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: Lightweight
1974 RALEIGH SPORTS WITH STURMEY ARCHER 3 SPEED HUB, BROOKS B-72 LEATHER SADDLE AND ORIGINAL TIRES. PHOTO BY DAVID LEE BOLMAN GRRTIGER@COMTECK.COM
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Bicycle Type: Lightweight
1954 JAMES HEAD BADGE. PHOTO BY DAVID LEE BOLMAN GRRTITECK.COM
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Bicycle Type: Lightweight
1954 JAMES, MODEL UNKNOWN WITH STURMEY ARCHER 3 SPEED HUB. AS FOUND AT A FLEA MARKET IN INDIANA. THE SEAT AND GRIPS ARE NOT ORIGINAL. THIS ONE RIDES AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS NEW. PHOTO BY DAVID LEE BOLMAN GRRTIGER@COMTECK.COM
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Bicycle Type: Lightweight
1951 INDIAN SCOUT 3 SPEED HEAD BADGE. PHOTO BY DAVID LEE BOLMAN GRRTIGER@COMTECK.COM
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Bicycle Type: Lightweight
1951 INDIAN SCOUT 3 SPEED IN AS FOUND CONDITION, ALL ORIGINAL EXCEPT FOR CHAIN GUARD. PHOTO BY DAVID LEE BOLMAN GRRTIGER@COMTECK.COM
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Bicycle Type: Lightweight
1979 SCHWINN COLLEGIATE WITH STURMEY ARCHER 3 SPEED HUB. PHOTO BY DAVID LEE BOLMAN GRRTIGER@COMTECK.COM
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Bicycle Type: Lightweight
1975 BSA CHAINCASE, MISSING REAR ELBOW
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Bicycle Type: Middleweight
LOOKS LIKE A MURRAY BUT HAVE NO INFORMATION AS TO DATE OF MANUFACTURE, TIRES 26 X 1.75 , NEW DEPARTURE MODEL D REAR HUB, SERIAL HAND STAMPED 187484 NO LETTERS. BABY SEAT CAME WITH BICYCLE ANYONE HAVE INFO ON THIS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. TONY ANTENNA3@.COM
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Bicycle Type: Balloon Tire Bike
1951 SCHWINN PANTHER ORIGINAL OSCARQUILES771@MYBLUELIGHT.COM
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Bicycle Type: Balloon Tire Bike
1917 MERKEL MOTOR WHEEL ATTACHED TO EMBLEM BICYCLE, BRIAN KUNZOG, BRI@AOL.COM
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Bicycle Type: Lightweight
1956 RUDGE WHITWORTH SPORTS VELOCIPIDES@
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Bicycle Type: Misc
1974 KABUKI SKWAY, ALUMINUM DIE CAST LUG CROSS-SECTION: IN THE EARLY 1970~S BRIDGESTONE DEVELOPED A PROPRIETARY PROCESS FOR DIE CASTING ALUMINUM LUGS AROUND TUBING. THE PROCESS DID NOT USE WELDING OR BRAZING. IT ALLOWED JOINING OF DISSIMILAR OR DIFFICULT TO JOIN MATERIALS SUCH AS STAINLESS STEEL AND ALUMINUM ALLOY. THE PROCESS REPORTEDLY DID NOT AFFECT TUBE STRENGTH, UNLIKE CONVENTIONALLY WELDED AND BRAZED TUBES, AS THE CASTING WAS DONE BELOW THE ANNEALING TEMPERATURE OF THE TUBING. HOWEVER DUE TO THE LOW DUCTILITY OF THE LUG MATERIAL, A COMPRESSION SLOT COULD NOT BE CUT IN THE SEAT LUG AND THE BICYCLES USED AN EXPANDER BOLT TO FASTEN THE SEATPOSTS TO THE FRAME. THE PROCESS WAS USED ON ALL KABUKI MODELS WITH PLAIN GAUGE TUBES, INCLUDING STEEL FRAMES. THE DOUBLE BUTTED, STEEL FRAMESETS USED CONVENTIONAL BRAZED LUGS. THE PHOTO SHOWS THE EXTRA THICK WALLS AND HOW PLUGS WERE PLACED IN THE ENDS OF THE TUBES TO PREVENT THE CASTING MEDIA FROM FILLING THE TUBES. ALSO NOTE HOW THE ENDS OF THE TUBES ARE FLARED TO PREVENT THE TUBES FROM WITHDRAWING. THE BEARING HOUSING ALSO APPEARS TO HAVE AN INTERNAL SLEEVE. T-MAR EMAIL: MARSHAL1@RIPNET.COM
