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I picked this gem up on CL, but it was not recognizable as the same trike shown here. It was spray painted blue, had wobbly rear wheels, 3 mismatched tires, and rusty handlebars. The frame was slightly bent, not enough to hurt anything - I consider that kind of a badge of honor dedicated to...

Hey guys, I'm wondering if anyone can point me at some resources. I've googled to no avail. I recently obtained an Ironhorse Warrior frame - it has a Manitou fork, hydraulic disc brakes, frame serial number is 06H0000260. I'm trying to determine year and exact model. This is a full...

Hey, all, I have not been around much lately - have just gotten involved in other things - but I'm working on a project that is almost done. I'll post some pix in the next couple of days. I bought a Dream Bike 7 speed tricycle conversion kit about a year ago and have been slowly working my way...

I've had my fun with this, and getting too many bikes in my garage. It's a black 62 Typhoon double straight bar bike in very decent restorable condition. Absolutely firm at $150 plus shipping with a very strong preference for a face to face direct hand-off rather than shipping so buyer can...

I had not been watching CL, because I have too many bikes. (Too many for my wife, I mean, one can never have too many bikes, right?) I checked in to CL a couple weeks ago and stumbled onto an ad for "8 Chicago Schwinns $50, take them all or take nothing." That was a little too tempting to...

I've posted some stuff here about various Worksman trikes I've worked on - here's my wife's newest one with the latest mods still in progress but probably 90-95% done. This was our first new Worksman factory direct - she wanted black. I added an Ebikekits trike motor and controller, and she's...

Edit: With further research, I've come up with two answers but I'll leave this up in case someone has another answer. I have found "drop out adjusters" (obvious) or "chain tugs." Even with this info, I am not having any luck finding these things yet. If anyone knows of a source, please let me...

LATER EDIT: I'm sticking this info right at the beginning, in case someone else ends up here looking for the same kind of info. I discovered a significant but not insurmountable SNAG in my plans today. I decided to start pulling bearings out of another Worksman trike, using a Harbor Freight...

Has anyone come across 2.25 inch tires GLUED into the rims? I've got a Schwinn Signature Hornet, 26" bike. I was going to swap in a motorized front wheel. When I got the wheel off and deflated the front tire, I discovered that it is very firmly glued into the rim, which was totally weird to...

I've been dabbling in tee shirt design - I took this from a black and white joker card: These are print-on-demand, so they are a bit pricey, but available at: http://www.cafepress.com/xrayzebra/14646888

Not so much a how-to question as a "have-you-ever and how-did-it-work-out" question. I'm wondering about buying a tricycle kit and converting a somewhat classic bike into a fancy trike. I see that trike kits are often offered with separate hollow hub kits that require you to build or have...

A local person is trying to help an 80 year old neighbor sell this restored 46 Schwinn for $200 I have not seen it in person yet, but the seller says the serial number is on the crank, that the serial number might make you think it is a 50s bike, but there is some story about a warehouse...

I know from searching through old threads that, a while back, a number of members used Nexus 7 speed hubs on some bikes. I did not see much about coaster brake internally geared hubs , so I thought I'd post some observations in case anyone else wants to try the 8 speed. It IS a bit pricey...

I've mentioned this Typhoon in a couple of other threads, particularly where I've asked advice on a couple of things, but I decided it's time to show what I've gotten done. I'll just post one nice photo for now. To date: I have cold set the rear end, spreading the dropouts to about 165...

I'm still working on my 62 Typhoon rat, that I'm making into an 8 speed. I'm hoping it will be ready for some pix next week. I got the Nexus 8 speed coaster brake laced into a new rim, and got the rear triangles spread apart to accommodate it. I cold set the frame using the wooden clamps...

Where do I come up with truss bars, and how do I size them? I never really liked the look of them until recently, but I have been seeing so many sharp bikes on here with truss bars that I am now considering adding some to my 62 Typhoon project. Or, maybe a front rack? m going the 26 inch...

I have not seen a lot of these, but I have a Schwinn Signature Hornet, maybe 3 years old, in great shape. If you're not familiar, this is a sort of faux rat rod. It has flat black paint, blackout hardware, etc. Here's a photo: Aluminum frame, 3 speed coaster brake, 26 inch wheels...

I never realized how frustrating it would be to try to find tires that are basically the same model - same tread and color - in different sizes. I'm thinking of doing a bike with a 26x2.0 or 26x2.25 rear tire, and a 700c front wheel with maybe 1 3/8 tire? I've got the 26 inch rim being built -...

Anybody ever seen stingray grips? I don't mean Schwinn Stingray grips, I mean ray skin... stingray leather grips. I'm thinking that's what I want next. Wondering if I should just buy a package of scraps as it seems the cheapest way, or if I should kick it out and buy two pelts so I can match...