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The chain guard is lowered (or extended further down)?

The chain cover goes further down?

Thank you. So far I have had a lot of very helpful advice from other members on how to tackle the repairs on my wife's bike! Looking forward to complete it and get another project going. Cheers.

Hi, well... although you warned me in a previous reply I did untight the bolt too much and the nut fell down the frame, so I can't use that as leverage to pull the stem anymore...:doh: Need to look into another solution

@Wi Hi Captain Awsome, Thank you for the reply but I'm new to this world of taking bikes apart and while I understand what the crank is what is the "BB"?

So... I did wack the stem pretty hard and it went down about half inch but now it's completely stuck. I have no idea how to pull it back up.:confused:

Thank you. For this one I'm only doing a good clean up and fix what is not working.

Hi, thank you for the welcoming! I will try to locate the year with the info you gave me. The chrome is decent. Paint on some areas has seen better days. Not sure if I want to go for a full restoration or just a good clean up and wax... I'll decide later. For the time being I'm focusing on ride...

@Couch tater : Thank you again. I like the idea of modifying old bikes but never done it before. I'm sure, I'll find a lot of inspiration here! :)

Do you have suggestions for sites where I can find parts for these oldies?

Thank you. I think my wife wants to keep it as is. That little saddle is cute and funky. And she's only going to use the bike at our shore house to go to the local store and back, hardly more than a mile.

Thank you both for the super prompt replies! I will try to give it a heavier whack to dislodge it. This is a great forum by the way. I took the rear hub apart to clean the caked up 60 year old grease and will try to put it back together this week. I'll be putting posting another thread if it...

Hi, New to the world of antique bicycles I bought a 1963 (? not sure of the year) Texas Rangerette for my wife last week. I am in the process of taking it apart to make it a better rider and I am coming to a snag in the process. The saddle is really low, almost all the way down to the frame...

Hi all, I have been forever into cars but I have recently started being interested in these old funky bikes. Although I do have a modern bike for regular riding I am not very knowledgeable on these old bikes and looking for help with repairs/maintenance (last week I bought a 1963(?) "Texas...