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I found these two older cruisers from the same seller the other day and decided to purchase them :D ,an American Schwinn and a Canadian CCM. Anybody know more about them? Model/year? The Schwinn has a front mounted rat trap parcel carrier,the paint job is a brush and roller special and the rear...

Hey guys...and gals :wink: I have been very busy in the last few weeks with work and other things but managed to purchase a few bikes and thought i would share a pic or two :D This is my Schwinn,the previous owner said it is a 1962,doesn't have original saddle but the frame has been repainted...

I wanted a cool looking bike headlight,something a little different with custom appeal but have the modern function of LED,it would have to be some kind of retro-fit/conversion and while playing around with a few ideas i came up with something.I don't know if anyone has ever made one before but...

Not so fresh finds but i thought i would share a story and some pictures :D This was my big score of 2009-Early in the year a fellow i know called me up and said he was moving into a farm house,he also said since you play with old bikes you better come over and have a look at this stuff! An old...

I collect various bicycle and non-bicycle related item's,emblems,coins,old car hood ornaments,old/vintage/unusual item's,odd ball stuff etc.Here is a pic of some of my plates.Anybody else collect things??? Hot Wheels? Antiques? Pedal cars? Wagons? Records? Comics? Stamps? Headbadges...

Was at a swap meet yesterday and found a few cool little item's(not bicycle related-but still neat!)the first is a neat old transistor radio(Dunlop promotional item?)It's about the size of a tire ashtray and is a radio,you turn it on by turning the spinner in the center and tune the channels by...

My latest find,nothing special but a little different...older Peugeot Nouveau-small bike,looks like a folder but it's not,has a 4 spd and rolls on 22"s needs a good cleaning and tune up.Bike is probably from the 1970's or so.

Another one of my hobbies :) Collecting old and interesting emblems-mostly automotive but not limited to just cars.Here are a few pic's of my some of my many emblems.They make for great art work too! I even made a coffee table out of some.Most of my emblems are brand new(NOS)-never been on a car.

Well this is my folding bike,i hope to enter the folding bike build off but will have to see how things go time wise but it sure could use a new look!It's an old Coppi-Italian made bike with factory front and rear drum brakes,20" wheels,original paint and a really funky looking chainguard that...

Here is a picture of my old bar hopper,nothing fancy just a flat black rat chopper and lots of fork,it's higher than that Honda i parked beside,i almost need binoculars to see the front wheel and i swear my arms got longer everytime i rode it :lol: People got out of my way when they seen me...

Here is a pic of my old 1954 Hawthorne.i loved this bike and really regret selling it last year,real blast from the past that was a pleasure to drive and now it's gone :cry: Oh well, somebody else is enjoying it now turning heads somewhere in downtown Toronto.

This is my 1972 Raleigh Superbe,nice English bicycle i purchased from the original owner who bought it brand new in 1972 from Bay/Bloor cycle in downtown Toronto.All original except for the tires,the locking front fork even has the original key,nice lighting system with Dyna-hub and all the...

Here is my current daily driver but only when the sun is shining.

One of my bikes i'm working on,cool Spaceliner,a work in progress.

Hello everyone, I'm Johnny from Ontario near Toronto. I have been into classic cars all my life but love anything old and on wheels including bicycles,i enjoy collecting vintage car/bicycle parts and accessories among other things,this is a great hobby and you always meet interesting people that...