Haven’t read part one yet? Check it out first! The final assembly of a restoration is always fun. It’s the time that you get to see all your hard work pay off. It’s the time...
Haven’t read part one yet? Check it out first! With many vintage bicycle restoration projects, the pedals aren’t too big of an issue. With earlier bikes however, they can be a challenge. This Harley Davidson...
From barn find to beauty! This bike was listed on Craigslist and came out of a barn/shed in Michigan. It’s a mix of a distressed restoration and some original paint–mostly the frame and fenders. While removing the blue...
Sears “Collegiate”, not to be confused with the Schwinn by the same name. This was a lower-priced model sold by Sears, which did not carry the usual “Elgin” badge held by the rest of...
I found this bike several years ago, and as far as I know, it all original except red clay tires. They look really good against the faded red paint, so I left them on...
1941 Schwinn “The World” cantilever bike with front drum brake and all AS bolts etc…. Love the Blue.
1953 Huffy Dial-Your-Ride. Nice original un-restored bike with original paint. Even the tires are original Goodyear “G3” whitewalls! Notice how the fork has an adjustable tension knob. You could dial in the stiffness of...
1937 Peerless badged bike, built by H.P. Snyder (Rollfast). Nice hard to find original Green color bike! This is very similar to the ’36 Hawthorne Zep.
1944 Columbia Sports Tourist wartime blacked out bicycle. Hard to find blacked out handlebars, stem and sprocket. Also has the not so hard to find blacked out hubs. Nice complete original WW2 bicycle.
1947 Columbia Westfield Compax Paratrooper folding compact bicycle. Nice completely original bike.