Iowegian

DarthSensate was looking for one of those....

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...1#post10924811

jtgotsjets

You want the ISO/For Trade thread, not Pay It Forward

mtnwkr

I just want to offer up my services if anyone in the puget sound, wa. area needs any bike related help.... or if you just want to chat about bikes I'm up for that too.

rccardr 

Yours for the cost of postage:
A Sugino low end double crankset. 170 arms, steel rings, big one is swaged onto the arm, small one is bolted to that. Little bit of rust but nothing terrible and the teeth are in great shape. No nunbers on the rings but I would guess around a 50/40. These work great. CLAIMED

Two pairs of older Suntour DT friction shift levers. No idea what model these are, if they are complete, or, well, anything at all about them except they were in a box of stuff I got with a deal. For the price and if you need friction shifters, bet there's a working pair between them. CLAIMED

beech333

^pmed on shifters

Edit: Nevermind

kimronthomas

Old leather saddle, a Speedic. Worn, but very rideable. Yours for shipping.



CLAIMED!

slushlover2

61cm Nishiki Olympic. Decent condition, I believe it would clean up well. No shipping, must be picked up in Bettendorf, Iowa. I hope that with Summer travel in season, someone may be able to pick this up.I'm 8 minutes off I80 at the Iowa/Illinois borber.

BIKE HAS BEEN CLAIMED!!!

LarzBahrs

Thats a gorgeous bike. Im sure someone in the clydesdales sub forum would be interested considering it is a big bike.

RobE30

Not all that exciting but, could be useful for a womans commuter. It's not rusty, it just needs a bath. It'll be freshly showered before it's trip. Yours for shipping

bikemore 

I am thinking this is an UO-8. Anyway, it is basically OK. Some rust.
Problem is someone reamed out the seat tube slightly and I have given up on trying
figure out what combo of shim and post works.
Headset is in OK condition, bottom bracket cups are good.

Free if you pick it up, otherwise I will try to keep the shipping to $25.




EDIT: Failed to list size: 56 c-to-c.

Harthacnut

PMed about the Manta mixte. I know the post is over a month old, but I didn't see anyone else post about it. If it is still available, I swear it will have a good home and get ridden frequently.

Wisco

I have a 50s girls' Schwinn Spitfire, 24" wheels, blue and white color scheme. In rough shape, spokes and rims are junk, good amount of surface rust but the colors do still come through. I picked it up off the curb but have no earthly idea what to do with it. If someone wants a rat-rod project...pick up only, in Madison WI.
I also have a very rusty Schwinn 20" cantilevered frame bike with the extra-thick BMX spokes. Very rusty, the hubs don't even turn, and someone hose-clamped the seatpost to the outside of the seat tube...

kingfish254

OFFERS????!!!!
You are missing the point of this "Pay it Forward" thread if you are trying to sell those here.

theschwinnman

If they are indeed PIF; claimed.

jeveretts

I have a complete GT Windstream mixte in the garage that nobody rides if you want to score some stuff...

ak08820

Wow, This is a nice touring bike. It will be a shame to cannibalize a nice bike like that. If I had it, I would use it just as it is or may be switch the frame to the men's frame I have, as I have a mismatched 27" wheel in the back and no brake or shift levers. Wonder how much it would cost to ship to 08820 from FL.

jeveretts

I have already removed a bunch of parts, the fenders, racks, pfletcher kickstand, trekking bars, seat post, and MKS touring pedals are already removed. The crankset, drivertrain, brakes, wheelset, and stem are all still there. The spokes are corroded but the wheeset is good structurally. This was my wifes touring bike, but we bought her a new Long Haul Trucker.

YoKev

PM sent

Zaphod Beeblebrox 

I've got a box of "Schwinn Approved" parts that anyone is welcome to pick from. Its all in good working condition

Its nothing special but it all works...the brakes stop a bike, the derailleurs change the gears...its all takeoffs from Varsities and Continentals and maybe a Super Sport or two.
PM me, let me know what you want its yours for postage.

In the box There are:
side pull Brake calipers
Brake levers w/suicide levers
Front Der's
Rear Ders'
Twinn Stick Stem Shifters
a Fork from a 25" framed '72 Varsity, Green.
possibly a schwinn approved headset
One Piece Crankset (that would be expensive to ship...it weighs a ton)

XR2

PM sent. Thanks.

jet sanchEz

I am having a heckuva time finding a 22.2mm seatpost for an old Schwinn-built cruiser that I have---I don't suppose there is one hiding in that box, is there?

edit: found one at a BMX store!

Roll-Monroe-Co

EDIT: Link to photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8214363...7624437546877/

EDIT: Eager beaver has already sent a PM. I'll edit this post it it's taken.

Do you have love in your heart and a flexible restoration budget?

This is a real fixer-upper. Small "men's" style frame.

The high points: Beautiful original Humber head badge. Incredibly sweet bi-tubal (is that a word?) fork and the awesome, distinctive five-guys-running-in-a-circle-and-sharing-one-big-head chainwheel. "Humber Sports" logo on downtube is still clearly visible. Front wheel is in OK condition, some chrome missing from the rim. Raleigh hub with oil port and Dunlop 26 x 1 3/8 rim. The apparently missing pump peg is in one of the bags of parts -- could probably be epoxied (or brazed, if you can) back in place.

The low points: Paint is in poor condition. No rear wheel. Substantial surface rust EVERYWHERE. The chainring cleaned up pretty well with oxalic acid, but I didn't get to the rest. Brooks saddle was broken at the nose and the leather has come free and looks like a blue corn tortilla chip. Saddle frame had some possibly structural damage to the rust. Chainguard is beat to heck and very rusty. I tried to remove rust from the frame with oxalic acid and managed only to leave a lot of that yellow residue in addition to a lot of rust (plus turtle wax over that). The frame looks bad. Handlebar is dented and scratched with surface rust. Hunt Wilde grips are permanently grimy and yellowed but intact. There is a very scratched aluminum seat post (I'm guessing not original) that fits which I'll throw in if you want it. Sachs chain is probably a replacement but it's in good shape -- you can have it if you want it. Chainstays look somewhat crushed from a previous, over-zealous kickstand installation.

MISSING: Rear wheel (got an extra 50s AW and dunlop rim?). There were some replacement parts on it which you probably don't want: non-raleigh rusted chrome-steel brake lever, cheap 70s rubber pedals, a very rusty non-raleigh brake. Some small parts disintegrated when I took this bike apart, but most of the key raleigh bits (e.g., clamp on stop and pulley for the shifter cable) are there.

Yours for the cost of shipping (or you can pick up in Bloomington, Indiana) if you meet my conditions:

You must be a C&V regular.

You must promise to restore the bike or at least get it back on the road. I would much prefer someone to have it who will put it back together and ride it around (or give it away to someone who will ride it around and take care of it).

You will post pics in C&V when the rebuild is complete.

Roll-Monroe-Co

EDIT: Link to photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8214363...7624437546877/

EDIT: Eager beaver has already sent a PM. I'll edit this post it it's taken.

Things you need to know:

1. The bike was obviously once in some kind of mishap, and the various fork parts are bent, the steerer tube eggregiously so. This thing (springy (leading link suspension?) fork) is so cool, I hope there's someone out there who has access to the tools/skills to bend it all back and get it working again (don't know why it didn't have some kind of bearing surfaces at the pivot points--the thing was frozen up with rust when I took it apart).

2. Lots of rust and some rust damage on the components (the frame and fork(s) are actually not too bad in terms of rust). Front hub is deeply pitted. Lots of missing chrome on rear hub. You'll see that some of the components I have treated with oxalic acid, to varying effect.

Here's what you get:

Frame: Repainted crappily with a brush. Looks like it was originally black and cream (cream paint hidden under headbadge is just beautiful--this bike must have been quite pretty in its day). Looks undamaged by whatever event mangled the fork (must have been some wreck -- this thing is solid like a frigging aircraft carrier).

Fork parts, as described above.

Rims: rusty, but they still seem to have their integrity. Could probably be sandblasted and repainted and look great.

Fenders: See "rims." Only one really bad dent.

Two very old, if not original, Michigan Safety Tread 26 x 2.125 tires, one of which was shot but the other could be reusable (some dry rot). Some very substantial Gillette (Ensign) tubes (orig?) -- one holds air, the other has a leak, but the rubber is remarkably supple.

Bendix front and New Departure rear hubs. Rear is missing a cap or sprung ball bearing for the oiler port. I took the hub all the way apart and I'm not so sure I put it back together right, but it's all there ... I think. In fact, there might be a few little pieces left over. Anyway, it's just put together dry. You'll want to rebuild it again.

Ancient leather hub polisher.

Cool 3D stamped Monark headbadge.

Dogleg crank with complete bb assembly. Chainwheel has lost most of its chrome but is intact.

Really cool H. C. Jiffy drop forged steel kickstand. Really, for a 40-pound kickstand, an elegant and lovely device. It's just calling out to be sanded down and nickel plated.

Headset -- it's mangy, but I think it's orig.

Sprung Mesinger saddle and seatpost. Pan and undercarriage are pretty rusty, but I don't think it's structural. Original-seeming vinyl top is intact with no rips.

Chainguard is rusty and beat up, but seems to have all its original hardware.

Stem has severe rust freckling and chrome damage. I seem to have lost the bolt and wedge for it.

EDIT: Different pedals. I'm betting that the nicer one is original ... it's rebuildable and would probably clean up nicely with some TLC )... but what about a mate?)

Edit 2: You also get all the original spoke nipples that I was able to save.

Edit 3: I know that people here aren't so into these ballooner bikes. If you know and can vouch for someone else who is into this stuff, do let me know and we'll talk.

OK. That's it. Happy bidding.

Yours for the cost of shipping (or you can pick up in Bloomington, Indiana) if you meet my conditions:

You must be a C&V regular.

You must promise to restore the bike or at least get it back on the road. I would much prefer someone to have it who will put it back together and ride it around (or give it away to someone who will ride it around and take care of it).

You will post pics in C&V when the rebuild is complete.

gbalke

PM sent.

Roll-Monroe-Co

THIS IS STILL AVAILABLE. The main part of the fork is pretty messed up. The steerer is bent at the fork crown and midway up. Perhaps it could be straightened, but maybe the steerer needs to be replaced. Don't know if the bike is worth this. In addition, the fork legs are bent out of plane ... probably these could be bent back pretty easily. I sure would like to see this bike saved.

Things you need to know:

1. The bike was obviously once in some kind of mishap, and the various fork parts are bent, the steerer tube eggregiously so. This thing (springy (leading link suspension?) fork) is so cool, I hope there's someone out there who has access to the tools/skills to bend it all back and get it working again (don't know why it didn't have some kind of bearing surfaces at the pivot points--the thing was frozen up with rust when I took it apart).

2. Lots of rust and some rust damage on the components (the frame and fork(s) are actually not too bad in terms of rust). Front hub is deeply pitted. Lots of missing chrome on rear hub. You'll see that some of the components I have treated with oxalic acid, to varying effect.

Here's what you get:

Frame: Repainted crappily with a brush. Looks like it was originally black and cream (cream paint hidden under headbadge is just beautiful--this bike must have been quite pretty in its day). Looks undamaged by whatever event mangled the fork (must have been some wreck -- this thing is solid like a frigging aircraft carrier).

Fork parts, as described above.

Rims: rusty, but they still seem to have their integrity. Could probably be sandblasted and repainted and look great.

Fenders: See "rims." Only one really bad dent.

Two very old, if not original, Michigan Safety Tread 26 x 2.125 tires, one of which was shot but the other could be reusable (some dry rot). Some very substantial Gillette (Ensign) tubes (orig?) -- one holds air, the other has a leak, but the rubber is remarkably supple.

Bendix front and New Departure rear hubs. Rear is missing a cap or sprung ball bearing for the oiler port. I took the hub all the way apart and I'm not so sure I put it back together right, but it's all there ... I think. In fact, there might be a few little pieces left over. Anyway, it's just put together dry. You'll want to rebuild it again.

Ancient leather hub polisher.

Cool 3D stamped Monark headbadge.

Dogleg crank with complete bb assembly. Chainwheel has lost most of its chrome but is intact.

Really cool H. C. Jiffy drop forged steel kickstand. Really, for a 40-pound kickstand, an elegant and lovely device. It's just calling out to be sanded down and nickel plated.

Headset -- it's mangy, but I think it's orig.

Sprung Mesinger saddle and seatpost. Pan and undercarriage are pretty rusty, but I don't think it's structural. Original-seeming vinyl top is intact with no rips.

Chainguard is rusty and beat up, but seems to have all its original hardware.

Stem has severe rust freckling and chrome damage. I seem to have lost the bolt and wedge for it. EDIT: When I was examining the fork, I realized that I don't have these because: (1) The stem bolt snapped off when I was removing it and (2) the wedge is stuck in the steerer.

EDIT: Different pedals. I'm betting that the nicer one is original ... it's rebuildable and would probably clean up nicely with some TLC )... but what about a mate?)

Edit 2: You also get all the original spoke nipples that I was able to save.

Edit 3: I know that people here aren't so into these ballooner bikes. If you know and can vouch for someone else who is into this stuff, do let me know and we'll talk.

OK. That's it. Happy bidding.

Yours for the cost of shipping (or you can pick up in Bloomington, Indiana) if you meet my conditions:

You must be a C&V regular.

You must promise to restore the bike or at least get it back on the road. I would much prefer someone to have it who will put it back together and ride it around (or give it away to someone who will ride it around and take care of it).

You will post pics in C&V when the rebuild is complete.