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Bicycle Type: Misc
ROLLFAST TRICYCLE NEED AGE AND VALUE -HAS MULTI GEARS BY PEDDLING BACKWARD.ANY CLUES , PLEASE E MAIL UPANDAWAY@HOME.COM
Did you know bicycles can actually be ridden in street clothes? How much is your bicycle worth? What is the history of your bike?

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Bicycle Type: Misc
I HAVE JUST RESTORED THIS LITTLE GEM BUT KNOW NOTHING OF IT~S HISTORY OTHER THAN IT IS A "GYM-DANDY SURREY" BUILT IN THE 40~S OR 50~S? BY UNIVERSAL MFG. CO. INC. OF BOSSIER CITY, LOUISANA. CAN ANYONE HELP WITH IT~S HISTORY? AGE? WORTH?, BECAUSE IT IS FOR SALE. THANK YOU MUTTLEY DNAWEBSTER19@.COM

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Bicycle Type: Balloon Tire Bike
LATE 40~S 24" GENE AUTRY. ORIGINAL HORN, PISTOL, EVEN SPOKES. FOUND IN ATTIC MISSING PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING. (SADDLE,HORN,BARS,SEAT,CRANK) IT WAS REAL BAD. HAND BUILT PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING. VERY EXACT, PICTURE DOES NO JUSTICE. HUSBAND HAD US RESTORE IT FOR HIS WIFE FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT. NEEDLESS TO SAY SHE WAS VERY EMOTIONAL AS HER DAD OWNED A FIRESTONE IN SOUTHERN OHIO AND GAVE IT TO HER AS A CHILD.

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Bicycle Type: Muscle Bike
HERE IS A PHOTO OF AN ORGINAL APRIL ~64 STING-RAY WHICH WAS PURCHASED AT AN ESTATE SALE IN MINNESOTA FOR $50.00. EVERTHING WAS ORGINAL INCLUDING THE HARD TO FIND 36 SPOKE REAR WHEEL. THIS BIKE WAS PURCHASED FROM ME BY A COLLECTOR IN CALIFORNIA AND SAID IT WAS IN 9 - 9 1/2 CONDITON. WISH I STILL HAD IT! :-(

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Bicycle Type: Muscle Bike
HERE IS AN OTASCO FLYING O "QUALIFIER 5" THE BIKE IS ALL ORIGINAL, AND CAME FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, WHO COULD NOT REMEMBER THE YEAR OF THIS ONE. IT HAS TWO SHIFT LEVERS ON THE CONSOLE, ONE IS FOR THE SHIMANO GEARS AND THE OTHER IS A REAR BRAKE. ANY MORE INFO WOULD BE APPRECIATED. EGGMAN@STSI.NET

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Bicycle Type: Misc
THIS UPDATE ON INGO BIKES FROM TIM BROCKETT, EMAIL: TSBROCKETT@WEBTV.NET
INGO BIKES WERE PRODUCED IN 1936 AND 1937 ONLY, AFTER
WHICH THE MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS WERE DESTROYED AND THE FACTORY
RETOOLED FOR THE WAR EFFORT. ONE OF MY FRIENDS IS "INGO MARY," WORLD~S
FOREMOST HISTORIAN OF THE INGO BIKE. SHE OBTAINED HER INFORMATION
DIRECTLY FROM THE BIKE~S INVENTOR. THE PATENT FOR THE INGO BIKE ALSO
SUPPORTS THE FACT THEY WEREN~T PRODUCED BEFORE 1936.
FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ~36 AND ~37 IS THE
STANDING BOARD. ON 1936 MODELS, THE STANDING BOARD EXTENDS ALONG EITHER
SIDE OF THE REAR WHEEL. ON 1937 MODELS, THE STANDING BOARD TERMINATES
DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL.
IF YOU ARE EVER IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT STANDING BOARDS, I PRODUCE
REPLICAS OF THIS PART (~36 MODEL ONLY AND WITHOUT THE RUBBER MAT). I
MAY BE REACHED BY EMAIL.