Bicycle model help
 

Hello I came across this forum while searching for my bike model. This bicycle is pretty old and I know its probably not worth trying to save but its my fathers old bike and i always wanted it. So I finally got it but the front wheel is messed up and I have no idea what model this bicycle is. I've tried googling and nothing points towards an answer. What I know is that its a Road Master Silver Ridge 26 inch mountain bike with 5 speeds. But I would like to know the model number in case anything else ever messes up. I've included pictures (sorry for the crappy quality I'm currently stuck working on this bike in the basement until I can get a wheel). Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.
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Model number? No idea. It is not important info anyway. It's a basic department store bike that sold for less than $100 new. It is worth buying a wheel in the context that ...assuming everything else is okay ... putting on a wheel will net a (sort-of) functioning bike. BUT, it is not worth it in the context of having to spend $60 on a bike worth less than that. Sorry to say that it is not cost effective to fix bikes of that quality. I completely understand wanting to fix it up for sentimental reasons though.

I thought a Roadmaster was a Huffy, maybe not in this case.

Here is one NIB Penny Worley Auctioneers they claim it to be a Roadmaster brand, Silver Ridge model.

I would guess Walmart

I think Roadmaster was a Sears model.

The model number -- if there even is one -- won't help, because bike parts in the replacement market are not categorized and sold in that way. It's not like with cars where you can specify a model and someone in a shop looks up the appropriate part. In the bicycle world the parts are right there in front of the mechanic, and it's easy to see at a glance what interface or standard applies in a given case.

You want a bolt-on front wheel for that bike. Try to get one w/an aluminum rim. Like this one:

Weinmann TM19 26" Cruiser Bike Front Wheel 36h Silver Bolt on Aluminum New | eBay

BE AWARE that your fork requires two safety-clips -- one on each side -- to prevent the wheel from falling out of the fork while you are riding the bicycle. I do not see those clips in your photos. They might or might not come with the wheel. Don't ride the bike without them. And any bike shop can help you source and install them.

And finally, the earlier posters are correct in that the value of that bike is all but zero. It is fine to fix it for sentimental reasons, but just know that the bike is not something you're ever going to sell and make money on.

I think there was a Huffy model named "Roadmaster" but apparently there was also a company with that name. The Roadmaster name is now part of Pacific Cycles, along with Mongoose, Iron Horse, Schwinn, and GT. Regardless, it's a low-end bike, with an Ashtabula steel crank and chintzy-looking brakes. The rest of it appears to be in good shape, so it might be worth putting a front wheel on it for light use.

Roadmaster used to be it's own company. At one time it was also part of AMF. It had it's own factory in Olney, Illinois. It used to be one of my accounts.