This isn't my Malvern Star, but it's very similar in overall colour and appearance....... http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2473/malvernsportifso2.jpg Other...
Hi, I am farely new to this vintage bicycle gig...anyways here is my question...I aquired a bike at a church rummage sale, for 3 dollars (pretty good bargain...
I'''mmmm back, after 2 weeks on 3/5 speed bikes....its great tp be back on a road bike. but after a small losing augument about sausages with customs, its...
Hi Josh and welcome. You done asked a toughie. Without any pictures there isn't any real for anyone here to completely determine a bike's maker. Even with...
I've heard that warming stick-on decals and stickers with a hair-dryer helps, then your choice of many nasty solvents (EG: white/mineral spirit) to get the...
Great! - thanks for the tip Alan :-) Cheers, Annie ... dryer helps, then your choice of ... of the glue off? ... colour ... machined ... nothing ... with ... ...
... Hi thanks for your input, as I said I am new to this gig...I understand that it may be impossible without pictures, I was just wondering if there were any...
... Hi thanks for your input, as I said I am new to this gig...I understand that it may be impossible without pictures, I was just wondering if there were any...
I'd suggest first of all listing all the words found on all the components or stickers. Tire size, part names, shifters, brakes, seat, etc. That will help...
... Yes, ditto for what Eric said; with a component list you might be able to narrow things down a bit. I'd start with the rear hub. The three most popular 3...
Josh,every thing john said is true. I'd add that the torpedo usually found on cheep bikes was a very good hub---I beleave better than the sturmey archers.Also...
Sorry, I didn't mean to post that twice... As I have not had time to make a component list, and my not have a chance till after this weekend, I have one more...
BMA is Bicycle Manufacturers of America. It was a group formed by Huffy, AMF, Columbia, etc. (but not Schwinn) At one time the BMA/6. 6 being 6 companies....
A little more. The rest of the 6? Ross, Murray of Ohio, Rollfast? BMA is currently a registered Washington DC lobby group with no activity since 1998. Of the...
The BMA started in 1970, but I think the bma "safety" certification came about around 1974 or so. There were lots of interesting things like stickshift ...
I bet that Heineken tastes better in Holland than it does here huh? But can they make a good Gin and tonic? mark ... -- Putting the fun in dysfunctional for...
Funny, i never saw a BMA/6 sticker on a Ross Signature. Gary ... From: Rick Paulos To: Bicycle_Restoration@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 12:43...
... same vintage. They may have been on the factory models but my sister still has one from about 1984 (in that Ross marroon)and I couldn't find one on that. ...
They don't like gin....but the scnapps was sehr gute!. The wife comes home Sunday, so i figure i will clean that morning, only because she is bringing curry...
Brookline Mass. I believe Aug.12th This caught my eye on CR. I've made other plans (nostalgic but motorized)for that weekend piloting my restored 64 Falcon...
The title says it all. I recently bought a Terranaut Ariel women's model bike for my wife and I'm looking for any information I can find. So far I've found...
Hi Gary, Terranaut was the brand name of a bicycle made exclusively for a US company in the midwest. I forget if they were a line of bike shops, or a company...
... Quoting Steve Johnson of Shiloh, IL from the I-BOB list: "Touring Cyclist shops here in St Louis have a house brand of bikes called Terranaut. The first...
Go to BikesDirect and click on the Motobecane Immortal Force Now I fully expect a Bill the Cat hairball attack from annie (lol) but I cannot wait for the...
... Congrats! If it were me, I'd be parting that thing out on eBay and shopping for vintage lightweight goodies. :-) (in reality, I'd be parting that thing...
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