Recent content by purple98tj

It's amazing to me what people toss now a days... I filled up the tires and took each bike for a ride! Now all I have to figure out is what I want to do to them.

I found two bikes today at the dump! First one is a three speed Huffy and the second a ten speed Schwinn.

It's beat up.... The frame is in good shape. I might swap the wheels over to my Schwinn to make it a three speed.

I found a Maserati at the dump today. I think I might use it for parts...

From my Jeep! http://ww2.coojoe.us:8082/jeep.html It looks blue in the pictures but it's really dark purple.

Thanks for the info....I didn't know that my choices were that limited. Hopefully my next find will be a bike that can take larger tires.

I have the bike in the basement trying to hide the buildup from my wife (it's a birthday present for her). I'm doing dishes and all of a sudden I hear and feel a loud boom!!! The front tire blew.... Anyone know if I can fit wider tires on the bike?

26 inches. I might have some old wheels from my mountain bike that I might put on with some balloon tires (if the tires fit).

Yeah, That's my Jeep. I'm thinking of painting the bike the same color but flat.

I started building this Schwinn Speedster that I found at the dump: I made a little progress today: Any suggestions or comments are welcome.

I can't wait to did into it! I might paint it purple, like my Jeep. I still have some of the paint left over from one of my repairs. The official color is Amethyst....It's really dark purple. The tires hold air but I want to get new ones. I have no idea how to fix the rusted rims. I want...

Checking in from Marshfield MA. I've been lurking for a while.... I found a bike at the dump and can't wait 'till I can get to it to make it look good again.