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Paulie

all things bike

About Me

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My Interests

vintage bicycle restoration, loitering

I'd like to meet:

anyone interested in all things bike

My Blog

FOR SALE: Vintage Columbia Westfield skip-tooth straight-bar middleweight....$300

Here's a rare find that's now up for sale to someone interested in collecting an overhauled, vintage ('40's?) burgundy Columbia Westfield balloon tire straight bar skip-tooth with many original parts ...
Posted by Paulie on Tue, 29 May 2007 04:48:00 PST

SOLD--special red 1961 Schwinn Racer!!....

new, Houston transplant, Rebecca, was determined to purchase this beaut., a "hat in the ring" special edition Schwinn Racer from '61here's a better shotthere's an earlier blog posting where i describe...
Posted by Paulie on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:32:00 PST

biker news of the day: Ivan Basso in ATX riding a bike....

Ivan Basso, 2005 Tour de France runner up to Lance Armstrong, was riding in Austin on Monday. here's Basso and Lance during the 2004 Tour de France at l'Alpe d' Huez time trial, wow! Lance passes Ivan...
Posted by Paulie on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 04:51:00 PST

bike of the day: most of a yellow Schwinn Cycle Truck....

what a beginning to a restored relic, an old but undated Schwinn Cycletruck. click here for an excellent series showing a 1955 Truck restoration.the serial's been rubbed off; appears to have been on t...
Posted by Paulie on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:04:00 PST

FOR SALE: Classic red/white Western Flyer middle-weight tank bike, headlight, rack--$200

Up for sale is a classic red and white Western Flyer with original seat, white tank, rear rack, and working front fender light. regreased original bottom bracket, clean Bendix Mexico 76 single speed r...
Posted by Paulie on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 11:32:00 PST

bike of the day: '78 yellow Schwinn Heavy-Duti with extras....

super-nice bike of the day, a 1978 yellow Schwinn Heavy-Duti with front-and-rear oversized spokes, 1976 rear Bendix hub, front and rear racks, headlamp, Schwinn speedometer originally with 42 miles on...
Posted by Paulie on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:01:00 PST

FOR SALE: vintage black Sears Tote/Cycle grocery bike with milk crate--see pics!!

Up for sale is a mostly original early '70's Sears Roebuck & Co. Tote/Cycle grocery bicycle. regreased original bottom bracket, clean Bendix Red-band single speed rear wheel, newer VP-550 sealed-beari...
Posted by Paulie on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:30:00 PST

FOR SALE: 1961 Schwinn Corvette 26" black cantilever scripted frame--$50--

black Schwinn scripted cantilever frame (E117807, May 4, 1961), with extras,...black pantguard, clean bottom bracket cups, kickstandwhite headbadge, nice headset, chrome fork cap, seat tube script the...
Posted by Paulie on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:07:00 PST

SOLD!!--coppertone frame with gold arraya rims is gone!....

remember this?well, i cleaned it up a bit; overhauled the bottom bracket, scrubbed off rust, polished the frame, cleaned the headset, and began to install that shiny springer fork. then, i get an emai...
Posted by Paulie on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:49:00 PST

FOR SALE: coppertone Schwinn Panther frame/fork, wheels, extras....

coppertone Schwinn Panther cantilever frame (serial.. KB23573, October, 1966) with wheelset and extras needs a good home.frame, front and rear wheelset, cloverleaf cranks, pantguard, seatpost and seat...
Posted by Paulie on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 09:49:00 PST