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good research cool pics!!

Thanks for the heads up on the tires very helpful . Best you know I shouldnt have any problem getting the bead to seat on these rims with that tire?

Yes blade style fork. If you look up on facebook markrt milwaukee and search under red bike it should come up wit a few mor pics.How rare are these bike ? i have owned a 12 speed takara in the 70's .....japanese make right ?

I have used come wenches many years ago I’ll have to get some new ones thanks.

I was up in Wisconsin last weekend and this was listed on facebook marketplace and I was tempted but needed to get back to Missouri.

Thanks is my first vintage buy Except old takara road bikes back in the 70's

Is it a good Idea to try the rebuild the front and rear hubs I've never done this kind before?

I think you are right about it may just be the cones that need tightening Good Call. The rust is only surface on the rims and the spokes look fine so it looks like I should be able to get them ridable:happy:. Curious why Tires in Decimal only ? Any Idea what size I will most likely need Thanks...

Thanks I'm going to tinker with it today and Check the bearings and such. I like the idea of keeping the original wheels. Ive never rebuilt hubs with bearings but I'm pretty good at finding info on the web and not afraid to try thnaks for the post.

Good advice

Hey I get what you are saying! I was looking at the contest builds last night... really cool stuff. I’ve always been passionate about bikes so it is great find such a great forum of people with that same passion . Thanks again for your help Chris

Hey thanks for the update. So the things I don't know which is a lot at this point. I'm mostly interested in making the bike ridable safely. Does that mean new hubs and wheels ,crank? what do I do with the original parts? If I can keep some of those parts on the bike are the wheels relaceable as...

Very nice so 1950'S ?I can see it in the front sprocket pattern Again thanks for your Help Chris

Hi so roll fast is a frame builder or bike co? Here are a couple more piks if rear drop out thanks Chris

very cool pic of the head badges are these all yours? No se on other dropout but it looks like there may be some very light markings on the underside of BB but m,ay just be scratches I am assuming that red fork is off an industial bike or BMX ?? Are old surface rusted rims worth doing any thing...

I’ll not toss the tires. I’m surprised to learn that the English hubs on this bike could be stock in the 50’s I would have assumed they were using all USA made stuff back then. This has a perry b100 rear and the front is marked Ross?? Thanks for the heads up on the tire I would have assumed it...

Hi a true newby here I've been biking all my life but now I have time to play around with building bikes. I picked this up in mid missouri today. Mostly interested in the frame. Serial numbers are stamped on rear drop outs. E293467 Other clues hand grips say western flyer any Ideas? Also have...