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My son bought a 1948 Schwinn B6. There is no nut on the pivot bolt in the fork. We went to Ace hardware and tried every nut of every pitch including metric and had no luck. The bolt threads into the fork arm so just using a different bolt isn't an option. Does anyone know what weird size...

No, I'm not trying to get you to write an eBay ad for me. We found this in a box of Misc. we bought at a swap meet and are curious about it. Anyone have an idea what it's from? It reminds me of a steering wheel

I always wanted a Schwinn with the straightbar frame. Here's what I just bought: What model and year are you guessing it is? I know I should check the serial number, but I haven't picked up the bike yet.

I found this sad Schwinn at the local pawn shop. I believe it's a late 70's model but the serial number on the head was ground off so it was likely stolen at some point. Job #1 is to get rid of the fingernail polish/lipstiick fuschia purple paint. I'm ususally a "leave them stock" guy...

I needed a good straight old cruiser for around the neighborhood. I found this rusty and neglected 59 Speedster which was just what I wanted- straight and unmolested: I gave it a good blaster soak and it came right apart with no drama. I am a big fan of oxalic acid now. It did an...

What is this bike I bought? I've looked around and am pretty "google" proficient but can find nothing about his bike. It seems obviously British but I don't know who the maker was. Any ideas? From the decal, it was made as a 5-speed, but has modern Shimano componants What is this thing? How...

Just kidding. My 13 year old son just bought this yesterday. He likes it's hard earned patina and wants to respect it with a mechanical, but not cosmetic freshening, other than tires. Checking the serial number and looking around on-line, we believe it's a 1948 Schwinn B6. What do you think?

Hi all- I've lurked here for a while. I've always liked old bikes- even before they were cool. I bought my first old bike, a 52 Schwinn when I was about 13 in the 70's. It was rough and I took most of the parts off it and used them on other bikes. I carried the frame around for 30 years. My...