This mid 30's bike looks more like a space ship than a bicycle, with it's twin tube suspension bridge frame featuring flow head tube and rocket bottom bracket cowling. Originally equipped with skip link cogs and chain, this ride now has been hot rodded with Dayton wheels and modern transmission. The original seat post, bars, stem and grips remain intact.

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Elgin built some great ballooners in the 30's; this one features smooth filleted joints and swept back seat tube design. The original Mussel Man finned hubs are laced with stainless D.T. spokes into alloy Araya 7x rims. The o.g. Elgin rocket ship or "coke bottle" grips are both stylish and functional. Although a custom, this ride retrains the solid feel of the old skool pre-war rollers.

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This rattle can black '49 Western Flyer frame is built with straight leg tubular forks, Tomaselli bars with built in levers, ACS cantilever adaptors, Shimano canti brakes, Wienmann concave rims, DT stainless spokes, Suntour sealed rear hub, Maillard front hub, Suntour stem, Brooks saddle and Kenda K-Rad tires. It rolls like a freight train and stops on a dime.

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Late 40Åfs Rudge brand cycle truck made in England under license by Raleigh. 26Åç rear wheel and 16Åç front wheel with over size industrial basket. These bikes were also made by Schwinn and other brands and were the workhorses of the bicycle world. Used primarily in the 50Åfs as delivery bikes by butchers and various shops. Panel between tubes was used as advertising signage area to promote businesses.

The Schwinn Company of Chicago has built some of the nicest classic balloon tires bikes ever. The smooth curved frame lines and the hand-bronzed fillets are of premium quality. This ride is built as many of the early so-cal beach cruisers and Marin County clunkers were. Straight leg chrome BMX forks, alloy rims and hubs, 1 pcs. Chromo crank and laid back seat post gives this the feel of an oversize BMX bike. A special feature is the ACS cantilever adaptors and Mafac canti brakes with matthauser finned brake shoes.

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This 1956 Schwinn Spitfire was essentially a beater cruiser, as shown in the image with its original paint and cream colored Schwinn rims. The frame was stripped and powder coated teal and was then outfitted with Campy Strata cranks, KKT bear trap pedals, Araya 7X rims, Sturmy Archer drum brake 3-speed hubs, Skull Skates handlebars, a Brooks B66 saddle and a whole lot of love to turn it into the Kreature from the Klunk Lagoon.

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This rasta ites, gold and green Schwinn custom beach cruiser was built as a tribute to Vancouver local skating legend Mad Carver who rode a bike like this in the early 80's. It's a classic Schwinn rebuild with straight leg tubular forks, etc.

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The stingray was the first performance marketed 20 inch wheeled kids bike and many argue it was also the first to be modified as a motocross racer. This example shows MX modification including heavy duty wheel set, Tange tubular forks, box handlebars with cross bar, MX style grips, knobby tires, and old school bench style motocross saddle. Heavy as sin and built to last, equipped with speedometer to gauge jumping speeds.

The super deluxe model in the Stingray line, this Apple Krate features springer front end, suspended sissy bar, front drum brake laced into a 16 inch wheel, rear 20 inch slick tire, 5-speed stick shift and striped Schwinn banana seat. Made to mimic drag racing cars of the era, the Krate came in Apple Krate red, Pea Picker green, Lemon Peeler yellow, Orange Krate orange, Cotton Picker white and the rare grey Ghost grey.