Recent content by friendofthedevil

Sangamon River Bridge near Cantrall. Monark built Western Flyer

I'm not sure what I bought last weekend. My first guess was early '50s Murray built, but there's no 'M' in the S/N. Has a Mussleman 'M' rear hub. Spokes are mushy. Could these be original chrome rims? Came with a set of past-their-prime peaked fenders and a set of way past-their-prime...

your's is not bad. here's mine

what's the red and white classic parked behind the pool?

I was admiring the bike rack as well. Best use of bungee cords i've seen in a while. Were these pictures taken at the Ryman? Nice bike...I've always liked those Shelby chainrings.

Your WF looks like mine. Let's trade for the Firebolt and you'll have twins!

'...hacksawed thru the frame to rob the chain.' Wonder how they put it on the new bike?

Here is a look at my first build. Started with a mid-sixties Huffy built Western Flyer. After a little less than a year, this is how it turned out. The seat is temporary until I finish recovering the original Huffy in red. Colors were inspired by the Daytona winning '62 Pontiac of...

rustinkerer....good call on the W/C. I found several pictures that confirm this as a Westfield. And the SN would indicate 1936. Thanks for the info.

I picked up something a little different this weekend. It's a Nonpareil. Possibly 1938 or older. I think it is a very cool bike. It has some neat features like the adjustment screws (clogged w/ John Deere Green), '7' seat post and truss rods. I really like the skip tooth chainring. The...