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| i purchased what looks to be a mini high wheel bike for a small child manufactured by the murphy cycle company in detroit michigan in???it has a 20 x 1.75 front and a 14 x 1.75 rear has clipper puncture proof tires can anyone please help me find info on this bike pllleeaaaassseeee????? |
| The NYC chapter of SCORCHERS Bicycle Mob is considering a July 4 cruise down Broadway from Central Park, starting at noon to welcome Rif Addams to town, at the conclusion of the Across America On A Motor Bicycle Centennial Run. I'm tired of waiting for a decision to be made about my proposal for an official July 4 bike parade. We don't need those bureaucrats and cycle snobs to have a ride. Anyone interested, in the NYC area or anywhere else, E-mail me directly for more information, and to sign up. Jim Wilson jwilson20@nyc.rr.com |
| Ebay item #2168701353. Usual disclaimer of anyconnection to seller. Neat frame. Mike |
| I am looking for a Gitane high wheeler. French made, air tires. I think they were made in the early 60s" any info would be appreciated. Mike |
| Have a Boneshaker, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio SN 1127. How can I find information on it? |
| hi jerry The man who is making those bikes is Greg Barron and u can reach him through his web site www.hiwheel.com , he is a good man and will help u out. good luck |
| Has anyone ever seen a railroad adapter for a bike? They're mentioned in the reprinted ancient Sears catalogs; I think they're a sidecar-like outrigger with a small flanged railroad wheel. The whole thing clamps onto a bike and it can be ridden on one rail of the tracks while the outrigger makes sure the rubber tires stay where they belong! If Sears sold these, there must have been plenty of them at one time. Where have they gone? |
| I saw an article several years ago about a couple ridding across Africa and they had a set made to be able to cross a desert.Take it from someone who would know,you don't want to ride on rail roads today.Trains are fast and can kill. |
| hello I just came across alot of information about railroad bike are u still interested , I can send them to u. just let me know |
| Rail biking is a lot of fun. You don't ride active rails - you ride abandoned rails. There are thousands of miles of abandoned rails in the U.S. and worldwide. |
| Hi All, As you may or may not know, I am involved in the George A. Wyman Centennial Recreation of 2003. I am to be 'the man in the saddle' (or as Jim W. likes to call me 'the intrepid motonaut'); in which I will be riding a near replica of a 1903 California brand Motor Bicycle from San Francisco to New york City. We are recreating the first crossing of the United States (Coast to Coast) by motor vehicle. All the details can be seen at: http://bikerodnkustom3.homestead.com/wyman1.html Our replica is nearly ready, but we have come upon a major roadblock. We have the wrong length spokes. Our spokes are just slightly too long. We are having a problem finding the proper length spokes in the proper diameter. This wouldn't be an issue if we had a spoke thread roller, as we could roll the threads a bit longer then cut or grind the spokes back to the length we need. Here are the spec.s for the wheels and spokes: We are using 28" X 1 1/2" rims with a 1949 New Departure Model D rear brake hub. Our current spokes are 3mm diameter (.105") and 305 mm length. We need, for the rear hub, a spoke length of 299/300mm and for the front a spoke length of 302mm,. This would be in a 3 cross pattern. We ran the numbers for a 4 cross pattern as well and that won't work either. Basically what I am asking of you is this: Preferably- if someone has a thread rolling tool that we could borrow just for long enough to do the minor adjustments neccessary to these spokes could we pretty please make arrangements for the use of the tool just long enough to correct this problem? if that isn't a possibility- if you know of a supplier where we can get these in short order please let us know. Thank you for your time, Rif Addams |
| contact antiquemotorcycle.org they have members all across the nation to help out when you start your trek across the country. |
| Antique/Classic Bike Show & Swap Meet. Saturday May 31, 2003 Pana, IL 62557 see site listed for complete details. http://www.geocities.com/bikes62557 |
| I am finally leaving on my world tour on the 27th of July this year from the spokefest festival in Leciester England, riding my new mk-4 Penny Farthing. I am now sorting out my mailing list for progress reports. This I think will be a once a month mailing saying where I am and what I have been up to. If as fellow Penny Farthing enthusiasts you would like to be added to the list, please just let me know at the address below. Happy peddling, Joff joffslegs@hotmail.com www.pennyfarthingworldtour.com |
| Looking for a copy or more likely a Photocopy of a book called "cycle Building and Repairing" by Paul N. Hasluck, published by Cassels Ltd in 1897. The NY library has a copy but would not lend it to me up here in eastern Canada and I thought maybe someone here would have a copy or access to a copy that they could run through a Xerox machine, as I am not too concerned about 105 year old copyrights. I would love to send money to cover copying and postage if anyone could help me with this. Thanks...Mike |
| Mike, I've got a copy of this book, send me an email cheers Bob |
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| I didn't believe it either, but you can now buy a repro of an early safety bike at Walmart! True, it says Barbie on the frame but it has solid rubber tires and more importantly, a fixed gear drive with NO brakes!!! Can an adult version be far behind? |
| Haha! Cute. True, too, if you think about it. Doubt we'll see it in an adult version. Wait - they exist already! Ever see a bike messinger on a fixed gear bike? |
| But without brakes and on solid tires? |
| I can mount solid tires for you if you want! Just send me the wheels. Be the envy of you friends and no flats, just don't mind the weight. Greg Rideable Replicas |
| Is there a company that makes all white tires for the old 28" American bikes from the early 1900's. The rims I have are 25" across. I can almost fit a 700c tire on them. The tires I need are glued on. I looked at Coker but they have black and are very expensive. Any othe companies selling the white tires. |
| Coker is the only one I know of, and I've looked for a while. |
| I HAVE A YAMADA GO HAS ROD BRAKES . ANITSUKA GENERATOR & LIGHTS -A Q CYCLE ON THE FENDERS FULL COVER ON THE CHAIN GUARD mYd trade mark YAMADAWORKS -- TOKYO YAMADA & CO. ON THE HEAD BADGE #40557 ALL INTACT & RIDEABLE CAN YOU TELL HOW OLD & VALUE thanks |