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Archived discussions: July 17, 1997 through June 30, 1999
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IM LOOKING FOR 144, 20 INCH RIMS IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE E-MAIL WITH CONDITION AND PRICE!!!
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I HAVE SEEN YOUR BIKE IN THE PAST BUT IT IS COOL .
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i have been interested in lowrideing cars for a long time but since i have to get all c's to drive I have gotten interested in bikes . i want to buy a new low rider bike. could you suggest a good bike or pakage??
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I just picked up a 1980s shwinn but its a girls bike. When making a lowrider bike does it matter if it is a girl or a guys bike? If so is it worth chopping it up to make it look like a guys bike.
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I have an old Schwinn Stingray Fair Lady...girls bike. I want to make it a low rider...I noticed that the head tube is a bit longer then the average 20 inch Stingray head tube...What type of fork should I use on this?
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Are there such things as 3 wheeled lowriders? Two in the back and one in the front. With a basket in the back. Possibly for a motor...hehe
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Are there such things as 3 wheeled lowriders? Two in the back and one in the front. With a basket in the back. Possibly for a motor...hehe
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I have a straight little lowrider bike that I would like to sell. It's black with chrome and gold. 1 year old set of 72 spoke wheels. Dosen't have a lowrider fork, has regular bike fork, sits 4 inches off the ground $150$
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i am looking for the type of bicycle that is very low and long and has a very comfortable seat. the pedals are more towards the front. i would really be greatfull if you could send me some names and prices, and in case you do'nt deal those kind of bikes names of stores you know of. thanks
...avcha...
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As luck would have it, John Riley discusses that very topic, in the DesignLab section of issue #3 of: http://www.geocities.com/~bikerdnkustom/
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Oops! Sorry, it's actually:
http://www.geocities.com/~bikerodnkustom/
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Where are the other parts to Jim Wilson's atricle and series of spandex composites on the Bike Rod and Kustom site? I still can only look at the first one. When will the other parts of the series be up?
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Does anyone know of a bike club or any people woul have lowrider bikes in Boston or the Boston area? I raelly want to start up a club here after I finish my lowrider. Please e-mail me with any info you have about lowriders in and around Boston. Thanks
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Well, the bibber the bike the longer the wheele bass. I'm currently working on a 26" ow-rider. However, getting the pedals in front more, does present a problem. You see you have to get a fitter to cut, measure, and move the drivetrain tube forward, and then get a welder to put it back together in a good looking way. You might even need an engineer, a mechanic, and a disighner. No stock disighn has been incorperated into the long wheele base theme, as of yet. Most low-riders are built out of some-ones garage.
You might try Rott Heavy Industies at 888-Rott-123, 19400Beach Blvd. Unit 7:
Huntington Beach Ca. 92648. Their hours are ( I am not affiliated ) 9:30 to7:00 P.M. Mon thru Fri., 10_6 Sat. Phone 714-593-5549, Or E-mall jason @ rottbikes.com
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What size chrome chain should I get for my 20" Stingray frame? I want a little slack, but not too much. I'm getting all the parts for my lowrider and I'm not sure of the sizes to buy.
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hi, my name is Rashod and I wanted to know what do you use to polish the chrome and gold annodized parts on a lowrider bike. I also would like to know how much money would it cost to put front hydros on my bike. Can someone please help me?????
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Sam,
Most chains come in a sort-of-standard length. The chrome chain you can order from lowrider sources is usually the right size for a 20" frame. If you end up with too much, you can always take some links out. It's easier with a chain tool, but you can use a hammer and punch to do the job. Concerning the spandex series in BikeRod&Kustom: the next installment in the series is to do with covering a bike frame in the material. It's waiting for a stretch frame to come from ReeCycles. They recently had to move, so it wasn't possible to send it in time for issue#3.
Presumably, it'll be in issue#4.
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Rashod,
The only thing I can recommend for polishing anodized parts is the sort of non-abrasive car polish used on clearcoat finishes. The anodized surface is a form of aluminum oxide, which is electrolyzed on the surface. It's fairly tough, but very thin. You can easily polish it off, with normal metal-polishing procedures. I'd say to just wax it.
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Curt, There are many places to get three wheeler parts on the net. A lot of your low-rider bikes at shows are three wheelers because they cost more, can carry more, (includding your chick) and can haul more. So Co,s are R.B.R., Lovley Low Rider. Do a search, or use someone elses serch engine. You can also buy a used ice-cream rig, kind of the reverse of what your looking for with two wheeles in the front.
I have found two bike motors on the web. One is from France and is outragisly priced. However, it has been in use for a long time and is tried and true. The other is out of N. Y. See the bike motor discussion area this address.
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hi, my name is todd and i would lik to know how to replace the ring for the bolt on my spring fork. thanks
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Todd,
Man it takes a lot of time for my web tv to scroll down and all the way back up. Maybe I can hit back and get there faster. Kinda wish they woulk arcive all this stuff.
So you want to know how to replace your washer. Can you elaberate a little more? I mean first you got the head of the bolt sticking out that coppressis the whole assembly, right?
Take the universal tool,(a 10" Cresent Wreach) adjust it to size, and screw the bolt counter clockwize. Once you get it out, then the grommet retainer, grommet, and the spring housing, as well as the spring, should be in your hands. Now the trick is to putt it all back together wile fighting the tention of the spring.[I assume you allready have a new rubber grommet, I'm not a parts house!] You could get a 300 lb friend to come over, or you could use a c-clamp and an opened end wrench.{like your trusty Cresent}
If anymore good questions out there, you'll have to wait, I'm tired of scrolling.
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frank with webtv if you hit your find button it gives you the option to scroll to bottom use that! it's what i do
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i have plans to in the near future to build a lowrider trike i have a lowrider right now but i have run into a couple of problems one is rust i got two wheels both 20 inch 144 spoke rims no one around this area had anything close but within a month they are covered in rust is there a secret to prevent this and also after i make it into a trike i plan to put a system on it but i want to do it right any sugestions???żżż ~~burger~~
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i am trying to build a trailor for me
lrb and i can't find out any where how to build the trailor and i can't figure it out myself so if someone could help me by giving me some suggestions on my trailor
thanx logan
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i am wanting to build a trailor and i don't know how to do it can u get me any suggestions
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I'm a reporter working on a story on low-rider bikes. Can anyone put me in touch with a club or group in Texas than can give me some info?
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Rust is always the enemy. Modern components are nice-looking, if you order from the right source, but modern components have the thinnest-possible plating. If you put as much work into your ride as most people who do it as a creative act do, you really need to keep it indoors. If you live in a corrosive climate (seacoasts) you shouldn't even keep it in an unheated garage. Armorall will help, but for maximum beauty, stick to high-quality paste wax. Avoid Silicones, if you ever want to add to your paint scheme.
As for a sound systems; unless you're the kind of person who gives the clerks at radio shack advice, you should get the components at a car-audio shop. The biggest difference is that bikes don't come with a built-in power supply. You will need a fairly heavy-duty battery to power a 100-watt, or greater, sound system. Ideal would be one of those gel-cell battery packs for electric kiddy cars. You can get one of those 12-volt batteries at ToysRUs, for about $70. It is perfect for the job. They also sell chargers for them. Or,(this is trickier)
you can buy separate NiCd D-cells, and solder them in series. And then you'll need to get a charger right for the job.
My advice is ToysRUs. Fitting the audio gear and making it sound good is a whole other thing; I prefer not to get into that area. Have Fun.
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just comming on to say hi to all the lowriderz out there and then also all the older people who ride those beach crusers too i also had a questio if i got the serial # off my old shwinn stingray would anyone be able to tell me what year it was and is there any year that was worth more than the others and why? thanx lataz ~~burger~~
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hey everyone. i have an old frame that i want id'ed. im not gonna try and explain what it looks like, cause that never works. but on the gooseneck it has "SR (incircle) Swan-60"
if someone knows, could u please e-mail me at sun1200@hotmail.com
thanks alot
max
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i have a new haro ali frame never been used never had parts on it i want to sell!!!! please mail me if you interested not a good bike for lowriding but a great bmx bike frame it is worth 2 hundred let me know if you want it lataz ~~burger~~
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I WOULD LIKE SOME INFORMATION ON MAKING A LOWRIDER TRIKE AND A LOWRIDER CHOPPER.
IF ANY ONE CAN TELL ME WHERE I CAN GET A CHOPPER FORK, "PLEASE" LET ME KNOW.
ANY BODY INTO LOWRIDER CHOPPERS AND TRIKES EMAIL ME. "THANKS".
(212)567-2635/4704
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i just bought a columbia playbike is there anyone who knows what it is or what it could be worth? it has all original parts exept the front tire and it does have the three speed shifter if you have any idea please let me know lataz ~~burger~~
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I have recently restored a lowrider bike. It now has everything but a paint job. I was wanting to weld some pannels onto it before I get it painted. Any idea where I could find a good site with pic's of custom designs and nifty paint jobs?
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If you want a custom tank welded into your frame you could call auto-body shops around town, you should be able to find one that will do it for you. If you want to do it yourself it is possible, I did my frame myself. Instead of the popular welding in sheat metal I used spray insulation foam, fiberglass and bondo. I first set the frame down on its side on a sheat of plastic and sprayed the tank area with insulation spray foam. Spray in thin layes and give each layer a chance to dry. use a "cheese grater" to shape the tank the way you want it. then cover the whole area with about 3 layers of fiberglass, giving each layer a little time to dry. sand it smooth,and bondo over it to get rid of the checker board surface of the glass. After that I had a motorcycle shop paint my frame for $80. the frame looks much better than most steel frames, and its not noticably heavier
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i want a awsome lowrider that looks the best. with a sterring wheel lowrider fork low to the groud. nice pant job.if any one want to sell one to me or has a web set i could go to for help great.but i only want to spend 300 or less!!!!!.i also want 100 spoke wheels so if you have any thing at all plese
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Youa BiKE as tighty monKEY?????
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Hello underdogs of the classic bike world... I use that terms cause for the most part, this is the newest "trend" and the newest section to the collectable bike (although I've always appriciated them) but they were collecting english racers before these. My question is how many of you actually collect these machines and restore them? And how many customize? I'm not talking about painstaking restoration (although when it comes to my ballooners, PURE is the word) but just no custom jobs. I do both with the 20 inch muscle bikes, so I can understand where most are comng from. For those who collect and customize, how do you discern what bikes get THE TREATMENT, and what gets to be born once again? To me, andything that has 65% of paint on the frame goes to my imagination (just so you know, I'm not a NOS nazzi and waste these parts on these jobs)... Hope to get some responses. Thanks.
Dave
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well since you called us nutts on th emucel bike page. I shouldnt answer butt o well.I collect and chop up i admitt i have chopped up a real chash bike it was a 65 sears spacelinner oach wen i found out the value of that butt who cares ive got probably 20 bikes half custom projects and half collectors items. butt if i thout i could make a rare lowride out of my 64 liltiger wich books for $600 i'd go fore it just cat find a small enugh springer fork. so there you have it . just like chopping a mint 52 merciury more power 2 ya.
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ok once again i wil say this i have an
old colubia playbike it has almost all
original parts and fairly good cond. it
has a three speed shifter on it i know
that will help guess the year or value
cause shwinn took over the three speeds
so no one else could put them on there
bikes so if you could give me an
estamated year and / or value it would
like that very much laaz ~~burger~~
p.s. it is a 16 inch too
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looking for the old paint patterns for my columbia bike that i keep posting about please help
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I'm looking for a three wheel lowerider but where I can in to a two wheeler lowrider bike !! So it is some thing like two is one!!!!!
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FOR SALE 2-20" complete rear ends & 2-rear ends no wheels . $75.00ea.for the 20" complete rear ends. $40.00 ea. for the other 2. + shipping E-mail me @ CUTLOUS1@WEBTV.NET for more details. Thanks; Louie G.
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Iam looking to buy a trike rear end for my low bike, but i have no clue were to start. Can someone help me out, i would appriciate it. Please E-mail me at Bob20636@aol.com
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i want 2 buy a lowrider bike (not expensive) any suggestions 2 what i should buy?????
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i need a lowrider rim in nice condition 72 spoke i only need a back rim if u got 1 u wanna sell e-mail me thank u
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i have a half complete lowrider bike i am tring to get rid of. i can not afford to finish it. its a black repro frame and crome twisted parts some stuff includes: full twisted forks,continental kit twisted,custom twisted handklebars(bulb style grips),tires,twisted neck,bearings for neck and crank,a few tools for chain tire ect... ,spare tire cover black velvet,custom seat black and silver buttoned down the middle,couple other little things mirrors etc.... paid about 450.00 all together asking 200.00 i really need to get rid of it,e mail me if interested ,bill
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I have a Rapido Super de Luxe (Made in Czechoslovakia) and are trying to find out any information on this bicycle. Thanks
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I have a Rapido Super de Luxe (Made in Czechoslovakia) and are trying to find out any information on this bicycle. Thanks
(Previous question has wrong email address. SORRY, Dave
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OK,DO YOU KNOW OF ANY LOWRIDER BIKE CLUBS IN MARYLAND AREA.IF SO EMAIL ME .MAYBE WE CAN GET 1 GOIN.THANKS
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I was wondering what the best way to cheaply build, and or customize my own
custom lowrider bicycle. And if anyone could recomend the best frame style to use.
thanks
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I'm hoping to find anyone who knows anything about a "Simpsons Sears Spyder 500 I" (such as relative date of manufacture). "Simpsons" was the Canadian sister company under "Sears" in the 60's through to the early 80's.
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I AM LOOKING FOR A LOWRIDER FOR UNDER 200 DOLLARS
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I AM LOOKING FOR A LOWRIDER FOR UNDER 200 DOLLARS
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I have 4 or 5 trike rear ends for sale. Including "2" 20" complete units. E-mail if interested/Will Trade/ Thanks, Louie G.
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Hi, My name is Craig Kelchen, and I am a graphic Design student at the University of Northern Iowa. For one of my classes, I have been assigned to design a 'zine. 'Zines being defined as low-budget, special interest, limited quantity magazines. I am interested in doing a zine about old bikes, which I am very interested in. I have 2 Schwinn middleweights and an AMF middleweight from the mid '60's.
I am asking for your help in this endeavor. I would like to request any stories, essays, anecdotes, etc. that you folks would be willing to submit about old bikes. Any old bikes - musclebikes, ballooners, middleweights, customs, etc. Any good material will be included in the final print. Tell us what you ride, and why. Stories about your first bikes. What you love (or hate) about old bikes. Anything that would be interesting. I will also consider putting in a few photos of bikes, provided you can e-mail me a high-resolution photo of your bike.
The format for this project will probably be about 20 5.5 x 8.5 pages, so I don't have a whole lot of space for exceedingly long stories. The ideal length would be between 1-4 paragraphs for stories. I would also love to have a few 1 or 2-liners for some filler or margin material, so send any good quotes or observations.
If I get enough good material, and if I enjoy doing the first, I may do a second issue, and possibly keep going beyond that. It just depends on how much good stuff I can come up with and I can get from other collectors.
I would appreciate any help you can provide. Please send only stuff that you have written personally, instead of other people's stuff you have copied from forums such as this. This way I can credit the material to you, which by the way, I plan to do. So if you do send material, please include your name and city. If I use your material, I will send a copy of the 'zine to you, so also include your mailing address.
If you are interested in contributing material to this 'zine, which as of now I have settled on the name "headbadge" (if you have any better ideas, please let me know), please e-mail me at:
headbadge@yahoo.com
Also if you have any questions direct them to the same address. Thank you very much for any help you can give me.
Craig Kelchen
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Prolly a religious arguement, but what do you
consider to be the first (or one of the first)
production BMX bikes?
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I dont know i guess i'll go with the Scrambler
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I'd have to agree with you. I think
the Scrambler came out in 1974 or so, right?
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I have a bajitas lowrider bicycle for sale, everything on the bike is bajitas. The bike looks bacically brand new it is purple and chrome. will sell for 300$. has already won second place in competition. it is a twister if you are interested call 1-336-475-3089 if im not there leave a message
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How do I build my own lowrider bike. I would like to have so info on how I would.
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before i start, i am a fellow rider and collector
of all bicycles:balloners, muscle bikes,middleweights,etc..
and between myself alone with 43 bikes and my fellow collector friend with over 30
bikes i have to speak up and express to many of
you how sad it is to here the stories of
how many of you are chopping up beautiful
original bicycles. i have several custom lowriders myself with my favorite
being an old huffy frame with a custom
70" chromed front end, speedo, lights,
and pretty much custom or hand made everything.
but the frame had already been parted out when i started.
if some of you guys knew that "dad's" old
crate or stingray you were hacking was worth more than
the car you were driving, you would probably and hopefully
think twice before hacking it to pieces!
i aint bitchin', but there not exactly making these
bikes anymore and those of us who seek
these original pieces would be more than happy to
build you a lowrider before you chop up "dad's crappy old
raliegh chopper". so all i ask is for some of you
to take the time to consider your actions or do some research
on your new found future customs before taking action.
it's just a small request from one fellow rider and
collector to another. thank you all and
keep the rubber side down.
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I don't think anyone here is cutting up valuable
bikes. Look at the lowrider magazines and you'll see some nice
original early Sting-Rays, etc. Lowrider people know
what's a valuable bike and what's not. I'd guess most lowrider bikes
are made from nex frames (Bajitas, FNR, etc) or from
old frames found in the trach (Huffy, Ross, etc). Just my opinion....
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well, how many of you guys are in lowrider magazine?
how many of you guys can afford to go out and buy a pre fab
frame between $200.00 and $2000.00? you see jay, the average guy making a lowrider
is between 10 and 20 years old. guys that make it to lowrider are usually the kind of guys who dont need to come to this page asking for advice.
all i said was to the guys that do come across these
classics is to please consider another alternative
before making a mistake. thanks for your reply though
jay and i do respect your opinion. when i get my
scanner back up running, i will try to submit a picture of
my prized 67' black sting ray that was stored and left in the basement
four months after it was purchased until i bought it for practically
nothing last year. can you say "PRICELESS!!!!" talk to ya later jay.
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Just think, John, If everyone else butchered
those classics to make LRBs, your '67 Stingray
would be even more priceless. *-) Actually, nobody
in their right mind, even a 10-year old,
is going to start with a valuable collectible for
a LRB or Kustom project. The usual pattern is to
start with something found in the trash.
My first Kustom was built in '65. I took a 20"
trash Schwinn kiddie-bike frame and built the equivelent to a
Stingray out of it. I had to build my own banana saddle for it.
Fortunately, Western Auto Stores had ape-hanger bars by then,
or I would've had to make those also.
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well, if sting ray frames are what you guys want,
i have several that i would be willing to part with. i also have
some fenders and ape hangers left also but the handlebars
would be more for someone looking for original
equipment being as they have some minor scratching on
all of them.the frames are straight but would have to be blasted
and painted. i think i have 4 or 5 left including one
24". anyone interested let me know. i live in mn. if it
means anything to ya as far as shipping goes.i also have some
of the krate style narrow handle bars. might even be off of krates.
im selling one of my bike collections. part of the list is
on the "for sale" page under my father's name "james".
anyone interested post your reply on that page. thanx.
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I have schwinn trike drive units f/s
for $60 each.
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I have girls 24" and girls 20" schwinn
curved tubing frames for sale...$30 ea.
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We have all parts and components you
will need to build your lowrider. !!!
Tom & Ric at Chula Vista Schwinn
1149 3rd Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91911
(619) 4222-2305
same # for FAX
e-mail ngentilell@aol.com
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We at Chula Vista Schwinn and The Bike
Guy in Lunenburg and sell you a good
frame without destroying a Sting-Ray,
and usually cheaper!! We have been
around since 1947, and know the ropes
pretty much. Giv us a call (619) 422-
2305 or (978) 245-1225
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Check it out
The new web site will:
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fully coustom trike 144 daytons all
custom parts show gold chrome purple
with murals custom loveseat
featurd in street customs mag
purple elagance $1700 OBO
The new web site will:
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HAVE BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW IN 24" AND
BLUE, GOLD, VIOLET IN 20"
The new web site will:
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have 3 schwinn rear trike drive units,
includes, axle, sprocket, frame for
axle and for basket, hookups for front
frame, small drive chain,,,,,fenders &
basket is extra
The new web site will:
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white vinyl coated large basket
The new web site will:
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Schwinn Stingray lowrider custom frame by Mario's Autoworks, seat upholstered by Evan's Autocare, chrome, House of Color candy blue paint, BEAUTIFUL bike, show ready, with turntable show display & many misc. parts. $400.00 obo plus shipping. Any ?'s please email.
The new web site will:
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