Truckload today

[dragnusa]

With warm weather coming around so are the bikes. Had a co worker tell me his dad fixed and sold bikes a few towns over and was going to be scrapping a bunch he didn't plan on doing anything with. So I went over today and checked out what he had. Thought most would be good for what parts I could save off them. But still snagged a few good pieces.

First the Schwinn bantam ( yes he planned on scrapping it) missing the top bar but is in real nice shape. plus has a really cool parsons seat.

Cool seat

Thought this was just another girls light weight until I got home and started looking at it. input on this one would be great.





Got him to throw in this number plate he had in his shop

freespirit for parts

couldn't pass up the WF

Got this one because of the sprocket

A skybolt, has some good parts

the copper color called my name on this one

Got one of these in the fall so plan on fixing them up and flipping them as a pair

He topped off the haul with a new tire for the 80s MX I was working on in the fall.

 

[deorman]

Nice haul. That seat is definitely awesome.

 

[Lil' rat rod]

Nice. Sell that seat off the bantam to somebody missing a mini twin front seat... Not the correct pattern, but it's the same seat.

 

[dragnusa]

Nice. Sell that seat off the bantam to somebody missing a mini twin front seat... Not the correct pattern, but it's the same seat.

Haven't decided whats happening to it yet, It will probably stay on that bike until I find a green and white schwinn seat for the bantam.

 

[dragnusa]

My kids thought I lost my mind when I got excited that the tires and tubes was good on the bantam, and the tires on the Cardinal hold air too. Let my baby girl test ride the bantam

 

[Shackleford]

looks like a good haul...surprised he didnt pirate the sprockets at least before he scrapped them

 

[dragnusa]

looks like a good haul...surprised he didnt pirate the sprockets at least before he scrapped them

He said he mainly just snags "vintage bikes" up and keeps ahold of them for a while in case someone wants them. he mainly deals in just newer bikes. I told him now he has my number so theres no need to scrap "vintage bikes"

 

[Shackleford]

Interesting. He gets enough 'business' to dabble in newer bikes, old or new would be tough here.

 

[Oak Tree]

Nice finds and nice finding a new source. Been hoping to find something like the Bantam for my 5 yr old.

 

[dragnusa]

Interesting. He gets enough 'business' to dabble in newer bikes, old or new would be tough here.

He's retired and lives just a few miles away from a popular lake area so alot of people come to him for cheap bikes they can ride while at the lake.

 

[dragnusa]

Nice finds and nice finding a new source. Been hoping to find something like the Bantam for my 5 yr old.

Its the first one I have seen in my area that wasn't in someones collection. It may go up for sale once I find a top bar and a correct seat.

 

[Rustinkerer]

The Cardinal has a Colson chain ring, and I looked it up on the badge list I have, it's one of theirs. It may have a 2 digit code stamped into the BB, something like "D 1" would be April '41. -Adam

 

[dragnusa]

The Cardinal has a Colson chain ring, and I looked it up on the badge list I have, it's one of theirs. It may have a 2 digit code stamped into the BB, something like "D 1" would be April '41. -Adam

Here is the numbers

 

[Green Dragon]

Great saves, congrats.

I find it hard to believe a bike guy would scrap ANY of those, go figure....

Was at the dump Thursday with my mom, she needed my van ... and saw a set of handlebars poking out of the metal dumpster.. found not one, but a pair of Hercules womans lightweights, 3 speeds, one missing rear wheel . both candy blue, both gorgeous,flawless paint and chrome , not even dirty or greasy.....security guards AT THE LANDFILL (go figure , won;t let anyone touch the 'trash'.. I cried all the way home...

 

[dragnusa]

There is a L1 under the 66874 number

 

[roadwarrior]

Great saves, congrats.

I find it hard to believe a bike guy would scrap ANY of those, go figure....

Was at the dump Thursday with my mom, she needed my van ... and saw a set of handlebars poking out of the metal dumpster.. found not one, but a pair of Hercules womans lightweights, 3 speeds, one missing rear wheel . both candy blue, both gorgeous,flawless paint and chrome , not even dirty or greasy.....security guards AT THE LANDFILL (go figure , won;t let anyone touch the 'trash'.. I cried all the way home...

They might let you touch it if you slip them a "Jackson".

 

[horsefarmer]

Great saves, congrats.

I find it hard to believe a bike guy would scrap ANY of those, go figure....

Was at the dump Thursday with my mom, she needed my van ... and saw a set of handlebars poking out of the metal dumpster.. found not one, but a pair of Hercules womans lightweights, 3 speeds, one missing rear wheel . both candy blue, both gorgeous,flawless paint and chrome , not even dirty or greasy.....security guards AT THE LANDFILL (go figure , won;t let anyone touch the 'trash'.. I cried all the way home...

I wish everyone would remember it's Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!
Much better to put old bikes back on the road or to use them as a source of parts. Shipping scrap half way around the world, melting them down and stamping out new bikes and shipping them back here makes $ for retailers but not the best for the environment.

 

[roadwarrior]

Great saves, congrats.

I find it hard to believe a bike guy would scrap ANY of those, go figure....

Was at the dump Thursday with my mom, she needed my van ... and saw a set of handlebars poking out of the metal dumpster.. found not one, but a pair of Hercules womans lightweights, 3 speeds, one missing rear wheel . both candy blue, both gorgeous,flawless paint and chrome , not even dirty or greasy.....security guards AT THE LANDFILL (go figure , won;t let anyone touch the 'trash'.. I cried all the way home...

They might let you touch it if you slip them a Jackson.

 

[dragnusa]

Around my area I don't go to the dump but when I lived in Virginia They didn't have a problem if you snag something up as long as you didn't get in the bins to get it they just weighted you when you went in and came out.

 

[Green Dragon]

Wish they'd do that here, just count weight... local metal scrapyard won't officially let anything back out either, but have to say some pieces have snuck into our truck when we took a scrap load .. oops...
Guy was grumpy so did not push my luck on the bikes, we actually asked him how much the fine would be.. no sense of humor either. ( like mom said ' small town bureaucrat attitude' ) . sigh ..