The last digit of the date code matches the first digit of the serial number.
The bulk of Schwinns made by Giant were the World, World Sport and World Tourist. Other modes include the Traveler, Sprint, Sierra, Mirada, Mesa Runner. Giant was a huge supplier of lower priced Schwinns from 1983 to 1986 or so.
Schwinn bikes have about 20 different serial number schemes, depending on age, model and where the bikes were made.
Yikes, 21 bikes yesterday.
In alpha order.
This is June, the traditional wedding month so that might explain the many his/hers pairs.
All Pro (Kmart brand name) 10-speed. 26" wheels. As bad as many cheap Chinese imports are, this is just as bad as any of them. Real slugs to ride. Only useable for a garden bike or metal recycling.
Cannondale H400. A quick tune up, remove the rack and level the stem out and it rides quite nicely.
Diamondback (1 word) Edgewood 700c Hybrid. Needs a tune up.
Huffy Frozen . one of a billion branded kids bikes. It's nice to see the makers offer up so many graphics on the seats but they use such cheap plastic seat covers so they don't hold up for even a couple years. No training wheels as usual. Includes a baby doll seat on the handlebars. Not a good roll model. Teaches some little girl it will be okay to ride her own future children on the handle bars. Splat.
Huffy Stalker! Will bike companies name their bikes for other crimes? Mommy mommy I want that pink hooker bike. If you don't buy me that mass murderer bike I'll #### you.
Nishiki Bravo. 14" frame with 26" wheels. Works for kids that normally should be on 24" wheel bikes. That rack is something odd. Ready for an jungle expedition.
to be continued...
In alpha order.
This is June, the traditional wedding month so that might explain the many his/hers pairs.
All Pro (Kmart brand name) 10-speed. 26" wheels. As bad as many cheap Chinese imports are, this is just as bad as any of them. Real slugs to ride. Only useable for a garden bike or metal recycling.
Cannondale H400. A quick tune up, remove the rack and level the stem out and it rides quite nicely.
Diamondback (1 word) Edgewood 700c Hybrid. Needs a tune up.
Huffy Frozen . one of a billion branded kids bikes. It's nice to see the makers offer up so many graphics on the seats but they use such cheap plastic seat covers so they don't hold up for even a couple years. No training wheels as usual. Includes a baby doll seat on the handlebars. Not a good roll model. Teaches some little girl it will be okay to ride her own future children on the handle bars. Splat.
Huffy Stalker! Will bike companies name their bikes for other crimes? Mommy mommy I want that pink hooker bike. If you don't buy me that mass murderer bike I'll #### you.
Nishiki Bravo. 14" frame with 26" wheels. Works for kids that normally should be on 24" wheel bikes. That rack is something odd. Ready for an jungle expedition.
to be continued...
His/Hers pairs
Schwinn Collegiate.
Schwinn Varsity
not an exact match, one was made by Murray in Kentucky, the other by Giant in Taiwan.
Trek 800 MountainTrack
This pair arrived a few days before June but I'll repeat them here.
Schwinn World Tourists
Schwinn Collegiate.
Schwinn Varsity
not an exact match, one was made by Murray in Kentucky, the other by Giant in Taiwan.
Trek 800 MountainTrack
This pair arrived a few days before June but I'll repeat them here.
Schwinn World Tourists
And the rest of this weeks intake.
Schwinn Frontier. Stuck seat post with a trail-a-bike bracket on there. Front bearings very loose. Must have been a pretty wild ride with a kid on the back and the wobbly front end.
Schwinn Le Tour (japan build).
Schwinn OR2
Schwinn Searcher
Schwinn Super Sport
Sekai GT Deluxe 2700. Donor said he got in it 1980 but the serial suggests it's a 1977 build. Note the lack of top tube cable stops and no water bottle bosses. Suntour Cyclone rear der.
Specialized Hardrock. rides like a slug with those tires. Never been a fan of full length cable housing as it adds a lot of drag.
Bonus photo, a visit from Scobie. What a great dog. A rescue 5 year old.
Schwinn Frontier. Stuck seat post with a trail-a-bike bracket on there. Front bearings very loose. Must have been a pretty wild ride with a kid on the back and the wobbly front end.
Schwinn Le Tour (japan build).
Schwinn OR2
Schwinn Searcher
Schwinn Super Sport
Sekai GT Deluxe 2700. Donor said he got in it 1980 but the serial suggests it's a 1977 build. Note the lack of top tube cable stops and no water bottle bosses. Suntour Cyclone rear der.
Specialized Hardrock. rides like a slug with those tires. Never been a fan of full length cable housing as it adds a lot of drag.
Bonus photo, a visit from Scobie. What a great dog. A rescue 5 year old.
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