I'll do that if I don't get a response on another portage that is on close right now.

If it is the $50 one that is on Denver CL, I've got some bad news for ya.

Nice. Are you gonna rebuild the fork?

Oh, would this be it?

scored this late 90's Terry Symmetry for my wife, i've been looking for a Terry for quite awhile, my wife is 5'1" with short legs. She makes do with her panasonic sport mixte, she actually prefers the panasonic over the Raleigh hybrid she has. Hopefully she likes this one, its got a bunch of miles on it, full 105 drivetrain, RSX brifters and hubs, Tektro dual pivot brakes.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/89...=w1685-h948-no

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Nothing to get truly excited about, but an 80s Schwinn Sierra that's clearly been left outside. I expected to harvest the cranks, Light Action SIS shifter and long cage derailleur to convert a friend's road bike into a DIY gravel grinder. But since the wheels appear to be salvageable, I may actually look into getting this thing running for its own sake. Definitely needs some Evaporust and a ton of elbow grease.

Got this same bicycle in the same shape with Weinmann Concave wheels for $40.

An apparently all-original 1955 Schwinn Traveler came along with a batch of donated bikes, mostly department store stuff. I took it home and cleaned it up and hope to sell it to fund supplies for our "earn-a-bike" program.

The bike looked like it had been ridden for a year or so, then stuck in the back of the garage for the next 60 years. Lots of caked-on grime and surface rust that cleaned up with a little elbow grease. As it first came home (all I'd done at this point was clean off the rear hub to find the date code -- 10 54 -- and remove the wheels to get it in the car:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/1955-schwinn/SAM_0180.JPG

Rims before and after aluminum foil/vinegar/elbow grease:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/1955-schwinn/SAM_0218.JPG

After clean-up. Dynamo and head/tail /lights still work. Literally the only thing I replaced was the rim strip in the front wheel and the dried up grease in the bottom bracket, headset, and front hub. Everything else is as-found. Tires still intact and tubes holding air:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/1955-schwinn/SAM_0220.JPG

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/1955-schwinn/SAM_0221.JPG

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/1955-schwinn/SAM_0222.JPG

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/1955-schwinn/SAM_0223.JPG

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/1955-schwinn/SAM_0224.JPG

Locking steer tube with original Arnold, Schwinn & Co. key. Curiously, the key can only be removed when the steer tube is locked!

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/1955-schwinn/SAM_0226.JPG

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/1955-schwinn/SAM_0228.JPG

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/1955-schwinn/SAM_0229.JPG

Nice Traveler. Fantastic condition at that age.

I don't think I've posted this one yet.

This is another bicycle that was given to me to fix up or it'd gone to the dump.

I have no idea what make the bike is.

Headbadge.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7446/2...47e0133e_o.jpgIMG_3802 by Miele Man, on Flickr

Driveside view.

https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7377/2...ab3809b9_o.jpgIMG_3799 by Miele Man, on Flickr

Suntour Honour rear derailler.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7566/2...bf79f45d_o.jpgIMG_3800 by Miele Man, on Flickr

Suntour front derailler is normal action. Not shown are the Suntour downtube black plastic or resin lever Power Shifters.

The holes in the chainrings are only indents not true drilled through holes.

https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7572/2...e7b4d65b_o.jpgIMG_3801 by Miele Man, on Flickr

Anyone have anu ideas as to who made this bicycle and/or when?

Thanks and cheers

Edit. Anyone know why images get rotated when posted here?

Whatever it was it was a low end bike, probably a mass produced bike for retail stores that used a bunch of different head badges for the same bike. Someone at some time replaced the original crank and chain gears with those drillium ones, probably because the original were cottered crankarms and they failed so they bought something probably used and slapped it on. Instead of the original steel wheels they eventually got replaced due to probably wearing out or rusting out with aluminum wheels.

The head badge looks like a Sekine. There is supposed to be a cheap plastic gem in the top inset.

I believe this was written by a forum member:
THE CANADIAN MADE SEKINE - INTRODUCTION

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=525167

scooped this little guy up at the coop today while looking for parts, i know he's a cheapo but i'm going to keep him at the office so i can have a bike to use all the time
http://i.imgur.com/cvMwjZM.jpg

I'll bet there's worthwhile upgrades it'll accept, too. Looks fun.

Nice catch, odd that Sekine would have a G for it's first letter on the badge, unless that's a C standing for Canada. According to your website it's probably a SIU 270 or an SHC 270 which it's probably the later due to the chrome fork ends that the SIU doesn't have, both were bottom of the line bike with low end components.

Sheldon Brown didn't like the brand saying that the entire line of bikes were all low end and poorly made. The Sheldon Brown site was down when I went to check all I could read was a brief summary comparing it to two other low end brands.

At first glance I thought it was GS for Golden Sports as in Zebrakenko, but [MENTION=319010]Narhay[/MENTION] got me pointed in the right direction.

I just got back from helping my buddy cold set the Nottingham Raleigh from earlier in this thread. I rode the Sekine there and it's a really nice riding bike. Those Suntour Power Shifters work really well and are very light in use.

All I did before riding the bike was put new 27 x 1 &1/4 inches tires on it. The tires were given to me. I also swapped out the Shimano UG 5 speed freewheel for a Shimano 6 speed one.

One wired thing is that the brake lever hoods are a fairly bright green and are made by AME.

It's a comfortable ride and would be fantastic on the crushed limestone rail-trails hereabouts.

Cheers

nice, enjoy. I would put new bearings and grease into the hubs, bottom bracket and headset before you go too much further on that 40 year old grease.

Thanks. Oh, I'll clean, put in new bearings and grease on everything. I've done this to more used bicycles that I can count. Before I give a bike away I want it to run as well as i would if i were the one using it.

Cheers

Free rusted and busted Ross Professional. But it's got a useable 600 group.



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Yes, probably.

Wheels and tires seem to make the most difference to me when determining whether a bike feels "trucky." Of course the overall weight of a bike makes a big difference, and a larger frame is going to be heavier.

That big ol' truck seems like a pretty nice catch :thumb:

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Trek 830 from the basement of a bike shop 2 counties over. I wanted a bike my that taller buddy could ride on gravel without needing to do anything to his Schwinn World. Got rid of the crusty knobbies and put on some smoother tires. Left shifter is gunked up, shift cables need oil, could stand some new brake pads. Certainly could use some grease in all of the bearing sets, but the wheels are doable. Nice to find a used bike that is in reasonably good shape. Pickings have been VERY slim around these parts this spring.

Saved this 1986 Schwinn Cruiser 5 from the neighbor. This is the worst condition bike I've ever gotten. There's really not much rust, so it's not completely ruined, but everything is just covered with old grease/oil. Also looks like a spoke popped out somehow and they just tied it onto another.

It's one of the most comfortable bikes I've ever ridden though, I'll give it that. I plan on doing as little work on it as possible and just using it as a klunker on some easier local trails occasionally.

Here it is as received:

http://i.imgur.com/YfE5ygx.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/r1s00hu.jpg

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=525736http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=525738My most recent 'catch' -- drove 450 miles round to a Goodwill in Southern Oregon to pick up my second Miyata 1000, a burgundy 1981. It's in very good condition and not far from stock. It is very dirty but was obviously loved by a previous owner and the Suntour Cyclone drivetrain works perfectly. Except for a Brooks saddle, I want to get it as close to stock as I can - I would like to find a stock front rack, a 120mm reach SR Royal stem, and gum brake hoods. Other than that, just clean, lube, bar tape, and true. And here it is with it's new best friend.