Sunday, December 26, 2021

SWING BIKE, NOS NEW VERSION OF A OLD FAVORITE








 JUST PICKED UP THIS LATE MODEL SWING BIKE, GUY I PURCHASED FROM BOUGHT 2 AND WAS KIND ENOUGH TO SELL THE EXTRA BIKE,

IIWAS TOLD THIS WAS PRODUCED BY THE SON OR FAMILY OF THE DESIGNER OF THE ORIGINAL SWING BIKE FROM THE 70'S

I HAVE ONLY SEEN THEM IN THIS COLOR, SWEET ALUMINUM WHEELS, THE WEB SITE FOR THIS BIKE IS GONE NOT SURE IF ANYMORE OF THESE ARE BEING PRODUCED AND SOLD. 


Monday, May 31, 2021

1970 EATON GLIDER FASTBACK SS 357
















 THIS IS MY 1970 EATON GLIDER FASTBACK SS 357 3 SPEED BICYCLE.

ALL ORIGINAL PAINT AND PARTS, CLEANED AND POLISHED CHROME AND PAINT, CLEANED AND REGREASED BEARING, AW STURMEY ARCHER REAR HUB 16-69 DATE, 

PURCHASED FROM SECOND OWNER FROM CANADA, IF ANYONE KNOWS OF HISTORY OF THESE FASTBACK PLEASE LET ME KNOW, WAS TOLD THEY WERE SOLD IN THE ONTARIO STORES ONLY.  

THANKS FOR LOOKING

Saturday, October 17, 2020

EARLY 1970 MK1 RALEIGH CHOPPER 3+2 IN DARK CARMINE




ORIGINAL MADE IN HOLLAND TYRES, REAR SLICK 

EARLY KICKSTAND MOUNT
I ISTALLED VINYL DECALS ON CHAINGUARD, ORIGINAL WAS ALMOST COMPLETLY GONE
BRONXVILLE, NY BICYCLE REG.  

WINSTON-SALEM BICYCLE REG. 

THIS IS MY 1970 RALEIGH CHOPPER MK1, ITS A 3+ 2 MODEL WITH A  69 - 10 DATED 

STURMEY-ARCHER REAR HUB, ORIGINAL DARK CARMINE PAINT. PURCHASED THIS FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER ON THANKSGIVING. WAS ORIGINALY PURCHASED IN NEW YORK THEN HIS FAMILY MOVED TO WINSTON-SALEM NC. SUPER NICE ORIGINAL DARK CARMINE PAINT, I DISASSEMBLED BIKE AND POLISHED AND CLEANED UP. IN PREVIOUS PICTURE IT SHOWS A HBR, I INSTALLED THE ORIGINAL SISSY BAR. PEDALS ARE THE EARLY STYLE.   
 

Thursday, October 8, 2020

LATE 1970 MK1 GOLDEN YELLOW MK1 3+2 CHOPPER

 THIS IS A LATE 1970/71 MK1 RALEIGH CHOPPER 3+2   AS PURCHASED PICS AND AFTER CLEAN AND POLISH, 3 OWNER BIKE, THANKS MARK.


REAR HUB DATE IS 70 - 2,  FRONT DYNO IS  11 - 70


FRAME HAD TYPICAL BROKEN WELDS, CLEANED UP WELDS, TOUCHED UP PAINT,
TAKE BIKE COMPLETLY APART, FIND ANY ORIGINAL HARDWARE THATS MISSING , START THE CLEANING

NICE ORIGINAL SLICK,MISSING FRONT STURMEY ARCHER LIGHT, 



Saturday, September 5, 2020

THIS IS A 2004 MK3 RALEIGH CHOPPER 3 SPEED IN ULTRA VIOLET

 THIS IS A BRAND NEW 2004 RALEIGH CHOPPER MK3 IN ULTRA VIOLET, JUST REMOVED FROM ITS BOX AND ASSEMBLED.

IT WAS BROUGHT OVER FROM THE U.K BY DAREN SYKES, GREAT COLOR COMBO. HE ALSO BROUGHT ME A RED MK3, STILL IN BOX, AS I AM LIMITED SPACE TO DISPLAY MY BIKES