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Bicycle Type: Balloon Tire Bike
1936 COLUMBIA:FOUND IN LOCAL LANDFILL.SN# A25440. PICTURE BY DAN LADAMIK. PUMP THE TIRES UP AND DRIVE AWAY,ALMOST.
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Bicycle Type: Balloon Tire Bike
THIS IS A LATE 1930S SCHWINN HENDERSON BALLOON TIRE CRUISER. SINGLE SPEED, NEW DEPARTURE MODEL D COASTER BRAKE, TORRINGTON COMPANY STEM, HANDLEBARS, PEDALS (THOSE WERE REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE. ORIGINAL TIRES WERE MADE BY WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY OF KANSAS CITY BUT WERE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. TIRES AND PEDALS ARE NEW REPLACEMENTS, BUT THE REST OF THE BICYCLE IS ORIGINAL. ART DECO STYLE ARTWORK IN METAL AND PAINT PRESENT. SCHWINN BLACK CROSS CHICAGO LOGO ON THE SEAT TUBE, TROXEL GIANT SPRINGER LEATHER SADDLE ALSO ORIGINAL. IT RIDES LIKE A CADILLAC, LONG WHEEL BASE AND SMOOTH AS ICE. UPHILL IT~S A REAL BEAR THOUGH. RIMS ARE 26X2.125 FULL SIZE BALLOONS. THE BIKE COST ME NOTHING TO GET, MY GRANDPA BOUGHT IT FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER BACK AROUND 1940 AND IT~S BEEN IN THE FAMILY EVERY SINCE. I FOUND IT IN HIS BARN ONE DAY BY ACCIDENT WHILE WORKING WITH MY DAD. PHOTO BY ME, MY EMAIL IS MDR23@GEORGETOWN.EDU. MIKE RYBAK

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Bicycle Type: Old School BMX
1985 SCHWINN PREDATOR "QUALIFIER". WAS FOUND COVERED(PRESERVED) IN MUD. IT ONLY NEEDED A LITTLE POLISH ON CHROME TO CLEAN UP. DRIVE TRAIN IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION. IT~S GOTTEN INTO REGULAR ROTATION OF DAILY RIDES.

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Bicycle Type: Middleweight
SCHWINN STREAMLINER TANK BICYCLE. I~M GUESSING IT~S LATE-50~S, EARLY-60~S MODEL. I~M NOT SURE, IF YOU ARE, LET ME KNOW THE YEAR. 26" TIRES, RIDES NICE. I BELIEVE THE TANK ON IT IS AFTER-MARKET, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS ALL ORIGINAL. PAINT NOT PERFECT, BUT ALL ORIGINAL, CHROME LOOKS GOOD, TOO.

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Bicycle Type: Balloon Tire Bike
I PURCHASED THIS SPIEGEL AIRMAN USED IN 1949. MODEL # 51T2577, SERIAL # A 052882. THESE NUMBERS LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF CRANK HOUSING. TIRE SIZE 26 X 2.125. COASTER BRAKE IS NEW DEPARTURE MODEL D. DUAL COIL SPRINGERS AND SERIAL # FIT INTO THE MONARK SUPER DELUXE REALM. I?M ASSUMING THAT MONARK BUILT THIS BIKE FOR SPIEGEL PROBABLY IN 1948. COLOR IS MAROON WITH CRèME TRIM. REAR CARRIER DISAPPEARED YEARS AGO. PAINT IS IN BAD SHAPE. THE BACK ¼ OF THE FRONT FENDER AND THE TOP MOST PART OF THE REAR FENDER IS TOTAL RUST. CHROME ON WHEELS MIGHT POSSIBLY BE SAVED BUT CHROME ON THE GOOSENECK AND 1/3 OF THE HANDLEBAR IS TOTALLY GONE. THE MAIN FORK WAS REPLACED IN THE EARLY 60?S BUT NEVER FINISH PAINTED. THE SEAT HAS ONE RUB THRU BUT PROBABLY ACCEPTABLE. I CAN?T TELL IF THE TRIM IS SILK SCREENED OR JUST PAINTED. IT SURE DOESN?T LOOK LIKE DECALS. BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF PAINT AND CHROME I?M CONSIDERING RESTORING. WOULD THAT BE A DUMB MOVE? MY E-MAIL IS RKELLY26@FRONTIERNET.NET